Not Long Until Halloween!

My children LOVE Halloween! They love the dressing up and trick or treating, however this year we have done it a little differently, the whole concept of Halloween seems to be lengthening, Xene went to a pub quiz on Wednesday night and it was all Halloween Fancy Dress, the university have various parties planned (along … Read more

5 Great holiday decorating trends for 2017

Yet another year is about to come to a close and that means that it is the season to decorate your home for the holidays. Many love this time of year as it means that you get to enjoy time with friends and family while partaking in delicious food and drink. While the holidays are … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 22- Villains and Superheroes

The children are all HUGE Superhero movie Fans, although there is a definite split down the family between Marvel and DC, and it can become quite funny, when they debate about particular Villains and Superheroes and who would win in a fight. I’m not sure if the children have influenced me, but I must admit … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 21- Unusual Crushes

Haha, unusual crushes, not many topics I could think of beginning with a U… But now I think about it, I don’t think any of my crushes are that unusual, in fact they are pretty boring… I really don’t get the likes of Mr Bloom or Mr Tumble, even the uproar about Tom Hardy never … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 20 – Teenagers

SO, Teenagers! I currently have three of them,with Kaide nearly there!  Xene is 19 and now settled into university life, although she is coming home for a short visit next week and I cannot wait! Lochlan is 17 and in his second year at college studying Games Development and Film & TV, he is unsure … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 19 – Secrets

 Ooh secrets…But as someone pointed out, if you tell us, then they won’t be secrets anymore, which is true, so instead I will give you 10 things that you probably don’t know about me, although if you took part last year, there may be a couple of the same ones, because you know baby brain … Read more

Norwich Airport McDonalds #YourNewMcDonalds

The children are huge McDonalds fans and when we are going on holiday, a trip to the golden arches usually signifies the start of the holiday! Tyrus is particularly partial to their Chicken Nuggets, and with his food issues, I always know that if he has been having a bad few days with food, a … Read more

Top Tips For Dealing With Teenage Problems

If you have yet to find yourself with a teenager in your household, don’t worry your time will come, just appreciate when your younger children listen to you and do as they are asked, without a humph or an eye roll… No-one has ever said that parenting a teenager is going to be easy and … Read more

The school run gets easier with a Vauxhall Zafira Tourer.

My school run every day now consists of depositing six children at four different educational establishments, I can no longer use the 5 seater car that we have (unless I want to do two trips!) so the very lovely people at Vauxhall allowed me to get behind the wheel of a Zafira Tourer and here’s … Read more