Sponsored post My eldest daughter absolutely loves her new school and, much to my relief, is really thriving there. The one thing that drives us both mad, though, is the dress code. She’s in the sixth form, but they don’t have to wear uniform – they are supposed to turn up each day in ‘interview [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 16, 2012
Here I am, bloodied but unbowed by another holiday ….. and realising that, as far as Child One goes, I don’t have all that many more to stagger through. Gone are the days when she was attached to my leg, screaming for things to cut and stick together very gloopily. Nowadays, she’s up in her [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 9, 2010
Ten things I have said since school started: 1. The first day is always the worst. You’ll be back in the swing of things tomorrow. 2. The second day is always the worst. You’ll be back in the swing of things tomorrow. 3. The first week is always the worst. Well, by that I mean [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Sponsored post We came back from our many staycations (of which more in future episodes) to a satisfyingly huge parcel. It turned out to be from those delightful people at Tesco! As you see from the pictures, a frenzy then ensued as we ripped open the brown paper, revealing a lovely big sturdy black box, [...]
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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