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#LivingArrows – November 2023

by RachelSwirl November 27, 2023

November has been a tough cookie in this household but we’ve done our best to keep the kids entertained and at ease in the run-up to Christmas. I’m yet to find my festive spirit, I am never usually a ‘Bah Humbug’ sort of gal but it’s not easy at present. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we took the kids to the local Dickensian festival this weekend. The boys wore their bowler and top hats whilst E and I stuck with sensible woolen wear to keep ourselves wrapped up warm as it was frosty out. Despite the endless stalls …

#LivingArrows – October 2023

by RachelSwirl October 30, 2023

It feels like ages since I last wrote one of these posts – I remember the good old days when #LivingArrows posts were a weekly thing and whilst it was great to record regular memories, it’s a whole lot easier now that it is a monthly affair. Having watched far too many episodes of Stacey Solomon’s ‘Sort Your Life Out‘, we are currently in the midst of a mass clear-out which has involved going through each and every drawer, cupboard, nook, and cranny around the house and sorting things to go to charity or the tip. Whilst clearing the clutter …

#LivingArrows – September 2023

by RachelSwirl September 25, 2023

It’s been on heck of a tiring and testing month with the return to school, work, and general routine. E was the first of us to return to the classroom wearing her new uniform colours and it’s hard to believe but she’s now in her final year of primary school – where the heck has that time gone?! Meanwhile, J has moved up to key stage four and is steadily easing himself into his GCSE courses. It’s scary to think that this time next year he too will be in his final year. Time is just flying by and it’s …

#LivingArrows – August 2023

by RachelSwirl August 28, 2023

August has got to have been one of the busiest and the best months that we as a family have ever experienced. We spent the first half of the month holidaying in the sunshine state of fabulous Florida. It was the most awesome, epic holiday that we have ever had filled with adventures, laughter, smiles, and many many memories all of which I’m certain will remain with us for a lifetime. We rather reluctantly returned to the UK just in time to celebrate not one but two birthdays thus have spent the past week enjoying days out with family and …

#LivingArrows – July 2023

by RachelSwirl July 31, 2023

It’s been a nine-stop month for the kids with various activities both in and out of school. E’s been busy researching rivers, painting pictures, practicing her maths, and photographing local landscapes as part of a project for the end of the summer term. She then received an awesome end-of-year school report and was awarded the book prize for her love of reading thus finishing year five with a fierce smile and a very proud set of parents. J meanwhile blew our socks off as he completed breezed his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award. He was first at the campsite and …