It’s that time of year again, everyone is thinking of going back to school. We have a bit of a predicament this year as we still don’t have a school for the girls to go to. I am forever hopeful that things will come together once we have moved house and I’ve been to see…
Archives for August 2013
This is My Child, This is My Star
I am writing this post for the Mumsnet #Thisismychild campaign to raise awareness about the issues facing parents whose children have special needs, and myths about disabilities. This is my child, This is Star. It is her eighth birthday today and here she is stuffing her face with pizza. We had considered a birthday party…
Ozeri Kitchen Scales Review
The very day my own kitchen scales gave up on me and started telling me the most enormous fibs of how much I was putting in their little bowl, I received an e-mail asking me if I’d like to review some gorgeous new kitchen scales. Maybe it’s because I like baking cakes, but I have…
Making Animations with Hue Animation Studio
We were thrilled to be able to review the Hue Animation Studio and have a go at making our very own animations. I have never made an animated film before and was a little worried that it might all be a little too technical, but Hue Animation Studio is designed for kids and it really…
Star and the Broken Neck
Star is hypermobile, she was diagnosed almost two years ago when we were having the pain in her knees investigated. We didn’t really understand the full implications, or that there were several types of hypermobility. We have now been promised that she will have a full diagnosis of the type of hypermobility she does have…