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You might be wondering why I have a photo of milk and donuts instead of something technical looking when I’m talking about slideshows. Well, I’m currently obsessed with the Donut Showdown program on TV and can’t stop thinking about them. Do you know how long I spent trying to figure out how to make a…
Nursery is the first stepping stone in a child’s education. Although it’s not compulsory, children can benefit from the educational opportunities available to them and a smooth transition into proper schooling. For parents it is also a means to get back to work, or just have a much-needed break. It’s a decision that is completely…
…was perfect. It was cinnamon sweet, warm and toasty, bursting with freshly grated nutmeg…and sprinkled in teeny tiny candy canes. Every smell, taste, touch, sight or sound said, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” in large, bold (red) letters. There was no mistaking the season in the Jones household; Baby Dragon’s introduction to “festive” could only have been made…
It’s no secret that I’m terrible at meeting that first haircut milestone with any kind of joy in my heart. I hate that the hair they were born with, the baby locks that I grew, is taken away. It feels like a part of them, and me, is taken away – a bond broken. Worse still…
Our first Elf arrived in 2011 when Jensen Indiana was one year old. I had discovered the tradition through reading American family blogs and there were aspects I loved about the whole idea and others I wasn’t so fond of. The basic concept was of an elf who arrived in your home and who…