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Competativeness
The school are holding a competition. The worst kind, a crafty kind. I send the little darlings to school to do all that messy creative stuff so that we don't have to do it at home all the time. It...
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Congregating rant | MOVE!
Oh dear I do believe i'm rather on a ranting roll, again. Bollocks.If there's one thing that utterly irritates me it's thoughtless and inconsiderate congregating. Not to be sexist seeing as I myself...
View ArticleSwearing
Final rant, promise. Well, for now at least.[Apparently this post may offend. Just to clarify this is my personal rant reflecting my personal opinions and peeves. If it offends you then your opposing...
View Article15 reasons why Toddlers are just miniature drunks.
Ever wondered just how alike Toddlers are to drunks?1. They both have questionable balance and have tendencies to walk into things. A lot. They fall over, themselves, too.2. Both will talk at you....
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Toddlers Guide to going out : By A. Toddler
Listen up buddies, huddle. Yeah you at the back too, lets huddle and listen up. This is important life stuff we be sharing here.At times, parents will decide to take us out, into that big world...
View Article'I Hate You!'
It's easy to become complacent in parenting and then one of the little sods will throw us a curveball, just to remind us they're all so delightfully different.The Preschooler has somehow picked up the...
View ArticlePride.
proudpraʊd/adjective1.feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated."a proud grandma of...
View ArticleA letter to The Preschooler (4th Birthday Post)
How on earth is The Preschooler four? He went to bed aged three, as usual, Monday night and then woke up a four year old on Tuesday. I know it sounds terribly cliche but I can't believe he's four...
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The Preschooler's 4th Birthday
Yes, The Spawn are terribly deprived children who've never had a proper birthday party. I know, I know we're terrifically mean.We used to celebrate The Spawns Birthday by inviting close family members...
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The Bad Mother's Handbook: how to successfully steal your child's chocolate.
Easter loot is much easier to store if you get rid of all the excess packaging and break up the eggs into bite size pieces. These can then be stored along with the sweets etc in zip lock bags or...
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Toys R Us Toyologist: Lego City Cargo Heliplane Review
The wonderful people at Toys R Us sent us, as part of their Toyologist programme, the Lego City Cargo Heliplane to review. Now I'll be honest, we're not technically a Lego family. I know, we're...
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Easter
Don't get me wrong, I'm known to go a little mad at Xmas but Easter I just don't get. It's always been somewhat of a none event to me. As a child I'd get the obligatory egg from The Parents and we'd...
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Fun With Water Beads
If there's one thing the local town has in abundance, it's pound shops. They appear to be everywhere. I'll admit to rather liking them at times, obviously some are considerably more palatable than...
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24+0
So today marks the big 24+0 or as some pregnant woman dub it 'viability day'. Yet I loath the term 'viable' in reference to babies, especially one of mine. It's so dreadfully clinical and impersonal....
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A #MorrisonsMum Post: Baking with The Preschooler (Post 1)
One of our favourate recipes to bake at home is Jammie Dodgers. They're cheap to make, easy, fun and best of all they're yummy.I promised The Preschooler we could bake this week, the only ingredient...
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How not to go to the park
Last weekend we decided to take The Spawn to the park. This one is a 1.4mile walk each way, uphill homeward bound.Everything was looking Idyllic; the skies were blue, the birds were cheeping, the sun...
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Because I'm poorly Mummy....
As well as my buggered ankle, the week was also a none starter from The Preschooler's point of view too. For a few days he'd been complaining on and off with tummy ache with an accompaniment of shall...
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