Project 366 – Time to Leap In!

So a new year begins, I have started the photo a day project in 2014 and failed in February and then in 2015, it stopped about March, so this year I am hoping to go the whole year, especially as Xene is planning to fly the nest, I need to capture the entire family as … Read more

Looking Back on 2015

Reflecting on 2015, it hasn’t been a bad year over all for the Morrison family. Some parts were pretty pants, but others have been great. All seven children have grown and flourished this year, Xene has attended open days for university choices, Lochlan has looked at different colleges, both have a god idea what they … Read more

How To Protect Your Home

When we moved to our house nearly nine years ago, the first thing that I noticed was a burglar alarm, this had never been in my thinking, both houses we had lived in previously were in quite a busy area, with lots of people out and about all the time, even when we lived on … Read more

Argos Does Cherokee! Part 1

None of my children are into designer labels, they just want clothes that fit and are hard wearing, living in the countryside we spend a HUGE amount of time outdoors so they like clothes that are not too flimsy. When I went to the Argos Christmas In July event I fell in love with their … Read more

Getting The House Ready For Christmas

This year our Christmas Dinner may be for just the nine of us, or possibly eleven, depending on if Asa’s parents decide to join us, to me nine isn’t that many to cook for (I do it every day!) So it does make me smile when people get stressed about cooking for a large amount … Read more

Gifts for Men Aldi #SpecialBuys have the answer

Every year I struggle with what to get my husband, dad and father in law, as the boys are starting to get older, they are slowly moving into that category. Lochlan still has lots of computer games, consoles etc on his list, but the smaller gifts such as pyjamas now have to be adult size! … Read more