I’ve never really been a fan of attendance awards at school. My teenager, Star, has a chronic illness and has spent many days in hospital and lost a lot of her attendance. She never received a single attendance award at school, so as well as being a sick child she was also punished for her…
Parenting
Probably the last time I talk About my Children’s Personalities
Back in 2014 I observed my three youngest children while they made some decoupage. I talked about their personalities at the ages of four, seven and nine years old. Then on to 2017 (which seems like yesterday) I wrote another post when they were six, nine and eleven years old. My children are now eleven,…
Sweet 16, Happy Birthday to Star!
Today my little girl is 16 years old. I so remember that day cooking sausage sandwiches for the rest of the family while struggling with labour pains. I thought they were Braxton Hicks as my baby wasn’t due for another two weeks. But after a really difficult pregnancy I think my baby girl was ready…
Summer Days Out with the Little Man
When we were on holiday a couple of weeks ago it became apparent that the girls were now too old to want to be seen out with their parents, yes, even on holiday. This meant that the Little Man was often feeling left out. After arriving home we decided to spend a couple of Summer…
The Little Man’s 11th Birthday
This post is over a week late as the Little Man had his 11th birthday 12 days ago. His day started quiet, it was just me and his Dad watching him open his cards and presents. He played with his new aircraft carrier for a while, but mostly just making noises. The lazer guns had…
