Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. Our week has been, yet again, interesting. We started off with the realization that Spotty the Gecko is not a boy […]
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Fabulous subscription boxes from Gus & Bella
*This is a review post, we were kindly sent some items to review and share about* The humans in this house think they are in charge. Of course, they aren’t really, but we let them think that because it keeps them happy. We cats are clever and much more sensible than humans though. We sleep […]
READ MOREDear swimming lesson and swimming pool parents.
I am a swim mum. My children both have swimming lessons weekly, and we visit our local leisure center, for this. We use the pool, and then we shower and go home. I loathe public swimming pools, but because I believe that swimming is an important life skill for kids to learn, we go, and […]
READ MOREPhonics, clearing up some of the mystery.
I didn’t learn to read using phonics, as a child, so I had no real idea of what all the fuss was about them, and using the phonic method to help children learn to read, until my own children started school. This is a helpful guest post explaining how phonics work and why they are […]
READ MOREWhy we chose to homeschool.
This time last year, we made a rather monumental, and life-changing parenting choice. We didn’t share with many people, initially, because we wanted to try and work out how our plan would look, and if it was working then we could share and if it didn’t work, we could go back to what we knew […]
READ MOREThe Power of Education – the Education and Parent Blogger Tag
The lovely Lisa from Lisa’s Notebook tagged me in The Power of Education – the Education and Parent Blogger Tag created by Freddies’s Mummy something a bit different and an interesting way to see how we all view education and what the future holds for our children. Education for me is the most important thing you can […]
READ MOREStyling a bedroom just for grown ups.
*This is a collaborative post* My parenthood journey has meant making a fair number of sacrifices as we have had kids, and our priorities have changed a lot. Before we had children, our house seemed to stay clean and tidy, and things rarely got broken or damaged. Once we had childen we realized that sometimes, […]
READ MORETough stains on clothes? Here’s how to get them out.
*This is a collaborative post* We all have had to deal with stains on our favorite pants, shirts, or dresses in the past. Some are easier to get rid of than others. Many people have one go-to solution for removing stains. However, depending on the type of stain, you may need to use different substances. […]
READ MORETyre care. Keeping your car on the road safely
*This is a collaborative post with some tips on tyre care that we hope will be helpful* If you own a car or use a car you know that there are certain things you need to do, legally for it to be safe to drive. Making sure your MOT is completed every year, and that […]
READ MOREProject 365. A photo a day. Photos that make you smile.
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. Do you have a favorite and treasured photo that makes you smile and brings back good memories? I think we all do. This is one of mine. This photo, of what is now the tween, is one of my most favourite pictures of her […]
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