Help! It's been the school holidays for the last 4 weeks and there's still another 3 weeks to go. To add to the mix, I took on a new job on the first day of the holidays - what was I thinking? My eldest has been brilliant and stepped in to look after her younger … Continue reading Summer time blues
Yesterday marked another milestone - my son's last ever primary school sports day. I have to admit I wasn't there, well not all of the time anyway. I arrived just as the novelty races started, to see him fall his way up the field in the sack race (definitely more sack involved than race!). He … Continue reading Sports day disasters and triumphs
This morning I thought I was so organised. My son had cross country before school so I had to drop him off early, get my daughter to school for 8.40am then get in to town for a business meeting at 9.30am. All very doable (or so I, thought). Son was dropped off at 8.20am, daughter … Continue reading Not so organised mum
Who knew that a mouth full of metal braces could cost so much! Child number 1 has small teeth and gapping. It's not severe enough to warrant NHS treatment, but she is self-counscious enough about it that we've opted to get something done. So, on Tuesday the braces went on and an 18-month commitment has … Continue reading Brace yourself
