Following watching the recent release of Disney’s Zombies 2 my kids have done nothing but rewatch, dance and sing along to scenes from the movie. With it being yet another wet weekend we kept the kids entertained with indoor activities in between which they raced around pretending to be zombies. Rather than suggest another board game I decided to hunt out the hair chalk and gave them each a terrible transformation. J became a zombie with his very own z-band aka his Dad’s watch whilst E transformed into a werewolf! Chaos then commenced as the kids ran amuck screeching, moaning, howling, growling and making unearthly sounds as they chased each other around the house.…
I’m trying my very best to keep everything ‘ordinary’ at present, yet in no way does anything feel ‘normal’ nor ordinary at all. This girl and her furry friend (pictured below) along with her beautiful brother and my hero-husband are my ‘norm’, though they all far from ordinary and I love them all the more for being so unique. It’s been such a difficult few weeks not just with one thing but almost everything feels as if it is rapidly falling apart. Thankfully I have Paul and the kids who are pulling me through with all their might and I really don’t know what I’d do without them.…
Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. It’s been so long since we’ve seen snow that I’d almost forgotten what it looks like. Earlier this week the white stuff arrived and whilst it didn’t stay for long it was a lovely sight to see. Sadly the kids didn’t get the chance to go sledging as before they were even able to get up, ready and dressed the snow had melted leaving slushy puddles in its absence.…
I’ll be honest, I don’t really feel much like celebrating the ‘highs from February’, it’s been a terrible month and not one which I ever wish to repeat. Nevertheless, I’ll give it a shot and try to list a few of the things which I have #LikedandLoved throughout the past 29 days. Celebrating Valentines Day & Fifteen Years Together Paul and I have now been together for fifteen years in total, it doesn’t actually feel that long but then time seems to fly by once you are an adult. We didn’t go out or celebrate the occasion as we would usually do, things here are a bit hectic so we were quite happy to sit on the sofa with the television sharing a few sweet treats.…
February hasn’t been easy, it’s been one of the worst months of my life thus far. I won’t go into details but will tell you that despite things feeling incredibly dark at present, I am trying my very best to look for the light so without further ado, here are a few of my #LittleLoves from February 2020. Read Having really enjoyed reading ‘The Little Book of Hygge’ a few months back, I decided to treat myself to further books within the same series. I’ve since made a start on reading ‘The Little Book of Lykke‘ (pronounced Loo-Kah) and am yet to read ‘Lagom’ (The Swedish Art of Balanced Living).…
We woke this morning to a covering of snow and after having a week off for the half-term holidays, what better way to start the working week than a snow day? Sadly the snow didn’t last long, we didn’t even get the chance to go out and play as by the time the kids had performed their ‘snow day dance’ (aka random dancing and screaming around the living room), had eaten their breakfast and were both dressed and ready, it was pouring with rain. We didn’t waste the day entirely. Instead, we decided to enjoy our very own ‘board game bonanza’ and from lunchtime till almost bedtime.…
Talk about rainy day activities, we’ve done nothing but this week… we’ve played games, read books, baked cookies, coloured pictures, built Lego models, pieced together puzzles and painted all sorts of stuff. E has been after painting her unicorn model since she was given it back at Christmas and why not with the weather as it has been? This little lady has such a steady hand and concentrates so deeply whilst painting. It certainly kept her quiet for a fair few hours and isn’t entirely finished yet! E often reminds me of the Barbie doll from the backpack in Toy Story 2 as she too wants to be an artist when she is older.…
Is it just me or does there come certain points in your life when everyone around you seems to be following some sort of craze, phase or doing one particular thing? I’m not sure whether it’s that the things that you yourself desire suddenly become more noticeable, or whether there genuinely are phases and times of life when everyone seems to be following suit. Come to think of it, I guess it’s not all about desire as I myself wouldn’t contemplate running for love nor money, it doesn’t interest me in the slightest yet it seems to be a current craze and I’m forever hearing about people’s latest milestones in their marathons, park runs and such-like.…
Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. It’s been a wet, windy and wild half term. Though we’ve enjoyed the downtime, it would have been nice to get out and about without getting blown away. Whilst out on a fruitless mission to find tile paint (to spruce up my kitchen tiles) I decided to take a detour to snap a few shots of the local area. Although the river in this picture appears to be deceptively calm, let me assure you that the boats were rocking and I myself was battling against the wind to stay stood upright!…
The past few days have been a bit of a blur, there’s so much going on at present yet somehow we’ve managed to repaint both the kitchen and dining room, we’ve had a day out to the cinema to watch Sonic The Hedgehog followed by a MacDonald’s, and today we’ve been for a family swim at the local swimming baths. It has none-stop bucketed it down for the past week, if the weather wasn’t so wild we could have enjoyed walks in the woods, strolls on the shore or time out and about. I had toyed with the idea of taking the kids to Blackpool for the day but with the endless series of storms that we are being battered by, that and the fact that I need to stay close to home it’s just not going to happen.…
