Parenting

As They Grow

Last weekend I took my daughter down to London for the day. She wanted to browse around Camden Market, a far cry from our previous trips to see the Natural History Museum, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Shopping was the only thing on her mind. We did shop until we dropped, she flagged at around …

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Happy 14th Birthday, Boo

Today sees my beautiful firstborn turn 14. How?!  My girl seems to grow up more every month these days, I’m just happy that she still wants to spend time with me and shares so much with me. It’s fun having a teenager. She’s now in Year 9 at school, and she’s settled in well to …

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Little Man Is 11!

Today sees us celebrating a birthday here as Little Man is 11! He’ll be starting his last year of primary school in a few days time and I look at him and see how much he’s grown up over the past few years. When he started school he was very shy and reluctant to join …

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As The School Year Ends

How are we already at the end of another school year?  I distinctly remember having a chat with a friend in October, I can picture where we were at the time, talking about the end of the year and thinking it was ages away, and yet that chat feels like last week! My daughter’s just …

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Having The Best Cousins

Today feels like a good day to reflect on the relationships my two have with their cousins. Today is my oldest nephew’s birthday, the one who first made me an auntie. It’s a lovely bond, I think, cousins.  The kids are fortunate to have 3 cousins. My nephews are 27 (today!) and 20, my niece …

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That Secondary School Life

I can’t quite believe that we’re already in the final term of Year 8 for my daughter. She’s nearly completed two years at her secondary school now and it honestly feels like we were only just nervously waiting for her school place to be offered.  Year 8 really seems to fly by. It seems to …

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And The Cricket Is Back

Last year my son decided to give cricket a go. He knew absolutely nothing about the sport, in fact, he was asking whether it involved home runs! But his friend was keen to join a local club so he decided to give it a go to see whether it’d be something he’d enjoy. I can …

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Where Did That Toddler Go?

I went along to my son’s parent’s evening last week.  He never ceases to amaze me, and it’s tricky to explain without sounding like I have very low expectations of him!  I don’t at all. I know he’s bright, I know he’s more than capable, and I know he’s good at listening and doing what’s …

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13 and 10

My kids are aged 13 and 10 now.  On a day to day basis, I am aware of this fact.  I know how old they are, I was definitely there when they came into this world.  It’s just when I stop and think about it that I can’t quite grasp that they are 13 and …

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