A Christmas Poem

Christmas is here
The Mummy’s getting fat
Please put some quiet pills in Miss M’s hat

P.S
We haven’t disappeared.
We’re having Christmas.
It’s lovely.

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Christmas Cooking

Just in case you’re stuck for something to do…

We did these the other day

They were so easy

Some were used to decorate Daddy’s Christmas cake prezzie from E and M

Some went to Granny’s for Christmas Day

And some we hung on the tree

They look fab don’t they?
And the ones on the tree still smell amazing a week [...]

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The Ultimate Christmas Song Meme

I’m wearing my dancing shoes.

I’d love to say these are they, because let’s face it they’re kind of fab, and they’d make my ankles look gorg and my legs look all long and gazelle-like… but if I’m honest they’re more like these.

Flat.  Comfy. Chunky.  Great for jumping up and down in, and lots of ankle [...]

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Pushy Love

Sometimes you have to push your kid a little. Just a little. Like when they’re feeling tired and ill but it’s their last rehearsal before something very special. When I say push I don’t mean shouting, bribery, threats. I mean hugs, reassurance, encouragement.  Because sometimes stuff is too special, too important to miss. [...]

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Little Boots at my house this Christmas

No not that Little Boots, these little boots.

Two little monkeys went shopping one day…

They stopped in at Clarks to view the display

Miss M fell in love with these snuggle pies straight away and looked no further because that’s what 6-year-olds do #stubbornasamule.  We’d seen them on the website and they were even nicer in real [...]

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Hot-Headz, for the hot one in your life?

If  you happen to have one of those other halves (and it’s generally the male versions) who likes to push him/herself to the limit when it comes to ‘hot’ food, then one or all of these fab Hot-Headz Sauces might be the perfect gift…

1. Tapatio Hot Sauce – 40th Anniversary of this Mexican inspired sauce [...]

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My kid’s friend’s Mum is so cool

It’s always kind of nice when your kid’s friends like you.
You know what I mean right?
Because, you remember when you were younger and you’d go round to your mates houses, and there was the scary mum, the strict mum, the stern mum, the funny mum, the nice mum, the silly mum, the cool mum, the [...]

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Christmas ponderings from a single mum

Christmas has arrived. The tree is up, the lights are aglow  and the Christmas movie watching has begun.
E and M have both been off poorly today so we have cuddled up and watched  Matilda, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Annie.
It feels too early for Polar Express but we might do Arthur Christmas next [...]

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POYNT- for that moment when you really need a local cab

POYNT is a fab FREE mobile app. It’s basically a local search application which allows you to find businesses, restaurants, cinemas and events in your local area and will even provide directions to them for you!!
Sounds good right?
And as they agreed to donate £50 to The Joseph Salmon Trust in exchange for a review I couldn’t really [...]

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Disney on Ice – Review

If you ever get the chance to see Disney on Ice, do it.  We were lucky enough to be invited to Disney on Ice World of Fantasy and it was truly stunning and a wonderful way to start our Christmas.
Lightning McQueen, Mater and the gang started the show with stunts and banter, and even though [...]

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