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Funny Memories of the things my Kids have said.

January 19, 2020 by Anne Sweet 16 Comments

I’ve been recording some of the funny memories that have been coming up on my Facebook timeline. I do hope they continue but I have a feeling that now my kids are older the funny stuff will start to disappear. Or, they won’t want me to share it.

Anway, here’s my latest funny memories from over the years.

2010 Politics

Star points to tv while news is on and says ‘that’s David Cameron’ I said who is he then? She says ‘the prime minister’ so I say what does he do, she says ‘he watches all the children and tells Santa when they are naughty’…ohhh David Cameron stoops to a new low!

I remember this so well. Star would have been just over five years old. I was so impressed that she knew who the Prime Minisiter was at the time. Then she has to add her funny spin on it. I knew they were in power for some reason. But then again, the less said about David Cameron the better in my opinion.

2011 Funny Memories Nursery Sassiness

walking back from nursery with Boo I asked her what she had been doing today, she said “don’t wanna talk, just wanna walk!” Well, it shut me up!

You know those days when you’ve missed your little one and you’re keen to talk about their day at nursery or school? Well, this time my little 3 year old certainly put me in my place. What happens in nursery stays in nursery!

2012 Funny Memories Christmas Biscuits

Star is running a stall at the school xmas fayre tomorrow, I asked her what she was selling….” biscuits, we’ve got red and white biscuits, xmas pudding biscuits and burnt biscuits” lol, guess which ones I won’t be buying.

Always the honest one, I can vouch that she was correct and there were indeed some dodgy looking biscuits on sale on her stall. It was still a fun day though, and the Christmas pudding biscuits were not that bad.

2013 The Search for Jesus

Took The Little Man with me to the cemetery to visit the family and we went inside the ‘very’ old church. He walked in, looked around and said in a very loud voice…”well, where is Jesus then?”

The Little Man would have been 3 years old when this happened. He went to church with me quite regularly at the time, but it was a small family church. The church in this story is over 200 years old and I guess the impressiveness of it prompted him to ask about the Big Man.

200 year old church funny memories. Here you can see the alter and the large stained glass windows at the back.

2015 Funny Memories The Theatre trip

Boo has just asked if it’s going to be in 4D

This comment was accompanied by a photo of the stage. We’d been to the theatre before but I guess Boo had been too young to take it in. Or maybe she thought we were going to see a movie. But yes, it was a 4D performance as there was audience participation as well. We actually went to see Treasure Island and got to meet the cast afterwards.

The kids on stage with the Treasure Island cast, The case are standing at the back with the children sitting at the front. Apart from Boo who is cuddling her favourite character, the mermaid.

Some of my earlier offerings

The Mad Blog awards are back and I’d truly appreciate you considering me for a nomination if you enjoy my blog. I think I fit in the Tween and Teen catogory best. You can use my URL https:raisiebay.com and find the nomination form here Thank you so much! Don’t forget to find some other bloggers to nominate too!! xx

My Sunday Snapshot – Owl Card

January 19, 2020 by Anne Sweet 7 Comments

It was my friend’s birthday and I’d not managed to get out and buy her a card. Just before Christmas I’d been given a set to make two Christmas cards as a gift with my Chrochet magazine subscription. I’d really enjoyed making them and as I had some blank cards I thought I’d have a go at making an owl birthday card.

I looked at patterns for motifs and decided on this owl pattern. It was fairly simple and I thought it would make a nice card.

I could have easily sent out my husband to buy a card but I thought it would be much nicer to make a card myself. Then all I had to do was pop on a stamp and my husband could post it for me.

Card making

I have a lot of supplies for card making as I believed it was something that I would enjoy doing. In fact, I didn’t enjoy it much at all. The few cards I did make created a lot of mess to clean up and I was never really happy with the results. I guess I just didn’t have the creativity to make them.

Crochet is something I can do though, and even though it’s not perfect, I don’t feel the urge for perfection as I do with other crafts.

I may even have a go at making some more cards using crochet motifs, I think they make for unusual and creative cards.

