The Big Stuff

Last week was fairly traumatic for me.
Not because my two little girls were away with their Daddy.  That’s fine; good even, because it makes me realise how much he must miss them a lot of the time – and I don’t often think about that.  It’s a year and a half since Mr B and [...]

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Cartwheeling with a Toys R Us Giraffe

La famille Beaufoix has a new role.  Or is it have a new role?
Anyway it is very serious and important and fabulous and one we plan to fulfill to the best of our abilities.
It will be tough.
There may be hard times, tears, squabbles, possibly even bruises, but we will soldier on because we live to [...]

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A little bit batty

Ging gang gooly gooly gooly gooly wotcha
Ging gang goo
Ging gang goo
Hmmm, I think someone may have been on the scrumpy when they wrote that one, perchance.
I however, am sat sipping tea, crunching pringles and hoping the noisy family in the tent opposite did not just hear me cursing their kid for being such a loud [...]

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Sometimes it’s hard being five

Sometimes it’s hard being five

People take you to places like inner city beaches and expect you to have fun.

They expect you to jump up and dance when you’re watching Johnny and the Raindrops, even though you’re quite happy to sit and strum along in a quiet way.

And you can never quite keep up with your [...]

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Spot the kid

There is a 5 year old in this bed.  Honest.
It actually reminds me of a similar cuddly toy invasion post involving her sister a few years ago.
My kids are weird.
p.s.  The first commenter to point out where she is will win the tree nearest to their house.  You know the one.

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Mum to a ten year old now

Today I am Mum to a 10 year old.
My little blonde girl has been here a whole decade.
The thing is, I can’t remember, or even imagine a time when she wasn’t here.  My heart won’t let me do it.  Maybe that’s just because I’m in a soppy mood today, but whatever it is, it’s fine [...]

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Dolphins actually Fart quite a lot – Discovery Cove v Aquatica

I know, I know, it’s at least a month and a half since I was lucky enough to experience the joys of sunny Florida with some very yummy mummies, but I now realise there is something I’ve been putting off.
I mean, there was that little thing of a week of walking 84 miles for charity, [...]

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Random moment of the day

I’m sat reading.  A stolen moment while Miss M plays with her ponies at my feet and Miss E is at her friend’s house.
I feel, rather than notice her stare, and look up to be met by slightly glazed eyes that are looking through me rather than at me.
Then she speaks.
Miss M:  “Mummy, it’s hard [...]

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Smells funny

We’re sitting in the garden as a bright day gently turns to night.  Our small fluff headed rabbit stalks and teases.  One minute he dashes across the newly mown lawn as if possessed, the next he hops over Miss E’s legs and twitches his nose, eyeing Miss M before tossing her yellow plastic sand toy [...]

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