There we are all happily sitting around as a family at Christmas, no fighting, no arguments, everyone is smiling and happy and showering each other with love and compliments. Hold on, that image is getting a little hazy … Take off…
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It’s November. The shops are officially allowed to play Christmas music. A musical reminder that ’tis the time to spend lots of money. I might do some Christmas shopping and avoid the usual last-minute rush, maybe not. *smug face* I…
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No, it isn’t you *narrows eyes* I have been so wrapped up (excuse the pun) thinking about what everyone else wants and organising the never-ending December birthdays, that I haven’t given it much thought. What do I want for Christmas?…
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We have a new obsession in this house; Hama beads and we have been experimenting with Christmas shapes this year. The original plan was to make Christmas decorations and A wanted mini decorations for her little tree. It occurred to…
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It is only November, but we have been discussing Advent calendars over the last couple of weeks. They all spied the chocolate ones in the supermarket the other day and were demanding to know what sort they would be getting…
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It is not very often that I post a craft activity as I am not really a crafty person but this year, I have been inspired to make more things for Christmas rather than buying as I love giving things…
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Yes, yes I am mentioning the C word again, but this time it is to tell you all about a lovely game from Ravensburger called Santa’s Rooftop Scramble. We are starting to think about Christmas in this house (rather reluctantly) and…
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Yes, yes it is that word again. Christmas. We all need to get used to it now as there is officially less than two months to go until the big day. Hallmark of course are all very organised for the…
Read More »The big C is a funny one isn’t it? You build up to it for weeks or months even, excitement and stress levels building to fever pitch and then after twenty four hours it is all over. The lights seem…
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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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