This Christmas, our gingerbread house building party was epic. Just completely epic. And I can say that because I have endorsement from three little boys who were over the moon that Mickey Mouse [read: ShopDisney] sent them all the Wreck-It Ralph 2, Ralph Breaks the Internet toys for their little party. So it became the Wreck-It Ralph 2 Gingerbread Party!…
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Thanks to my new, new, please-let-it-last-forever decluttering and cleaning routine, I find myself actually having time to plan things at the moment instead of flying by the seat of my pants which, to be fair, has been my style most of my life. So welcome to Food Plan Friday! WHY FOOD PLAN FRIDAY? Meal planning is an area that I…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR [again]! We’re a whole week into the New Year and it’s colder now in Hampshire than it has been for the whole of December [except that one day when it was so cold that the car doors were frozen shut]. So here, on time, is my first Floating Boats, Sinking Ships post of the year. These are…
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Happy New Year! The boys forget many, many things but never what happens on New Year. It’s the tradition I manage to deliver on every year and I’ve no idea what made us start it in the first place, but this is the THIRD Jack Skellington Breakfast we’ve had in a row and the boys were bursting for it this…
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And for once, for once in my grown up life, I feel relatively stress-free. The house is “visitor” tidy and clean [read: no one go near the boys’ room], the presents are wrapped and everything is ready if you know what I mean *wink*. This never, EVER happens to me. So I’m feeling pretty happy and relaxed now, with just…
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