They don’t make so much mess either like I did when cutting out lots of pieces of paper and embellishments. And they really don’t take to long to make as well. With a little more practice I think I could get quite good at this. Do you like my owl birthay card, do you think using crochet makes for an unusual card?

My previous sunday snapshot – mandala

A Strong Girls' Guide to Being

January 17, 2020 by Anne Sweet 5 Comments

A Strong Girls’ Guide to Being: Exercises and Inspiration for Becoming a Braver, Kinder, Healthier You (Paperback)

The Blurb

Relax and reflect, as you write in this inspiring journal that teaches the art of mindfulness. When school, friends, family and life become stressful, teens and preteens can forget they’re worthy, beautiful people, capable of achieving whatever they set their mind to. That is why it’s so important for girls to cultivate mindfulness.
This guided journal encourages them to practice exercises that promote positive changes, including carrying out random acts of kindness, noticing small moments in their day that bring joy, practising gratitude, unplugging and unwinding from technology, and so much more. Girls will be inspired throughout with quotes and short biographies of notable women in history who have changed the world.
As they write, and follow the simple exercises on positivity, girls will gain a sense of calm, ignite their imagination, and become the best, happiest, and strongest version of themselves.
This journal prompts you to Try power poses that display confidence and strength–and create your own! Bring more positive emotions into your life by jotting down the things that make you laugh–like an inside joke with your BFF Dream big, by coming up with the wildest, more outrageous goal you can imagine Gain confidence by writing a go-to statement that helps you face challenging moments

Pages from the book, responding instead of reacting and unplug and unwind — *Unplug and unwind*

Our Verdict on A Strong Girls’ Guide to Being

Did you keep a journal when you were younger? I know I did, I had quite a few secret journals where I would write down all my feelings as well as recording my daily activities.

My girl’s do this too, especially my tween. She loves writing in her books and drawing little pictures to go with it. A Strong Girls’ guide to Being has it all set out in chapters you can always choose which one to write in. From being positive, dreaming big, being healthier, braver and kinder. There is nothing more you could ask from a journal like this. Each page includes both something to read and space for you to write in.

Kindness counts, keeping a kindess journal — *kindness journal*

Throughout the book there are quotes from inspirational women and towards the end there is a chapter on who these women are.

Never doubt that you are valuable, powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to persue and acheive your own dreams.
Hilary Clinton

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Can I ask you favour? Would you consider nominating me in the 10th Anniversary MAD Blog Awards? I think my blog would fit in the Tween and Teen Influencer category. Thanks so much x

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Word of the Week 3 – Tough

January 17, 2020 by Anne Sweet 9 Comments

Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is tough and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week.

There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

MY WORD OF THE WEEK

Let me take you back in time. Back to the 80s and Billy Ocean’s, When the Going Gets Tough. I remember it from the film ‘The Jewel in the Nile’ but I also remember it as a song on one of my exercise videos a few years later

Back then I would take the (older kids) to bed, come back downstairs, slip into some leggings and t-shirt and pop on an exercise video. A lot of songs that if I hear now I always think back to these exercise, including When the Going Gets Tough, Dancing in the Street and So Macho. But my favourite exercise video of the 90s was Cher’s ‘Hot Dance.’ Boy was it a tough workout! I was so excited to find the entire video on You Tube..

I even remember all the moves 🙂 Way back then I had a figure that would match Cher’s. (Cher is 20 years older than me, so back then I considered her an ‘old lady’ I was so impressed!)

Anyway, I’ve used all this as an excuse to write the truth. This week has been tough for many reasons. I don’t want to go into it all now, but I guess my reminiscing has reminded me that when the going get’s tough the tough get going. So, I’m digging out my ‘virtual’ boxing gloves and fighting all the way.

Now it’s your turn, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Can I ask you favour? Would you consider nominating me in the 10th Anniversary MAD Blog Awards? I think my blog would fit in the Tween and Teen Influencer category. Thanks so much x

The MAD Blog Awards Are Back!

January 13, 2020 by Anne Sweet 4 Comments

It was 10 years ago when the MAD blog Awards were first held, and it was 2013 when I first found myself nominated along to the fabulous awards ceremony. Which was hosted by the lovely Dr Ranj.

blog award 2013, me and Dr Ranj — *Me and Dr Ranj in 2013*

I was also lucky enough to go in 2015 and 2016 as well. I was thinking about 2016 last night, and I can’t believe how much my mobility has deteriorated since then. Still, at least I got to have a dance in 2013 and 2015.

