I’m only asking for a little bit of good luck . . .

I’m only asking for a little bit of good luck . . . 2

Seriously, I’m not asking for a lottery win (although it would be nice), I’m just asking for things to start going right with me and Jelly Bean health-wise because I am beyond fed up now. Last week I wrote this post and still things aren’t right. I have now finished the antibiotics that were prescribed … Read more

011/365-2013 – Superstar of the Week!!

011/365-2013 – Superstar of the Week!! 3

Yesterday, during my usual afternoon ritual of collecting Little Bean from school, I had an exceptionally proud moment. Her teacher greeted me with wonderful news: Little Bean had earned three ticks on the ‘Star of the Week’ chart. She wasn’t just a good girl; her writing had been exceptional! I couldn’t contain my excitement and … Read more

Avoiding the winter bugs and viruses . . .

Avoiding the winter bugs and viruses . . . 4

As you might have seen from my post yesterday, our Christmas was a little blighted by the winter bugs and viruses which are doing the rounds. There’s nothing worse than being poorly over the Christmas period, you spend weeks (or months) preparing for the big day, you spend hours wrapping presents, writing cards and planning … Read more

010/365-2013 – The final countdown!!

010/365-2013 – The final countdown!! 5

For the last few weeks the tiddlers have been excitedly asking me and Hubby most days “when is Jelly Bean going to come?”. When you’re talking to a 2 and 4 year old it can be quite difficult to explain about due dates and babies coming early/late. Then we struck upon an idea! In the … Read more

009/365-2013 – Mummy’s little helper!?!

009/365-2013 – Mummy’s little helper!?! 6

This morning unfolded with a special request from Beanie Boy – he was eager for Mummy to assemble his new Thomas & Friends Track, a thoughtful Christmas gift from Nanny and Grandad. The suggestion for this particular gift had been mine, but little did I realise the complexity of the task at hand, especially with … Read more