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    Booking our first ‘family trip’ abroad with Villas.com #InstantFreedom

    June 17, 2015 By: Sabina Green 4 Comments

    You may remember back at the start of 2015 I posted that our focus for this year was going to be Home and Away (not the Aussie TV show) and this is all going well so far. I’ll tell you more about the ‘home’ developments in a separate post over the next couple of weeks […]

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    Eric discovers the ‘real’ Easter Island (in my lounge)

    April 9, 2015 By: Sabina Green 2 Comments

    We’ve been having some chocolatey fun that didn’t involve eating it (well not straight away, that part came later) with the help of these fun Melt & Make Chocolate Egg Heads kits from Stay In Cornwall. The Beans thought it was great fun to make their own Easter Eggs although I must admit I was […]

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    Our first visit to the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC

    March 2, 2015 By: Sabina Green 1 Comments

    Now that we have managed to convert the Beans to our love of camping we plan on going even more this Summer, even if you can just get away for a night or two it can feel like you have been away for a week. Time goes slowly when you’re camping and if you’re lucky […]

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    What are you tips for holidays as a large family?

    February 5, 2015 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    Now that Christmas and New Year is out of the way and the seriously cold snaps are making us retreat to our cosy home we have been talking about our holidays this year. This is our first year as a family of 6 that we won’t be enjoying a family break at Butlins so we […]

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    Our focus for the year ahead? Home and Away!

    January 9, 2015 By: Sabina Green 2 Comments

    Nooooo I don’t mean the Australian soap with all those dishy half-naked men and bikini-clad girlies (although I do admit it is my guilty pleasure). I haven’t told you what I got up to at the end of 2014 because quite frankly I was too busy getting ready for Christmas but at the beginning of […]

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    Christmas getaway with Travelodge in York

    January 8, 2015 By: Sabina Green 3 Comments

    As Christmas 2014 approached Hubby and I made a decision, we would relax as much as possible in the run-up to Christmas and enjoy this special time with our Beans instead of rushing around like headless chickens and missing it all. Every year we work up to the last minute of Christmas Eve and whilst […]

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    Summer Holidays 2014 – 18th to 21st August

    August 22, 2014 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    We had a very busy weekend with Lollibop on Saturday and a family Christening on Sunday so Monday was all about chilling out at home doing nothing in particular. In the afternoon we had a visit from a lovely friend and her four children so that kept the Beans entertained for a while and gave […]

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    Sacrewell Farm Camping – Day 3 visit to Rutland Water

    August 6, 2014 By: Sabina Green 1 Comments

    The best weather for camping is most definitely lots of sunshine and we were lucky enough to get plenty of sunshine last week. I was keen to get the Beans out and about in the fresh air. I had taken lots of outdoor toys to keep them amused whilst on the site and since Jelly […]

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    Sacrewell Farm Camping – Day 2

    August 5, 2014 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    I was very pleasantly surprised when the Beans didn’t wake until 7.30am, at home their usual wake up time is pre-6.00am. Obviously all that fresh air had had the desired effect. The facilities on the campsite were good but were a little trek from our choice of pitch on the top field. In hindsight we […]

