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How to get a teen off a screen with Bladez Quad Racer and Missile Launcher
Continue ReadingThe Problem We all have them, I’m sure of it? The teen who grunts at you if you dare speak to them, barely acknowleding your existence or worse still, that of their younger siblings. They stare at screens all.day.long! Computer screens, games consoles, TVs and if you suggest they might like to get out in […]
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Let’s get this baby back on the road!
Continue ReadingHello my lovely readers and a big HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all xx New Year, new look Mummy Matters Hopefully you will have noticed that Mummy Matters is looking a little bit different. Towards the end of 2016 I was really unhappy with the way that my site looked but I just didn’t have […]
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What we’re playing on Nintendo #3 – Super Mario Maker
Continue ReadingHave you ever played a platform game and thought to yourself “I could have designed that better!” well now with Super Mario Maker you can put your money where your mouth is and design your own courses. When I told Curly that we had been sent the download code for Super Mario Maker he proceeded […]
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Happy 14th Birthday Curly!!
Continue ReadingI was so busy in getting everything ready for Curly’s 14th Birthday in the run up to his birthday that I completely ran out of time to say Happy Birthday to our eldest Bean. Since Curly lives with his Mum we obviously don’t get to see him as much as the other Beans but he’s […]
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An interview with Curly aged 13 years and 7 months . . .
Continue ReadingDo you know, I could have sworn I had already published Curly’s ‘interview’ but then I found it sitting on my desktop hidden in the wrong folder so I’m guessing not since I can’t find it on Mummy Matters so here goes with Curly’s answers . . . What is your favourite colour? Red or […]
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Saturday Snippets – 16.05.2015
Continue Reading{Listening} to The Enormous Crocodile through the baby monitor whilst Jelly Bean is supposed to be sleeping. I say supposed to be since he was sleeping nicely until Hubby decided to start drilling and woke him up. {Eating} Peanut M&Ms – I really need to get back to healthy eating and exercise but I’ve lost […]
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National Tell A Story Day: A Story by Curly (13yrs)
Continue ReadingToday, Monday 27th April 2015 is National Tell A Story Day and Mecca Bingo have challenged me to come up with my very own story. I have always enjoyed writing but one thing I often struggle with is writing a story, it just doesn’t come naturally to me. I can write about my thoughts and […]
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Saturday Snippets – 07/02/2015
Continue Reading{Feeling} tired! I went out shopping today with my Mum. It was a day we had planned since New Year’s Day to go to the sales and spend our Christmas pennies and vouchers. Unfortunately we were both too ill to go so we postponed and today was our first opportunity. We had a lovely day […]
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Fireworks Night 2014 – what did Jelly Bean think?
Continue ReadingSo last night we braved the cold (but thankfully not too wet) evening to take the Beans to watch the fireworks display at the local Rugby Club. It’s the same one that we go to every year because they put on a good display, it’s not too expensive and it’s only just up the road. […]
