Xene has left school, finished her GCSEs, got double the amount she needs to study her A levels (she won’t let me announce her grades, so I will just say, I am Super proud ;)) Next stop, enrolment at college, which happens this week! I would be lying if I said I enjoy School Shoe … 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
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Its hard to believe that it was over sixteen years ago that I was first pregnant with Xene, we moved to our first proper house two weeks before she was born, and I can vividly remember going out … Read more
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. With less than two weeks until Eowyn and Kaide return to Primary School, Neva and Lochlan start a new Secondary school, Xene starts college and Tyrus begins his time at preschool, not to mention both Asa and I … 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
On Friday we shall be taking a short hop across the border (literally 10 minutes) to the fabulous Pleasurewood Hills, the children are a little bit excited, they ADORE the Sealions and Parrots, and Kaide thinks he might be tall enough for some of the big boy rides!! Check back at the weekend for our … Read more
Wednesday evening Asa and I were invited along to a Murder Mystery evening at Yesterdays World, along Great Yarmouth seafront. I have to admit, I had never been inside the building so I was a little curious and when they mentioned a Victorian Style Buffet, I had to accept!! Yesterdays World is better known as … Read more
I’m not an amazing cook, but I get by, the children aren’t too fussy (except maybe the eldest!) and will eat most things I put in front of them. Being a large, busy household, many of our meals are dictated by time taken to prepare and cook, so when I was given the opportunity to … Read more