f you’ve not already experienced it, toilet training a boy is hard work. Toilet training (as we can’t really call it potty training) any child is hard work, although some do find it easier than others as with everything about…
G’day UK! I’m Francesca and the lovely Emma has allowed me to pop over for a visit here on her blog as part of International Blog Swap Day, a joint initiative of Tots100 (UK) and Digital Parents (Aus). I’ve never…
We’re now on week 18 of our picture book challenge, and yet again, I felt like we’ve not read much this week. So, much more outdoor play, and the only reading we’ve done has been just before bed. No snuggling…
I’ve been checking out TKMaxx more frequently than usual over the last 6 months or so. We have one in town, but it’s a bit of a walk away from the main shopping centre area. However I work a 5 minute walk…
This week’s been a bit short on photos for Project 365. I’m finding it’s getting to the end of the day and I’m realising I’m not really taking photos of anything of any meaning. I just snap away and things…
We’re so lucky being on the farm, as it means that even if we can’t get further afield (no pun intended!), there’s still plenty of space for the children to play outside. Being farm children, there’s not really any excuse…
You may have seen the tweets flying about last weekend, and noticed the posts that have subsequently been appearing on blogs. But if not, Saturday was Blog Camp in Birmingham. This was my first Blog Camp, and I was lucky…
Families can be really hard work. You can have great relations, where all family interaction seems really easy. Or family members you rarely see, and some that are really hard work. My mum was great as she would religiously phone her…
Unsurprisingly, N has already picked up a lot of views which seem to have come from myself. In particular, I like to share my feelings in the car and vocalise my opinions of some of the crass driving you often see around. We…
I maintain I am not a creative person. So I baulked at first when we were asked to write a short story that tied in with Forest Holidays’ project, Fairy Tales in the Forest. However, considering how much N loves books,…
I class myself as a fairly savvy shopper, especially when it comes to books. But even though I keep a record of the books we have, I have found several times that we’ve ended up with duplicates. This is obviously…