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#ad-gifted . It's been a STEM learning kind of aft #ad-gifted
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It's been a STEM learning kind of afternoon. Don't worry, we haven't been mean parents making the children homeschool on the weekend.
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The boys were sent the telescope from @byokits so they spent the afternoon with Dad building it and loved it.
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They had fun looking through it during daylight but were most excited to try it to see the moon tonight... so of course it's cloudy tonight and they couldn't see a thing.
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Nevermind, we will try again every night at bedtime until we get to see it ❤️
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They had so much fun building the telescope with Dad. The kit comes pre-cut in thick and thin card so it is lightweight and eco-friendly. It has two lenses and a mirror offering 16x magnification. I will tell you moee about it on the blog very soon. 
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At the opposite end of the kitchen Lillie was busy making slime, she has had mixed results with her slime in the past but today it was complete success which meant Lillie was very happy indeed.
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How was your Sunday?
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More walking by the river today, there is so much More walking by the river today, there is so much water the levels were high which meant the locks were flowing fast and loud!!
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The boys were worried the swans were going to get swept down at the locks but they just smugly glided up and then swam away like it was nothing. Don't you just wish sometimes you could hold your head high like a swan does? 😂
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Albie was very excited to see one of his teachers out walking today, he was keen to tell her to "go and see the River it's SO cool" 🤣🤣
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Not much else to report on today, its been a quiet day of rest and relaxation all round. The Beans have all been busy doing art so the house has felt very peaceful indeed 🙏
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Happy Saturday everyone ♥
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Lillie - this is the little beauty who made me a M Lillie - this is the little beauty who made me a Mummy way back in 2008.  It's hard to believe that she turns 13 this year, I'm not sure I'm ready for a teenage daughter!! 
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Today on the blog I have turned back the clock and am talking about about the essentials you need to consider when you have or are expecting a newborn. Despite the nearly 13 years I still remember it all like it was yesterday and love nothing better than to scroll through the thousands of photos we have taken over the years.
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I have friends who are expecting babies at the moment (I also have a gorgeous new nephew who I am still yet to meet thanks to Covid) and I would be lying if I said that it doesn't still make me broody.  I love newborn cuddles and the toddler years but if I am honest, I love all the years because they all bring something new.
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If you're expecting or know someone who is then pop over and check the post out, it might just give you a pearl of wisdom that you hadn't already considered.
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A snow day for my Beans!! . The last few times we A snow day for my Beans!!
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The last few times we have had snow the children have all been at school and the snow has disappeared before they got a chance to play.
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Today the snow came just as they were finishing their homeschooling so now they are outside making the most it and having a blast.
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I had to pop out to get my flu jab and couldn't resist a quick photo walk whilst I was out of the house.
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This beautiful thatched cottage had its roof replaced before Christmas and looked so pretty today in the snow. If you look carefully you might just be able to make out the 🦊 (obviously not a real one) on the roof ♥
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It really looks like it has been sprinkled with icing sugar doesn't it?
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Only one more day until the weekend and that will mean we are two weeks down with homeschooling. We can do this 🤗
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The homeschooling roller-coaster continues... . Fi The homeschooling roller-coaster continues...
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Firstly let me say that I am one of the lucky ones, my husband works from home two days a week to help me with homeschooling. I didn't even have to ask him.
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That doesn't mean he find it easy by any stretch of the imagination as he is essentially working from home too and doing accounts with children is a challenge.
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We both try to work in the evenings to free up some time (and patience) for the daytime.
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Lillie is now on live lessons for most of her classes which is much better and Ollie is pretty self sufficient, although he did have a few wobbles yesterday. 
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Albie, at nearly 8, is understandably the one who needs most of our help and that can be a mixed bag depending on which side of the bed he woke up on.
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Yesterday he woke up on the procrastination side, today he was very much on the positive mental attitude side and has nailed his homeschooling.
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This afternoon he has Spanish and luckily Lillie is a bit of a pro at it so she is helping him with that and then we are done for the day.
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If I could give one piece of advice for homeschool it would be to pick your battles. If they have reached a point where they are stressed out, stop and take a break because the brain doesn't function well for learning when stressed. We set a timer for 10 mins to go away, clear their head and then try again. It doesn't work every time but most times it helps.
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Good luck xx
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Well that was the weekend I guess. The thing with Well that was the weekend I guess. The thing with this slower pace of life that I love is that the weekends seem to last forever.
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We went out for two lovely long walks over the weekend, for once I didn't work unless you count a bit of housework.
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It's very muddy at the moment so we can't do most of our favourite walks and instead have to stick to the roads but there are still beautiful places to walk.
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I groomed both of the digs because they were looking like Chewbacca and soaked up mud and water like they were storing it for winter. I will definitely never make it as a professional groomer (and wouldn't want to) but they will do for now.
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We took Dobby to the pet shop this weekend and bought him a head collar because he is really hard to walk, he pulls constantly. The head collar is like a miracle worker, he has been a dream to walk this weekend which made all the difference ti my stress levels. Now to work on his recall and he might be allowed off the lead again in the future!! 
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Today it's back to homeschooling for week 2. How does everyone feel about it this week? We are starting day one with a positive mindset, it's officially week 1 for Lillie so fingers crossed 🤞
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Hope you all have a good week ♥
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