One of my favourite things to do at Christmas time is decorating the Christmas tree with our children. My husband and I got the decorations out and let our children put the decorations where they wanted. M enjoyed standing on the arm of the sofa to put the decorations up as high as she could!…
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On the seventh day of Christmas – Cooking with kids
Read moreIt’s no secret that I enjoy cooking and I think part of my passion for it has passed onto our twins. This years they’ve helped me to bake our Christmas cake, apple pie and mince pies. You can read all about the fun we had baking our Christmas cake here. I love baking and think…
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Christmas Past and Present
Read moreBeing a kid at Christmas is one of the best experiences ever. I have really wonderful memories of Christmas from when I was a child. Waking up Christmas morning and discovering a stocking full of presents at the end of my bed, then going downstairs and seeing presents under the Christmas tree too! Of course,…
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Unusual Christmas Gifts
Read moreI’ve written a few Christmas gift guides on my blog lately, but I thought I would write one that focuses on some unusual gifts. Aside from the usual chocolates, perfumes and jewellery, I like to find some unique gifts too. The Works is one of my favourite places to go because they have a really…
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Christmas Gifts for Parents
Read moreFinding gifts for parents can be hard at times so that’s why I’ve put together some ideas for you which will hopefully help make the job a little easier! A mini personalised wine bottle from Just Miniatures. I just love these! They’re super cute, you can pop them in a stocking, maybe even in a homemade…
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#BetterforBaby – The Amazing New Campaign by Pampers!
Read moreBeing a parent is pretty amazing, I’m sure you’ll agree. Sure, it’s hard at times, especially in the early days. Then of course you have the tantrums, potty training, terrible twos and….well, all of those things aside, I’m sure it’s safe to say that we’d all do it again if we could! As a mum…
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Impact of the spending review on UK social care
Read moreIt’s expected that the Chancellor’s spending cuts will impact on social care in the UK in a big way, according to sources such as the Guardian. Despite the fact that social care requirements are growing in the UK as the population ages and expands, the Tory government is inflicting real cuts in the funding of this sector. Social…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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On the sixth day of Christmas – Surviving the in-laws!
Read moreI think I’m fairly lucky that I get on really well with my mother-in-law. Sadly my own mum passed away 10 years ago which makes it even more important to me that our girls have an older female figure in their lives. Of course they have their older sisters, but a nana is a wonderful…