I can’t believe we are into the third week of the summer holidays already, it’s been a mixed bag so far. On the whole the tiddlers haven’t been too bad. I have had one or two days each week where I feel like the biggest failure ever to exist in parenthood but the rest of … Read more
Yesterday afternoon I received a text out of the blue from my old friend and colleague J who I *shamefully* haven’t seen in over a year. J sat in on my first interview for my first full time job when I moved to Peterborough and I worked with her for nearly two years. We struck … Read more
Little Bean went to Playscheme and today’s theme was transport. She insisted that the car was for Beanie Boy to keep in his bedroom, the picture was for Hubby to take to work and the Rocket “I haven’t decided who can have that one yet!”. Back at home the tiddlers had lots of fun with … Read more
When I woke up this morning I had the day ahead of me all planned out in my head and pretty much the only thing which went according to plan was Little Bean going to playscheme. I had planned on staying at home this morning and doing more housework but something has been driving me … Read more
We have had a somewhat quieter, more relaxed day today. Little Bean attended Playscheme this morning along with some of her classmates, I really want to keep up her contact with school friends through the holiday and hopefully to help cement some of friendships further. Playscheme is great, I drop her off at 9.30am and … Read more
I have had mixed emotions as the summer holidays have drawn closer, on the one hand I’ve been looking forward to having all the children at home, to think of all the adventures we can have together and the memories we can make. But on the other hand, they can be quite a handful when … Read more
I really like the idea of Balance Bikes, I am still haunted by the days when I was learning to ride a bike myself and I struggled so much with it because I just couldn’t get my balance. Little Bean still cannot ride her bike without her stabilisers but try as I might, she just … Read more
Well, that’s it! Little Bean has nearly completed her first year at Primary School. It only seems like yesterday that I was standing in the lounge ironing labels into her uniform thinking that my baby girl wasn’t even old enough to go to school and now here we are brimming with pride at the glowing … Read more
We knew when we booked our holiday that Little Bean would be celebrating a birthday at Butlins, her 5th birthday to be precise. We were a little unsure that we would be able to make her birthday as special as we would have at home because she wouldn’t have all her family around her, her … Read more