These festive shenanigans were a whole lot easier when the children were younger I can tell you. Now the teen was a godsend. We never had that conversations out the big man in red. When he got to the questioning…
Read More »I am pleased to report that this year has not seen too much of what we fondly call PFS (Premature Festive Spirit). The odd hint here and there, but nothing slap you in the face glaringly obvious. A few years…
Read More »There was much excitement in the house on Sunday morning. Advent calendars opened, talk of Christmas cards and decorations filled the house and we were off to meet a very special person; the big man in red himself. The Garden…
Read More »The kids are all back at school, the nights are drawing in, we are all twitching as we pass by the heating thermostat as we pull on our cardies and brace the autumn winds and rain and out there in…
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On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me at least one child who is really stroppy On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two rubber gloves On the third…
Read More »Just one more thing to buy for that child. Have I bought enough for the other child? Maybe that means that I have bought more for them than the others. I will just get them one more thing. Right all…
Read More »I am not big when it comes to craft activities. I would love to be better at that sort of stuff, but it just isn’t really me, but one thing I can do is salt dough. So a couple of…
Read More »It was with some sadness and reluctance that we had to ‘fake it’ this year with our Christmas tree. As I blogged a week ago, the real ones were making us poorly, so I set off along the long and…
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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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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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