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Child friendly music from David Gibb to get your toes tapping!

We have got back from Scotland. I hate to think about how many hours we have spent together in the car. One thing that made the time more bearable was music! We were sent two CDs from David Gibb. There is an unmistakable folk tone to David Gibb’s music but also features a range of […]

The Mum Tag 2019

I was tagged by Twicemicrowaved Tea to answer 15 questions about being a mum. So here we go: 1. Favourite mum hack? Sibling competition is a great way to get things done. Praise one child for tidying up and suddenly they all want to do it to get positive attention too! 2. Most embarrassing mum […]

Yes, I will parent your child if you don’t!

On Sunday, I went along to a soft play birthday party for my niece. Not my idea of fun at the best of times but with Zach’s broken wrist, my enjoyment levels were at a minimum. I was closely supervising him whilst the others ran amok. I spoke to some of the bigger boys, my […]

Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels was just that: marvellous!

After a rather busy and stressful half term, I was so excited to have something a little bit different and special to look forward to yesterday: Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels at the Hexagon in Reading. I’ll be perfectly honest: my kids know nothing about Wallace and Gromit but I LOVE the genius of Nick […]

Thanks once again to our brilliant NHS

Last week was my birthday and, as you may have spotted on my #Project365 post, the day didn’t go to plan. Just after lunch Zach was playing upstairs with his siblings and cousins when he fell off the bed. He had a mark on his elbow so we applied a cold compress but then he […]