It’s July, technically summer but here on the western fringes of Europe it’s 13 degrees and raining. We are just back from holiday, our first trip abroad in three years (more about that in later blogposts). Earlier this week in Italy we had temperatures of 35 degrees…
We are all at high doh. Bursting with excitement. We’ve a big occasion today. It’s something that hasn’t happened in our family in ten years. We’ve been planning our outfits, our kid-keeping-occupied activities and our route. The boys have been quizzing us complaining that mass is boring and can we…
Another week down and I’ve gotten it together enough to join the Little Loves linky again. It’s a lovely straightforward post linky with a little update of our week, the headings set out by butwhymummywhy who hosts it. We’d a busy week, (aren’t they all!), I was on the radio…
Sometimes parents go upstairs and kids get their phones and posts like this post happen. Then the automatic notifications that parents set up start going and suddenly the parent is getting phonecalls, texts, whatsapps and private messages telling them. But the phone is now upstairs and the kids are going…
I’m known for being honest, for baring all and being open. I’ve shown you my make-up free face, my untidy car, vignettes of a far from picture-perfect life. Today, thanks to a linky I’m going to share the contents of my handbag. (Don’t worry, I won’t make you touch them.) I’ve two…
I’ve been reading posts from the Little Loves linky for a while and keep meaning to join in, so I decided that this week it would happen. It’s a lovely straightforward post linky with a little update of our week, the headings set out by butwhymummywhy who hosts it. Here’s…
Today, I turn thirty nine. (Happy Birthday to meeee) I was born at midday on a Friday, thirty nine years ago. I arrived by c-section, my parents’ first baby. Nearly forty years ago. (Happy Mammyversary Mam, Happy Daddyversary Dad) From today, I’ll be “forty next birthday”, “in my fortieth year”.…
My four-year-old was talking about getting married recently. He’s soon to attend his first wedding so he’s curious about many aspects of marriage. We’ve discussed the day his uncle and aunt-to-be have planned – how the day will run (“Aw do I really have to go to the mass part?”), what…
I’m often tagged in posts to share but I never seem to get around to doing them. Tonight, a toddler who requires my presence while her dad who usually stays with her is facilitating. I was tagged by Four Walls, Rainy Days. I tag Learnermama and Office Mum to join in. It…
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