*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a Measure Mate to try out and review* As a home school parent, this year, I have been somewhat overwhelmed by what is actually available in terms of resources and equipment available to us. Working out what we need, and don’t need, what is worth investing […]
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18 summers? Nah, not here…
In the past few years, I have seen posts doing the rounds about only having “18 Summers” with our children. The point of these posts being that we only have 18 summer holidays with our kids, and that somehow we need to make sure these summers are magical, perfect, and special, because when our kids […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 13/07/19 – 20/07/19 – snails and not the eating kind
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. We have had a busy, crazy week, sliding into the end of term. We have had a lot of last sessions […]
READ MOREGetting beach ready with Tesalate
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent an item to review and share about* The summer holidays are here and many of us are lucky enough to be heading off to warm places to enjoy a summer break. You might be heading somewhere near a beach or a spot to swim, or where […]
READ MOREDon’t let them win. Bullying didn’t break us.
A year ago, I walked up to a group of parents in the playground of our school, and told them, in no uncertain terms, what I thought of their children. I had spent eighteen months, biting my tongue. Eighteen months, propping my daughter up as she was picked on, harassed, teased and made to feel […]
READ MOREKeeping up to date with my nursing skills with Health Academy
*This is a partnership post sharing some resources I have found very helpful* I am an ex nurse. I trained as a Pediatric nurse, and then worked at a children’s hospital, before moving into community nursing working with children with special needs. I currently don’t practice as a nurse, but I do work with families […]
READ MOREOur week in photos. 06/07/19-13/07/19 an average week.
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. It’s been a funny old week. I haven’t taken many photos, which is unusual for me. We have all had a […]
READ MORENight Zoo Keeper – Making learning fun.
*This is a review post, which contains an affiliate link* I am always looking for great learning resources as a mum, for my kids, particularly now we are on a homeschool journey with our son, and when I find something we like, that works well, then I like to share about it. The Night Zookeeper […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 29/06/19 – 05/07/19 cat birthdays and new grumpy hamsters…
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. We have had a great week. We are all tired, but it has been rather nice. We welcomed Grandparents visiting from […]
READ MOREProtecting your children from social media
*This is a collaborative post, which we hope will be helpful* Something my parents didn’t have to think about when I was growing up was social media. There were other things they had to worry about but protecting your children from social media wasn’t one of them. Things have changed and children have now become […]
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