Dear Teacher – My Children Havent Read To Me Tonight
Dear Teacher – My four children haven’t read to me tonight. But we did do two school runs, one at the usual time and one to collect Amy (5) from an after-school club. I stayed patient, calm and caring while my exhausted 3-year-old Ava walked at a snail’s pace and cried helplessly for the 45 […]
Dear Lily – You Are Eight
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It’s been two whole years since I last wrote, and I’ve just re-read the letter I wrote when you were six. When I first started writing, back when you were just three, I planned to write regularly but time flies by so quickly. It feels like two years have passed […]
6 Reasons Why We Won’t Have A ‘Santa Cam’ In Our House
‘This Santa cam will make your children behave all the way up to Christmas’ When I first read about ‘Santa Cam’, it was marketed as a fun way to encourage good behaviour from our children. And let’s be honest, raising children is hard work. They need lots of care, supervision, support, and they don’t always […]
Firsts and Lasts
We talk a lot about our children’s firsts. First smile, first steps, first words. I remember James’s firsts really vividly, we were almost hanging on and waiting for him to hit each milestone and we celebrated excitedly. Just 16 months later our little Lily arrived. This time we knew what to expect, and in our […]
Deciding To Have Four
Deciding to have a fourth child was an easy decision for us, we had already made the decision over 2 years earlier when we started trying for Amy (our third). We knew then that Amy wouldn’t be our last baby. Simon really wanted to have an even number of children, If you ask him he will […]
Being Shy
One of my favourite things about being a mum is watching my children’s personalities develop. I find it so interesting to see how different they are, especially as they have been brought up exactly the same. One character trait that my girls definitely share is shyness. James, on the other hand, is far from shy. He will […]
Back To Basics
This last week has felt much more ‘normal’ than any other week for the past six weeks. It’s taking a while to get back into a routine after Christmas, and the children are still expecting later bedtimes, their own food orders for lunch and generally being able to potter about doing whatever they feel like. […]
A Second Christmas
This Christmas hasn’t been very festive at all. My dad died at the end of November, his funeral was mid-December. We were still clearing at his home and business just before Christmas. I was desperate for some closure, and I hoped that getting as much done before Christmas would achieve that, but it didn’t. I am […]
Through Tears and Pain.
Almost 2 weeks ago I received a message on facebook from a lady I didn’t know, and I knew something was wrong. I called the telephone number and heard the news. My dad had passed away. At first, I was in complete shock. Denial. Disbelief. The phone call from the police shortly afterwards confirmed it, […]
Life Through A Lens
I feel a little odd admitting this, but there is just something about photography that is good for my soul. I love taking photographs, and I always feel relaxed and happier when I am out with my camera. It helps me to express creativity and I love thinking about what emotion I am trying to capture, or […]