In recent years, there has been a massive surge in the popularity of Halloween partially thanks to an increase in programmes from America depicting extravagantly decorated houses and groups of children trick or treating. Whereas in the past, families would have mostly ignored the occasion or maybe carved a slightly dubious looking pumpkin, now it’s… Continue reading It’s Halloween, but not as you know it
Category: family
Where does it all go???
We are now a few days into term and I already find myself asking how things can simply vanish without a trace. After just 3 days at school, my 7-year-old has managed to lose his brand new school jumper and apparently it is nowhere to be found. He promises me that he was wearing it… Continue reading Where does it all go???
You’re never fun!!
Tonight, my 7 year old said 3 words to me that really hit hard. “You’re never fun!” He said after I had told him that it was too late to be playing in the garden at gone 7 pm and our neighbours wouldn’t appreciate him shouting. It was time for PJs and he didn’t want… Continue reading You’re never fun!!