In my heart I’m still a teenage music student, battling my way through Shostakovich’s symphonies and falling in love with his opera ‘The Nose’ (and no I didn’t just make that up!) Receiving a pair of fabulous Sennheiser headphones in…

I need a tea break, and a moan. It’s OK, it’s nothing serious, yesterday I just had one of those days when I got to the school gates to drop Boo off, only to realise I have bits of Halloween…

E is 21 months, he’s been quite a good sleeper until recently but now it’s a huge battle. Bedtime is tears and screaming followed by climbing out of bed and throwing things. If we can get him to sleep he…

I’m the first to admit I’m not the best cook, but I really enjoy baking! In the last year I’ve had quite alot of practise baking with the boys, and while the offerings aren’t necessarily beautiful (presentation isn’t my strong…

One of the boys favourite activities is “making”, most popular is cutting and sticking, and they will spend ages with torn up old magazines, bits of wool, toilet rolls and infact anything which inspires their masterpiece! We have started to…

You know that minute in time when you suddenly have your life turned upside down when you make a decision which changes everything? Yes that. Sometimes you have to take action, this week I stepped in to help and take…

I have to admit, at times I’m not the best friend I could be, I get absorbed in family life and sometimes I forget to arrange that coffee, or reply to that text. I’m not intentionally neglecting my friends, i’m just…

Justin Fletcher is a huge favourite in our household and so you can imagine the excitement when Justin’s new sticker activity book arrived for the boys to review! E was desperate to have a go with the stickers and instantly set…

Since starting school, Boo has become quite a little star. Obviously he has his moments where he won’t pick things up or decides he doesn’t want to go to bed, but generally school seems to be suiting him. His temper…

Our milk of choice is Cravendale, we drink loads of the stuff in tea and both boys love drinking it to! So when we got offered the chance for some free milk and to try out the new Epic Straws from…