Leaf lantern made by my son in craft club after school

The children all had saved money (with a bit of encouragement from us) to take to Disneyland Paris. Prices seemed very high, as the sterling is now so weak against the Euro, but they each came home happy with their purchases. In the midst of unpacking and mountains of laundry (which I decided NOT to…

I came across this idea to Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month at There’s No Place Like Home. I cheated slightly, as I did not always select the first post each month, but it is the first sentence. So…

This morning the final AQE/Transfer Test/11 plus took place (yeah!) so my daughter can celebrate and relax. This afternoon I was able to go to my monthly beading club – this month the projects were a bit more bling-y than usual. As well as the beading and the chat, one of the highlights is always…

Sometime before 6am – our 5 year old will arrive and announce it is morning – usually he can be persuaded to return to his own bed for a while longer 6.50am – alarm goes off – but always awake before then (see above) 7am – make kids sandwiches for their packed lunches – 2…

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