Miserable kids
Miserable kids really aren’t what you want. Children, especially young ones, should be full of fun and laughter, excitement and interest. Thankfully N is a happy chappy and even though he occasionally has a bit of a wobble and cry…
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Introduction to Gardening
I hate gardening. Not quite true as there’s nothing to actually hate because I don’t do it. Our garden is still the paddock it was when the house was built. Great for a big area of grass to play on,…
Night night
As I’ve said before, N loves reading so of course before bed we have to choose a book (or 2) to read. Today we had Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack which is a lovely book about a baby cockerel being born, but not…
Meal Planning Monday: 25th February 2013
So it’s that time again – late by a day though – where I list my meal plan for the week. It’s only Tuesday and it’s already been slightly thrown out by various things (roast pork on Sunday where there…
50 Book Challenge: February update
I feel like I’ve been reading less this month (totally blame discovering Candy Crush, and feeling more tired in the mornings so reading less then before getting up). Haven’t downloaded many new books as I’ve got a stack piling up…
Grampy melt down
N is definitely a Grampy’s boy. Ok, so he loves the rest of his family too – cousins, Gran, Grandma, aunts, uncles, but it’s always Grampy he wants to see. Now we have a melt down (or as close as…
Toddlerisms 5: Jigsaws and train sets
N’s current favourite toys have to be his wooden jigsaws and his wooden railway. He quite often shouts (because all toddlers have one volume for talking, and that’s loud) ‘jigsaw’ or ‘train track’ and in the next breathe ‘help’. He’s…
Final teeth
Whoop, all very exciting. N’s final 2 teeth have arrived. I had been trying to keep an eye on them coming for ages, but there hadn’t seemed any sign of them. Well, apart from him having looser nappies (but then…
The Best
Chuckle chuckle. Who’s the best in our household? According to the OH, it’s him. He keeps trying to indoctrinate N by telling him ‘Dad’s Best’ in the hope that N will repeat it back. Unfortunately it seems to be failing….
Get ready for Mother’s Day – engraved gifts
Mother’s Day is coming up (10th March for those of you with bad memories and need reminding…my brother being one!) and it’s that time to have a think about what gifts would be appropriate for your nearest and dearest. Or…
Teach children how to use cutlery
We’re pretty big on table manners here. Well, the OH is, and I’d like to think we’ve taught N well. Although he does have a tendency to wander off from the table after eating. Thankfully only at home. He’d not…