Mandi Morrison The Middle East is full of atmospheric ruins and souks, exquisitely tiled mosques, hidden cities, hilltop monasteries and desert canyons. From the King’s Highway through Jordan to The Red Sea in Egypt, The Middle East is as diverse and it is vast. With short travel distances between sights, you can see a surprising amount in … Read more
Welcome to day ten, all about jokes! I’m not really sure why I chose jokes, it was the first J word they came into my mind (which is quite impressive that I even still have a brain after seven children – baby brain is real people!) The one joke that has always stood out for … Read more
With Eowyn’s birthday taking place in November (and then Christmas shortly after) I have started to think about what gifts are suitable for a nine year old girl. After much discussion with Eowyn (with more than a few hints!!) here are my top five gifts for a nine year old girl. 1.Heelys/Roller Boots – … Read more
I was amazed in the facebook group when some of the members said they could take or leave ice-cream! As it has to be one of my favourite desserts (coming a very close second to Raspberry pavlova, which is my all time favourite) I LOVE lots of different flavours of ice-cream, from a very … Read more
All of the girls are HUGE Wonder Woman fans and we were one of the first in line when it came out at the cinema, so the girls are extremely excited to get it when it is released on Blu Ray and DVD, I moved to the top of the Bets Mum in the World … Read more
Here we are into the second week of October! Today it’s all about holidays! I love going on holiday with my family, although the more children we have, the harder it gets to find somewhere to accommodate us all! We are now officially too big for a caravan, unless we are very lucky and can … Read more
With the rise of social media, we often find ourselves feeling familiar with complete strangers, whether they are celebrities or your standard working person. Just a few years ago, the majority of people tended to be a whole lot more private and limited the amount of personal information they put out into the world. But … Read more
And here we are on day 7, with the seventh letter of the alphabet G for Goals ! Obviously everyone has goals throughout their lives, some will be achieved easily, others it will take a bit of time. I guess my first goal, was to have children and get married ! (very cliche) … Read more
Often, a mainstream sport or hobby just won’t cut it for a kid. They’ll naturally want something edgier, something which not a lot of people around them are doing. But it’s hard to know as a parent just exactly what is going to excite them and what they’re going to stick with. Furthermore, you want … Read more