How has September come around already? It feels as though the summer holidays flew past in seconds and here we are all back to school and some people (people who I am not much of a fan of) are even…
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The summer holidays. Six weeks of fun family time where every day is a new adventure and you all go off happily for endless days of family loveliness. Not always the case when your family includes teenagers. Their idea of…
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A is for appetite. Hungry? Always! My food bills must quadruple during the holidays. Term time, they eat breakfast, lunch at tea with a few snacks in between. In the summer holidays, they are ready for lunch an hour after…
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We love the summer holidays but they can be a serious drain on the family finances. This year, we are having a frugal family summer and finding as many free things to do as we can. Here are a few…
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What has summer 2015 taught me? That six and a half weeks holiday is a very long time. I like my children a tiny bit more when they are at school. Eleven year old boys can talk about their hair nonstop…
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Dear Blog, It has been a while since I popped in to see you. I hope that you are okay and not feeling too neglected. This summer I haven’t really paid you as much attention as usual and then I…
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I love the summer holidays but it would be nice to leave the three children alone for five minutes without world war three breaking out or one of them trying to wrestle or strangle another one half to death. Brother…
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That time is nearly upon us again and for some is already here. Cries of “where did that year go?” heard from many passing parents and lots of smiles and fist punches from the school children soon to be given…
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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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