Life with a family of nine is fun, hectic, chaotic and THE best thing in the world, find out all about our Big family Life
1st November 2014 marks 3 years since the Junior ISA was introduced by the government. JISAs, as they are also known, are today firmly established as a popular way to save or invest for a child resident in the UK who didn’t qualify for a Child Trust Fund. To mark this special occasion, Scottish Friendly … Read more
I have mentioned in a previous post about the events that unfolded when I was a teenager, I was innocently walking home from school, when for some unknown reason I decided to catch a bus, and proceeded to walk out into the road to get to the bus stop. Without checking that there were no … Read more
With more than two weeks left of the school summer holidays, you would expect a couple more sunny beach days, I definitey remember spending the entire six weeks when I was little by the sea. However this week I was back in jeans and a jumper, and even bed socks!! It did give me an … Read more
I sat watching the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games the other night and found myself singing along to ALL of Kylie Minogue’s songs! Some of them made me feel quite nostalgic. When I was a young teen, Neighbours was THE show to watch after school, Kylie and Jason were all the rage and it … Read more
Can you imagine getting this lovely bunch ready in the morning ? 95% of the mornings everyone is at school on time, with the right lunchbox and their homework diaries signed, there are the occasional mishaps – lost book bag, hidden water bottle etc but more often than not we get there!! How…….. Well, … Read more
When we found out we had been chosen to take part in the Bank Holiday Shop and be a #MorrisonsMum, the children were extremely excited, everytime we visit, Kaide asks if we get paid money because we are a Morrison!! (If Only)… The nearest Morrisons to us is only five minutes drive, it has a … Read more
In a house of nine, you can imagine, quiet and calm are not words used frequently to describe our lives!! Every morning I set the alarm for 6.45am I go downstairs quietly so as not to wake anyone else. I put the kettle on, then depending how tired I am I either sit and stare … Read more
Since having the children, my time keeping has become, lets say a little worse! Before I had the children I would always be on time, or even a little earlier to every appointment or meeting, but the last sixteen years I have been no quite so prompt… Nearly every year Asa or my parents buy … Read more
As I am sure you will know by now I am not a person who is big on crowds and lots of people, so many of our holidays and days out are taken during the cold weather!! I am quite lucky because all of the children love dressing up warm and going out in the … Read more