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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We have all been there haven’t we? You know that you have produced your final child, life has moved on from the baby, toddler even preschooler age and then someone you know goes and has a baby. Very inconsiderate. As…
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“I am not five mummy, I am nearly six!” I have heard these words a few times lately. We are now into the final (six week) countdown to the ‘big day’ and excitement levels are getting high. Birthdays are oh…
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Grimacing and bracing myself for the worst, my daily venture into my sons’ school bags is not something I enjoy. You tentatively put your hand in and rummage around, not really knowing what you might bring out. It’s dark, sometimes…
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Here we are again. It is a familiar story; the children are at school and we have record-breaking temperatures and enough warm sunshine to ensure that our little lovelies return home sweaty and bad-tempered. We rub our hands with glee…
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I’m so over this heat wave already. Here are just a few of the responses I have given my children over the last few days; Yes it’s hot. Yes I KNOW it’s hot. DO YOU NOT think that I’m hot…
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Sometimes it really is not worth the constant battle. Having three children, make that three head strong, wilful, argumentative children, three children who know everything and who all like to have the absolute last word in any discussion or disagreement…
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It is nearly a year since I wrote a post called ‘Moving On‘. At the time, I was an emotional wreck, trying and failing to keep the impact of everyone moving on under control. The teen left school, R was…
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Fear is a funny thing. I heard someone say that the other day and had I been part of the conversation, I probably would have responded that actually it really isn’t, there is nothing funny about being afraid of something,…
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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.
Nikki
