A little girl riding a horse may not sound like a big deal. Lots of little girls ride horses but if I am completely honest, I never, ever expected my daughter to. She suffers from a crippling fear of animals….
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Another day and another birthday in the house. A day of celebration and fun and a reminder that another year has passed and another of my children has taken a large step towards adulthood. Twelve. Twelve is a significant year….
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the things my children find weird, you know those moments when you talk about something and they look at you as if you have just stepped off another planet. I seem…
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To some, this may look like a corner to store toys but it is so much more than that. This is the area of the living room that is reserved solely for the purpose of imaginary play. It is the…
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An answer for everything, fiercely determined to always have the last word and far too clever for your own good but sometimes when you laugh at the silliest things, I catch a glimpse of the child you still are. Everything…
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Coats? Why would you even need to wear a coat? Secondary school obviously creates a warm glow in kids which enables them to tackle all weathers without ever wearing a coat as the minute they move schools, it is not…
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I may have mentioned a few times that I am slightly obsessed with stationery and I do seem to have passed my addiction to two of my children. My daughter, like me, loves pens, pencil cases, notebooks and pretty much…
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The screens are down, I repeat the screens are down. Switched off, packed away and only allowed for a very short amount of time each day. So determined am I to be rid of the screens, I have been looking…
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I need a pause button. Everything seems to be happening so quickly. Everything seems to be changing. Faces in photos stare back at me like strangers. Those small smiling children with cute faces and cheeky smiles that once shared my…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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