My 12-year-old son knows everything. In fact, he knows more than me. Or at least he thinks he does. I am pretty sure that in a few short years, he may well know more than me but I still play…
Should we let our children swear? When it comes to swearing, I have had two very different experiences with my children. My eldest son did not swear around me. Even though I knew he swore when he was around his…
Just lately treading on eggshells is a phrase that often comes to mind. Maybe it is a phase that you go through with children of a certain age. The onset of teenage years is close and it is certainly making…
There is a new development in parenting and it comes in the form of an electric plug and a cable. Chargers. Chargers have become an essential part of life. Each and every device has one. All with different bloody cables…
We love surprise packages in this house and we received one a few weeks ago. My daughter is rather keen to help me open them due to the fact that quite a few of them are for her and this package…
Have I mentioned how much I love Hotter shoes? Maybe? A few times? Well I do and I can often be heard singing the praises of my much-loved Hotter shoe collection as I rarely wear anything else these days. Why…
Watching my children growing up all too quickly, I was thinking about the differences between my sons and their. After so many years with just boys, it still amazes me a little that I have a daughter and she is so…
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…
Would we like to do a Puppy in my Pocket Review? Let me think … small toys in sets which encourage imaginative play, collectible sets that you can easily add to, very cute puppies. Yes, yes we would. Puppy in…
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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