It’s like flicking a light switch, isn’t it? One day your lovely reasonable, calm, affectionate two year old goes to sleep and then wakes up with a personality transplant. Gone is the calm and lovely child. Also gone is the…
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Last night will go down in history as one to remember, although currently, I would rather forget! My little girl who has just turned two is poorly. You know the sort of thing; a runny nose, high temperature, miserable…
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It’s one of the highlights of the year, isn’t it? Any school production is lovely, seeing your little ones up on stage, brings a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye, doesn’t it? But there is always…
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I was really sad when I read yesterday that according to research by the National Literacy Trust, one in three children has never owned a book. That is a really shocking statistic. Never owned a book? I was talking to…
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I could list lots of parenting fails, but we would be here all day. It’s funny how as parents we get lots of things right but we; and often the children, only remember the fails! Ask my sixteen year old…
Read More »After last week’s mammoth ‘funee’ story, just a little story today. My two younger boys are both extreme chatterboxes and after a good day at school, it can be a bit competitive in the car as to who gets to…
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It is that time of year, isn’t it? A few weeks back at school, the kids are tired and the unwanted bugs arrive at your door. Coughs, colds, bizarre high temperatures that come out of nowhere, strange viral rashes. It…
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Due to tiredness, illness and general irritability this week, there has been a definite lack of humour in our household, so I am going to completely embarrass my gorgeous teenager and tell a little story about him when he was…
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Usually, I am a big fan of Christmas! Once I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the Christmas spirit, I get quite festive. But this year I just want it to stop and I want to go and hide…
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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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