loopyloulaura

I am not a fan of the big outdoors. I am almost always cold or on the odd occasion too hot. I don’t like rain, wind, mud, puddles, nature in general. I have discussed in my explanation of my vegetarianism that I don’t like animals. I don’t want them near me. But the second I […]

Monday night signalled a big milestone in Matthew’s life as he went to Beavers for the last time. It has been a major part of his life for 2 years and I am thrilled that he has decided to continue on to Cubs. I am incredibly proud of all he has achieved. It had boosted […]

The snow of last week seems like so long ago! I have had to cheat a little bit this week as I’ve been struck down with an inner ear infection and had vertigo and vomiting (NOT FUN!) so been in bed for 4 days and therefore unable to take photos! Day 63: we all had […]

Last week I wrote a post on happiness and positivity. I purposefully chose things that related only to me and not my family. Despite the upbeat tone of the post, I found myself dwelling on my own selfishness, ‘mum guilt’ and my fear of not being a good enough mum to my beautiful children. Then […]

On Thursday the children enjoyed their first ever snow day! Yay! And I was just as excited as they were… Snow in Blackwater is rare. We had a few flurries on Tuesday which were really heavy but the sun came out and melted it all immediately. It was a surprise to wake up on Wednesday […]