My (step) son! Will is a teenager now but has been in my life since he was just a toddler himself. The course to a trouble-free blended family life has not always been easy or plain sailing but we love each other just the same.
As we got into the car yesterday, Curly and Little Bean asked the usual question – “Are we going far?” I replied with the same response “Far enough for you to have a nap” In unison, they replied, “I’m not tired.” Five minutes later. . . . . . no, obviously not then!!
Whilst reading a magazine recently I saw an article which said a study by statistician Dr Geoff Ellis has suggested that your first-born is more likely than their siblings to become a rock star. It got me thinking about my children and what they might become when they are older. Curly’s Future Career So as … Read more
She’s a total busybody and will NEVER just sit and chill out, so at the slightest hint of sunshine, she now declares “side”, which in Little Bean language means “outside”. She runs off to fetch her trainers (even if she’s in her PJ’s!!) and will charge around the garden finding things to do.
When Hubby took Little Bean up for her bath, Curly disappeared into his room, sat himself at the dining table with paper and a crayon, and proceeded to write the following lists of his favourite Baby names for Bump.
My day started around 8.30 am when I was woke to the whisperings outside my bedroom door of Curly saying to Baby Bean “you go and give this one to Mummy”. The bedroom door then opened and Baby Bean came running in, closely followed by Curly shouting “Happy Mother’s Day” and both of them thrusting … Read more
Whilst walking today, Hubby and I decided that tonight would be a good time to tell Curly that he was going to be a big brother all over again.
Who’d have thought that years later this family fun handprint artwork would still be on our bathroom wall? We didn’t stop at adding just one more pair of hands!
What can boys not resist? A challenge!!! And so it started, I said to Curly “I bet you can’t run to the next lamp post in 10 seconds” – so off he ran.
The snow brings out the child in you, as we discovered. When was the last time you forgot about your worries and just laughed and giggled like a child?