Financial Life In The Family

With a family of eight, and only one main income into the house, we obviously need to be careful with money. I am not saying we go without, by any means, but we do keep an eye on our spending.Holidays are usually taken in the UK, in a self catering cottage or possibly a caravan, … Read more

#TeamSkylanders Introducing Shadow Slayer

 The final Skylander created in the Morrison Household is by Lochlan aged 12. This Skylander is called Shadow Slayer, he is an Undead Skylander. Attack 1 : Shade Slash – Slices opponents with Shadow Claws. Attack 2: Shadow Rocket – Gathers Darkness inside his body and releases a blow of darkness. Upgrade Attack: Vampire Slash – … Read more

#TeamSkylanders Introducing Ice Breaker

The second Skylander created in the Morrison household is from Neva aged 9.     This Skylander is called Ice Breaker, she is a Water Skylander. Attack 1 : She charges at her enemies, with her tough head, flips them in the air and pounds them with her sharp claws on their way down. Attack … Read more

#TeamSkylanders Introducing Snipper

All of our children are Skylander crazy, they all have different ones on their Christmas List, although they have let Lochlan put the game on his list!My favourite of course is Hex….This is the first of the family skylanders, by Kaide aged 7. This Skylander is called Snipper, he is a Water Skylander.   Attack … Read more

A Reminder of Two Special Granfields xxx

This ornament wasn’t very expensive, in fact it cost me £4.99 in 1997, funny the things you remember, but it is worth a million…. At the beginning of December 1997, I was five months pregnant with Xene, we were living in our very first rented flat, waiting to move into our very own mortgaged house, … Read more

Notcutts Christmas Lights Review

Every year we have had a REAL Christmas Tree, this year, we explored the possibility of having an artificial one, however all of the children were completely against it!So we ventured out on Friday afternoon to pick a REAL tree from the local Garden Centre.We chose a lovely 6 foot Christmas Tree and brought it … Read more

I NEED A New Pushchair!

Throughout the last fifteen years I have had MANY Prams and Pushchairs, that is because I have had six children, so there have been many different combinations that I have required, doubles, travel systems, ones able to take Buggy Boards, in fact you name it, I have probably tried it! But I know I am … Read more

THE CHRISTMAS TAG

The lovely Sarah over at This Is Me Sarah Mum of Three tagged me in the Christmas Tag meme, and as I woke up today to find that my wonderful husband and the four eldest children had put up the Christmas Decorations whilst I was still sleeping, I thought now would be the perfect time to … Read more