In Aldi stores from Sunday are some amazing autumn fashions, do go along and check them out, but as usual they are special buys, so once they’re gone, they’re gone! For a long time I have wanted a pair of Chelsea boots, but have never got round to getting myself a pair, so I was … Read more
On Saturday 9th September, Viggo celebrated his 4th Birthday, it only seems like two minutes ago that I was telephoning the hospital to say I was in established labour, and now here he is all grown up and a full time preschooler! The wonderful team at Netflix sent him a lovely surprise gift, a Happy Birthday … Read more
As part of the Blogger Board Game Club, our game for this month was Codenames, it is for 2-8 players aged 10+, so a perfect game to play with the teenagers, or a group of adults. Players split into two teams of similar size and skill, a standard game requires a minimum of 4 players … Read more
After so many amazing bloggers joined in with #Blogtober16, i’ve decided to do it all over again! 31 new prompts, for each day of October, don’t worry there are a couple that are similar, so if you did take part last year, you may be able to tweak some and link them up! For those … Read more
In June last year, Tyrus got an official diagnosis of ASD, you can read how I felt at the time here, so, what has happened in the last 15 months ? At the end of July 2017, Tyrus eventually got his EHCP put in place, something that was written in his notes from the paediatrician, … Read more
All of our children adore books, and right from any early age they have shown a keen interest in the world around them, they read anything and everything from Fairy Stories to books about the human body. This week we have been looking at a new book by Tracey Turner, called Facts! One for every … Read more
Now that all the children are in education pretty much full time, I have decided that it’s time to start doing up the house. I have already promised Xene that the girl’s bedroom will be painted a different colour from the bright yellow left behind by the boys, by the time she comes home for … Read more
This year, with all the children no longer needing mum 24/7 I have been able to get back into one of the things I enjoy, gardening. For my birthday Asa and the children bought me a lovely wooden greenhouse, some people may think its not very romantic, but I love it! This year I have … Read more
One of the things that people notice when hosting a party is the dessert. Yes, that is right. Most especially on a birthday party, desserts are like an addition to the decoration of the reception area. And when it comes to desserts, a traditional cake is no longer as popular as it was before. Nowadays, … Read more