Sunday Morning Monkey…
He might be three, but he’s still my baby…

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He might be three, but he’s still my baby…

Nothing quite says Christmas preparation like the word ‘hamper’ – and we’ve just been enjoying a delicious one from Del Monte – and you can too! Say #YesToTheBest and enter to win a hamper full of goodies including the new squeeze pouches featuring Mickey Mouse! They’re absolutely delicious – and I know that because my…
Beans had his first day of pre-school today, after two settling-in-with-mommy sessions. He’s been allocated five afternoons as we’re entitled to 15 hours of pre-school fun, but we’re seeing which afternoons suit him best. As as he’s a summer birthday, our poor little Beaner is going to be wiped out for one, and secondly I’m…
The Spiderman curse. He’s learning to write his name. He knows his colours, can say the alphabet, count over 20, count with one to one correspondence, add and subtract single digit numbers…and his vocabulary knocks me off my feet. He’s amazing, and he’s mine. He’s beautiful, and I love him so much it overwhelms my…
I taught algebra today at school before coming home to create our version of Blackpool tower. In its algebraic form (did I make that word up? Probably.) I reasoned the following: Back in the day (or the “olden days” as I used to call it when referring to my own parents’ childhood) when staycations were the norm…
Lockdown begins today – which means we’re back to spending every minute inside our home – no clubs, no outings, no playdates. This is the time when our walls seem to be closing in on us, and I’ve been on the lookout for a mortgage calculator to see how much a bit more space would…
It was only a week or so ago that I was lamenting the loss of my first born’s babyhood, thinking I would close the chapter of his crammed to bursting baby book that covers “firsts” and continue to feel blue for all eternity…or something like that. I was sad, anyhow. No more! This week bought…