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. I haven’t taken many photos this week, mainly because we have been very busy and sometimes life just doesn’t need a […]
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Will he let you? How will he cope?
I am going away in 3 weeks time. Leaving my crew for 2 nights and 2 days. It’s my birthday in three weeks time, and instead of gifts, I asked if I could have some time off. I tend to prefer minimum fuss for my birthday, and this year I asked if it would be […]
READ MORENormal service is resuming.
It’s been a rollercoaster of six weeks. Normal service is resuming. He’s going back to work tomorrow. Slowly, he’s easing himself back into normal routine. 6 weeks ago, they told me he “we think is having a heart attack”. Then, much to our relief, it wasn’t that. But it still was over a week in […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 25/05/19 – 31/05/19 Goodbye May, you haven’t been fun.
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. May has been a bit brutal, and if you follow us you will know we have dealt with a major illness. […]
READ MOREGetting prepared to deal with hay-fever with HayMax
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some hay-fever products to try. As with all medical conditions, please seek appropriate advice from a qualified practitioner* Summer is coming and so is hay-fever and we are already heavily into spring. I love the warmer weather and sunshine, but unfortunately it brings with it one […]
READ MOREA birthday, being grateful..
A month ago today, the kids and I left this man in hospital. We were reeling from shock after having him admitted with what was initially suspected to be a heart attack, then a diagnosis of a virus in his heart. The last four weeks have been hard. I think they have been some of […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 19/05/19 – 24/05/19 Celebrating life
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. This is very belated, and late. But better late than never I guess, and 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. If I said that the end of […]
READ MOREMonster Jam Trucks from Spinmaster – all the Monster Jam fun in miniature!
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent items to review. All opinions are our own* My small son LOVES watching Monster Jam. huge trucks racing and competing against each other. Noisy, big, crashing. Basically his idea of a lot of fun. So being able to recreate that at home, with Monster Jam trucks […]
READ MOREPopPops Slime. Fun, gross, the kids love them!
Slime? You either love or loathe it. My kids absolutely love it. We have been having some slimy fun with Pop Pops and if you don’t like slime then this blog post is not for you. However if you do like slime, or know someone these might be fun for then read on… We have […]
READ MOREGetting jobs around the house done with Viking Tape.
*This is a collaborative post with Viking Tape which we hope is helpful* When the weather gets warmer, and spring is properly here, and you are thinking about summer and all the things you are looking forward to, it’s easy to let those jobs that you noticed needed doing, over the winter, slip to the […]
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