A Lovely Christmas!

Well, what a lovely Christmas we have had! There was the usual host of school plays and celebrations in the run up to Christmas. Youngest wa...

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Elf on the Shelf: The day the elves went to work with Daddy (The London Edition)

We have been doing #elfontheshelf for a few years - although not in a very intensive way. The elves come to visit the girls, but rather than...

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T J Hughes Featured Post: Luggage for the Holidays

As well as the great British traditional summer holiday, many people find their thoughts turning to packing to go away towards Christmas ti...

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Models: The Next Generation

I don't know why, but it seems that whenever our girls enter a certain shop which currently advertises it's "Magic and Sparkle...

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Featured Post: Zoggs Swimwear

My girls both love to swim. They have been taking swimming lessons ever since they were babies. When they were young, I used to get into th...

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The One Where I Graduated From University!!!!

In case you hadn't heard, over the last few years, I have been working towards a Diploma in Antenatal Education with the NCT. Recentl...

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My first performance with Rock Choir

So, I did it! My first performance with Rock Choir went well two weekends ago - we performed at the Christmas Light switch-on in St Albans. ...

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Review: Angel of Kindness by Joanne Rawson

It's not often I have time to sit down and read a book, and then if I do, it is normally a text book full of facts and information ...

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Review: Espiritu Salon and Spa: Hair, Reflexology & Christmas Charity Donations

You know those pretentious kinds of Hairdressers or Beauty Salons where you walk in and you are met with cold stares from employees who loo...

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Something for Me: The One Where Mum Joined Rock Choir

In September, youngest started school, leaving me with some extra time during the day to do more work  do something for myself. So, with al...

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Phillipines Typhoon Appeal - Please Donate

A few weeks ago when most of the UK suffered terrible storms, even though we expected damage, I'm sure that it never crossed our mind...

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When Videoing your Kids Goes Wrong.....

This week, eldest decided that she wanted to make a film of herself singing to go on her blog. Grasping an opportunity, we grabbed the vide...

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Tips for How to Prepare for a Storm

About this time last year, I wrote about my  memories of the Great Storm of 1987 . As a child I was pretty oblivious to the fact that a sto...

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Silent Sunday 19th October

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Autumn Days

For the past few days I have had the song by Phil Collins "I can feel it coming in the air tonight" in my head, and whilst the ...

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How can you help your child deal with friendship woes?

My kids have the luxury of going to a small school which offers great adult/pupil ratios and a fantastic learning environment, Unfortunately...

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Spotting the Warning Signs of Abuse/Neglect in Children

Victoria Climbie. Daniel Pelka. Baby Peter. Hamzah Khan. Keanu Williams. These are all names that we know so well and have heard tal...

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The First Day of School....

Youngest had her very first day at school today. Trying to get her to stand still for a picture was a impossible as she was so excited, ...

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Review: About Time Movie

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a preview of   “About Time” – A new film from Richard Curtis, Director of Four Weddings, Love ...

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A New School Year!

So this week is youngest's first day at school, and I really don't know how I am going to react: Part of me anticipates I may b...

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Daddy and the "Woollies"

I am beginning to realise that eldest it seems was somewhat something of an enigma amongst her peers. At the young age of four, she was mor...

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Hiding From The Kids

I love the school holidays for such a variety of reasons - the main one being that there is no obligation to get up early. My husband will...

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An Update - Life over the last few months.

After a ridiculously crazy few months, I have finally got around to writing an update on what we have been up to over the last few months. H...

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Pupil Premium - More Preferential Treatment for Benefit Claimants

I am interrupting my silence this Sunday to blog about a topic I feel strongly about. This year, the government's new "pupil...

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