A Glimpse of the Future?

Miss E turned 9 in August.  Because her party is in the middle of the summer holidays we tend to organise her party before school breaks up.  This year we couldn’t get a date until afterwards so 2 days after they returned to school, 10 little girls visited Elliegance for a Nail Art and Sparky [...]

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The Night of the Questions

Miss M:  ”Mummy, will you and Daddy kiss each other anymore.”
Me:  ”Erm.  No M.  We care about each other but we’re better as friends.”
Miss M:  ”But I like you to do kissing Mummy.”
Me:  ”Erm…”
Miss M:  ”But you did do shouting Mummy.  My heard you and Daddy when my was next door and you did both [...]

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First Day at School

I wake up to uneasy light.  A reluctant grey that peers around the edge of my dark curtains whispering the morning rather than greeting it with any kind of enthusiasm. I am nervous.  Excited, but nervous.  There is the thump thump thump of footsteps along the landing, and suddenly we are two in the bed [...]

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SO what did we do at the Big Chill Festival?

My festival post is up over at lovely Linda’s Have a Lovely Time travel blog.  I’d love it so much if you’d pop over and have a read, especially if you want to see Miss M in her festival hat, some muddy wellies, and, wait for it…
THE TOILETS.
Right now I’m off to bed.  I’ve been delaying [...]

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Whatever Possessed Me?

I think I may be possessed.
There is definite evidence.
I’m not talking about the fact that my head can swirl around 360 degrees, I mean everyone can do that right?  And I’ve not been vomiting mushy peas, my voice is still kind of girlie, and nobody has commented that I’m speaking in tongues, but…
I’m probably possessed.
You see, [...]

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