Love it or hate it, most parents concede that In the Night Garden is a hit with the little ones. While many parents believe creators of the show must have been high on some hallucinogenic drugs when creating it, it seems the show has some magical affect on children leaving them trance-like and, when watched…
So this week, Boo has started going to nursery each morning. She was three in January so, after the Easter term, she got her free Early Years Entitlement. I have mixed emotions about it really. On one hand, she needs to go. She needs to interact with other children, learn routine and to listen. On…
Recently, I saw a blog post called ‘what’s in my changing bag.’ I am also aware of ‘what’s in my handbag’ posts so I have been thinking about this and what I can do. We are just about past changing bags and, to be honest, even I don’t know what’s in my handbag and the…
The word of the week this time is: Note it is choc not chocolate. Boo loves choc what child doesn’t I suppose? With Hubster still busy lambing it has been a hard week with no break for mummy. The hardest thing I find when it is like this is cooking our evening meal. Boo…
We all eat to much salt and sugar. It is in the headlines every day. As a mum, it worries me on a daily basis. I watch the amount of sugar and salt Boo eats regularly and try and stick to fruit as the most sugar she eats. However she is three so ‘choc’ does…
Kids’ shoes. They’re an expensive business aren’t they? I am big on making sure Boo’s shoes are the right size. I had a Saturday job at Clarks and Russell and Bromley when I was at college and university and I went on the shoe fitting courses so I know the deal. The bones in children’s…
So today we decided to bake. I cheated as you can see above. I thought with Boo, it would be all about the decorating so I bypassed the baking somewhat. She had a great time putting the cases in the tray Stirring the mixture (after I had a little go myself with the electric mixer)……
A week ago, I had the worst night sleep ever. I’d watched Call the Midwife last Sunday and one of the characters had nits. Well that night, I dreamt I had them and I must have itched all night. I would like to say this was an isolated incident but I am afraid it is not….
So you’d think the fact that we live on a farm would mean we have enough animals to keep us amused, wouldn’t you? Well that is true but when it comes to the more exotic kind of beast, I’m pretty sure the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) don’t allow even the likes of…
All children develop at different times. I remember stressing over my daughter crawling and walking. As a shoe-fanatic myself, I was simply dying to get Boo her first pair of shoes. Fast forward over a year and boy am I regretting being so eager. As she was a late walker however, I have faired better…
