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La, la, la, la, la, l’America! I love to plan and trip, and there is nowhere with more planning resources and forums available than for a trip to Orlando. We have just booked a trip to a villa in Florida for next February (around half-term) with help from Jonathan Millar, Bryan Somers Travel. Until recently…

First my Mother’s Day, then the winners. (if you can’t wait – skip to the end, read, and come back, please!) I was woken at 7am by 3 kids with an array of cards and gifts – including a lovely jewelry stand (which I will share later in the week), a Ronan Keating CD –…

Good morning all. Just in from meeting up with a group of friends, mostly mums, who meet on a Tuesday morning for a bible study and chat – we are following a book on ‘gossip’ which is a great challenge for everyone. Last night I made this layout of my youngest child, Sam, soon after…

Yes, it is a dark and wet Saturday afternoon, but I got my Christmas present VERY EARLY and managed to persuade my husband that waiting until Christmas morning would NOT be a good idea – what if I couldn’t use it properly and miss all the photos of the kids on Christmas morning! Which camera…

As we were driving back up from Galway, and our house swap, we missed watching the Royal Wedding live on TV. So last night I settled down with the family to watch the highlights on the BBC. While watching I learnt the following: 1. My daughters know very little about our Royal Family – there…