I should start this post by saying that I CHOSE to be a stay-at-home Mum and I am very happy with my choice. To quote a friend recently, I BECAME a Mum, to BE a Mum. I didn’t choose Motherhood so that someone else could bring up my children and benefit from the joy that … Read more
A fun day out with friends . . .
We have been fans of Everything’s Rosie from the very first episode. Little Bean’s favourite characters are Rosie herself, Raggles and Will, she loves Rosie’s hair and was not very happy with Santa when he failed to bring her a Rosie doll for Christmas – shame on Santa! Each episode tells a tale of friendship … Read more
Today we ventured over to Skegness to spend the day with our friends and had a really lovely day, MumtoC cooked us a gorgeous wholesome stew to fuel us up ready for our rather bracing walk on the beach. Despite all being really well wrapped up (Little Bean would not wear a hat, or her … Read more
As a Mum it’s very rare to find the time to really think about yourself, we’re always so busy trying to make sure that everyone is fed and watered, has clean clothes and reasonably presentable house. But recently I have been trying to get out walking more, I love nothing more than going for long … Read more
Today Beanie Boy and I had trip over to Wellingborough to meet up with our good friends Paul Warner and Rebecca McLuckie to have a chat and a sneaky peak at Paul’s new toy shop which will be opening in the next few weeks. This photograph was supposed to be a a picture of of … Read more
Today’s weather was a world away from the horrible weather we have been experiencing this week, gone was the blustery winds and out came the sunshine. If it hadn’t been for the fact that I had to go into town AGAIN for some curtains which STILL turned out to be wrong then today we would … Read more
For reasons that are needed to be written, my day didn’t start well today. I hadn’t slept well and I was feeling very low and yes I had shed a few tears, needless to say I looked rough and I felt rough. I took Little Bean to school like normal, ran into my good friend … Read more
Would you just listen to me, I sound like a 70 year old not a 35 year old!! “oooh Gertie do you remember when we used to go over by yonder and have a twirl round the floor . . .”. Well it’s not quite like that but many moons ago when Little Bean was … Read more