Little Bean “Mummy when is Jelly Bean going to come out, we have been waiting for AGES to meet him”. When you’re only 4 years old it seems like forever waiting for something exciting like the birth of your new baby brother. To help her count down the days I decided to create her a … Read more
Today, I took Beanie Boy to get his hair cut, which is normally something he does with Daddy at the weekend. He sits so nicely in the barbers chair and does exactly what is asked of him, the barber thought he was fab. When he was all finished he turned to me and i said … Read more
Most of the local schools were closed today thanks to the heavy snowfall last night but Little Bean’s school was still open so she got to have lots of fun building snow castles and snowmen with her friends at school. After a rather slippery drive and a long walk to Beanie Boy’s pre-school I was … Read more
Last week Beanie Boy asked me over and over again if we could go swimming. Up until Christmas I had still been taking him swimming once a week whilst Little Bean was at school but since Christmas I haven’t felt the steadiest on my feet so I didn’t think heading to a leisure pool was … Read more
The day dawned with unexpected clarity, the morning light revealing a landscape free of frost and remarkably dry. Yet, as if by some playful winter magic, within mere hours, a flurry of snowflakes transformed our garden into a wintry wonderland, just in time for the little ones’ post-school adventures. Excitement was tangible in the air, … Read more
This afternoon Little Bean had a ‘film night’ at school so Beanie Boy had a bit of quality time alone that we wouldn’t normally get. All jobs had been done, he’d had his nap so we decided to get some of his new games and puzzles out. Bop the Martians We played one game that … Read more
This is the only time that I EVER like to see a cobweb (especially of this size) because they look amazing when Jack Frost has cast his spell!! What do you like to see in the snow or frost?
Tonight as I pulled one of my cookbooks out of my precariously stacked cupboard I was bombarded by a barrage of loose recipes and printouts that I had shoved into my Cookery Book cupboard. One thing which fell out and didn’t quite fit with it’s neighbours though was this Caricature of me which was done … Read more
When we woke this morning to a covering of snow I knew the tiddlers would be excited. I’m not exactly equipped at the moment for helping to roll snowmen but I didn’t want to spoil their fun. Each time I looked out of the kitchen window I looked at the trampoline I kept thinking how … Read more