MAD Awards

This year the doors are open for all parent influencers so the focus is not solely on bloggers. MAD still stand for Mum and Dad but the awards are now influencer based, so open to those who vlog or use social media to blog on. Of course, regular, old style bloggers are still welcome to enter.

You can nominate using the MAD Blog and Influencer awards nomination form here.

So, now, without any shame, here is where I ask you to consider me for a nomination. Out of the 12 categories I believe I fit in most in the Tween and Teen influencer category. I have two tweens and a teen so I know all about those fun years and share them here on my blog and social media.

All you have to do is fill in your name and e-mail and you can nominate as many or as few as you like. But remember, you can only enter the form once so make sure you know who you are nominating before you begin.

Why Nominate Me?

I’ve been blogging for a long time and over the years I’ve used my blog as a platform to share all things good and bad about family life. We’ve had fantastic trips and holidays but most of all it’s those little ordinary moments that I’ve enjoyed sharing the most. Like my Funny Things Kids Say and Do Posts.

I’m sure there will be more to come.

When I started this blog nearly ten years ago we were living in a different house with with two young girls and a baby boy. Since then we’ve moved house, spent 18 months in and out of hospital with Star including five trips to theatre and the dreaded halo vest. The girls have changed primary schools and now moved up to secondary school. The Little man has started school and then moved to another school after bullying so bad he ended up in A&E with a fractured arm. I also home educated him for six months while we were looking for a new school. All three of my children have experienced bullying at some point, but they are all mostly settled now.

Star was diagnosed with Autism in 2012, and a connective tissue disorder in 2014. The Little Man has also recently been diagnosed with Autism.

In the blogging world I used to run Kids in the Kitchen when my three were younger. Now I run Word of the Week a popular weekly round up linky open from Friday to Monday.

I’ve been to several blog camps which I’ve thouroughly enjoyed. And more recently I’ve been on a couple of blogging retreats. It’s always lovely to connect with other influencers and I’ve made many friends throughout the years.

Personal Journey

As a mum of three young children, finding myself in hospital in 2016 with an auto-immune condition which left me paralysed has had a big affect on my life. I’ve tried to keep things as normal as possible but it’s not easy. The Little Man doesn’t even remember the days when I could walk.

My blog has become a place where I not only talk about my children but how I deal with life as a disabled person after being able bodied for so many years.

Why I love Blogging

I don’t really think of myself as an influencer, but blogging means so much more to me. I’m not here to give advice or tell you the best way to parent your children. I’m just sharing my experiences as they happen. From time to time I may share places and things that we enjoy, in particular books and board games, as well as days out. My children have experienced a lot of fun time over the years as the kids of a blogger Mum, we’ve been to Legoland, Hatton Adventure Park, Center Parcs and Blackpool. We’ve also had trips to the theatre and even a fun day out at a Julia Donaldson exhibition. (the kids may have grown out of Julia Donaldson but she’ll always hold fond memories for me.

The whale from The Whale and the Snail, by Julia Donaldson. With a very young Boo and Little Man — *Boo and the Little Man at the Julia Donaldson Exhibition*

I’ve never really got to grips with other social media, although I do have a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube channel. (My most watched You Tube video is of the kids playing with the Scalextric they had for Christmas a few years back!)

The competition is Tough

Way back when I was first nominated for an award there was a lot less competition. Over the years there has been so many people turning to blogging in their own way and sharing their experiences. Even after all this time I wouldn’t consider myself as a popular blogger or influencer. There are some that are still big after such a long time though.

I’d love to share my favourite influencers with you but there are so many now that I’d be afraid of missing someone out. But if you want to vote for others then please check out the Tots100 site for inspiration.

And if you think I’m worthy then please do pop my URL https://www.raisiebay.com into the nomination form Maybe this time it could be my time to win something! (Don’t take too long though, nominations end on January 24th!)

Thank you,

Anne x

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