The infamous SATS have been in the news a lot over the last few weeks and we have also gone through SATS this week as L is in Year 6. I have to admit that this is the first year that…
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My twelve year old son is amazing. He really is. I know that I am biased but things have been tough lately, I blogged about the ongoing issues that we have been having with my youngest son over the last year last year,…
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If you take a look at YouTube’s statistic pages, there are some pretty impressive numbers. It now reports having over a billion users who watch hundreds of millions of hours daily generating billions of views. The last three years have…
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This post has been on the edge of my fingertips for a while now but I couldn’t quite manage to write it. I think I am ready now to share some of the things that have happened over the last…
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Riffly hair is my daughter’s expression. She often makes things up to describe feelings or how things look but riffly hair is my current favourite. Like her mother, she has straighter than straight hair. Already, aged 6, she is aware…
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An interesting title for a post isn’t it? Read on and it will all become clear. It has been a while since one of the children has said something funny enough to share on here, but this week my daughter…
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They can alter your devices with surprising results My ten-year-old son is a bit of a whizz kid when it comes to devices and all things digital. I wouldn’t exactly say I was a dinosaur as I am pretty dependent…
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A few weeks ago, I blogged about my daughter taking the massive step of taking a first riding lesson. Massive because she is absolutely terrified of animals, all animals, but she had had a couple of pony rides in the…
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I really worry about the language skills of our future generations. I really do. Especially when I look at my own children, in particular, the two tween boys. Aged 10 and 12, they are in the early years of secondary…
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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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