Whilst we’d love to rip out our entire kitchen and start from scratch, I very much doubt that we’ll be able to afford to do so for some time. We’ve had plans drawn up, we’ve chosen utilities and I’ve got all sorts of ideas for our ‘dream kitchen’ but I’ve accepted that for now, it just ain’t going to happen… However, the walls were crying out for a lick of paint thus Paul and I went shopping earlier today and after much deliberation over which shade of grey we should go for, our son solved the issue by selecting a sage-grey-green shade of paint.…
Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. Half term has finally arrived, though we’re still stuck indoors as Storm Dennis has arrived and is most definitely making his presence known. According to the local media it is currently not advisable to travel, though to be honest, I wasn’t really up for going out or doing much this weekend anyhow! The weather has been wicked of late, the wind has been so strong that trees, aerials and such-like have been brought down and I’m quite surprised that we have a trampoline still standing in our garden!…
I have such clever little kids! After what was an incredibly draining and difficult week, both J & E gave me the biggest lift and the biggest smile by winning their school’s lighthouse award (which is akin to the star of the week if you will). I must admit it seemed slightly unusual that they were both given this award in the same week but it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest, they are both shining stars and deserve a trophy for being such treasures. As I said above, it’s not been an easy time of late but my little ones seem to pull me through.…
At the risk of sounding like Phil Mitchell from Eastenders – “Family is everything”. When times get tough it’s family that you protect and family that you turn to. My family is indeed everything… These two treasures are my sunshine on a cloudy day, my rainbow in a stormy sky, they are the colour, the beauty and the happiness in my life. I can’t really remember a time before having kids which may seem odd. What exactly did I do with my time? Sure we watched television, we enjoyed evenings out, we read books, we batch baked and we tampered with technology but what did we actually do?!…
If you’re in the market for a horse, it can be a little daunting. Here you are on the cusp of buying a giant animal that weights well over 700 lbs, and you don’t always know what you’re doing. Owning a horse is nothing like owning a cat or a dog. It’s at a whole new level. Here are some of the questions that you’ll want to ask before you take the plunge: Why Are You Selling Your Horse? In some cases, the reasons for a person selling a horse is obvious. Legitimate reasons include things like lack of space or a horse reaching the end of its useful life.…
Apologies for the late post but for one reason or another, things aren’t quite as they should be at present thus my blog may be a little quieter for the short term. Today just so happens to be my ‘fourth blog birthday’! It doesn’t really feel like four years since I first created this here blog and wrote my first post – time flies I guess! I’ve really enjoyed writing, editing and creating posts over the past four years, it’s been a great way in which to document and record memories of Motherhood. Though, with the kids getting older, I tend not to share quite as much online (although they assure me that they don’t mind) as their privacy is important. …
Apologies for this week’s rather late(and backdated) #MySundaySnapshot post, there is a very good reason for my lack of blog posts recently but it’s not my story nor place to share. #MySundaySnapshot is a weekly blog linkup designed purely to share snapshots, you are more than welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. Whilst I could write an essay pouring my heart out upon recent events that have taken place, as I said above -it’s not my place nor story to share at present. Apologies for my silence but I hope that you can understand that until ‘things’ are sorted and settle down a little, I may not be blogging quite as much (or as on time) for the short term.…
Last week seemed to be the week of after-school appointments for both J & E with the hairdressers, dentist, after-school clubs, music lessons and so on. We were also meant to be going to swimming lessons on Sunday but then I fell poorly so that didn’t pan out as planned. There’s only so much I can do especially at present… Unlike the lads who have their hair cut every four-five weeks, it’s been eight months since E or I have had our hair cut. Though I’m yet to have the chop, E had her hair cut last week and whilst she only had a few inches snipped, it seems so much easier to manage!…
Apologies for the backdated post – I was intending to write this post yesterday (as dated) but I spent the entirety of my weekend bed-bound with what I first assumed to be a nasty cold but soon realised was fully-fledged flu. Talk about feeling like a wet rag, I literally flopped on my bed and other than reaching for a drink, the thermometer, painkillers or a bucket I was no use to anyone. After almost two days under a duvet, I finally got up, had a wash and got myself dressed. Though, by the time that I’d slapped on some foundation and had wobbled my way daintily down the stairs, I felt as if I’d run a marathon!…
Welcome to this week’s edition of the #MySundaySnapshot blog series, a blog-linky simply to share snapshots that you are more than welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. How I’d love to share a beautiful snapshot taken whilst out and about throughout the week. Unfortunately, my husband fell ill with flu-like symptoms earlier in the week and I have since followed suit. With a soring temperature of 39 degrees Celcius, I’ve spent my Saturday shivering, sweating, sneezing and sleeping. I have therefore opted to share a ‘rainy day’ picture which I took a week or two ago – I find watching raindrops rather fascinating as much like a lava lamp, the water droplets are each shaped and move differently.…
