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The Girls Like Kylie Thank The Maker

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While scratching around for some music to put on for the girls to dance to earlier, I had a brainwave. They had never seen Kylie Minogue before. They have no...

The Morning Routine

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I didn’t get up until 7:10 this morning… it’s funny how those few minutes can cause such a rush later on. Part of the reason was because W banged her head ye...

Toy Kitchens

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No apologies for the 1970s advert from YouTube above. Our younger kids have been given a play kitchen by our friends, and have spent all afternoon engrossed ...

Reflecting On The First Weeks

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While taking a break from the mayhem that tends to unfold throughout our house between 7am and 7pm each day, I thought it might be worth looking back at our ...

One Thing After Another

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Yesterday was a nightmare, and today isn’t looking any better so far.

Returning To The Office

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I will be going to visit work tomorrow for an hour - the first time I have been back since leaving in late February to begin our adoption journey. It’s going...

Experimenting With Vox

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Many moons ago I had an account at Vox - I was one of the beta testers when it was being developed too.

Waking Up Early

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I have been awake since 5am when the youngest woke and started crying. I had no idea why, and neither did she - as soon as I walked in the bedroom door she w...

Observations From A Day Out

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We took the children to the farm again today - to see (and feed) the animals, and to play on the adventure playground. We didn’t really give much thought to ...

Washing Up

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Today I have been mostly washing up. Usually I switch off while washing things up, but this evening while drying the fourth sink full in a row, I became awar...