Merry Christmas

One last blog this side of Christmas.

Merry Christmas to everyone, and thank you for reading my posts.

Here's to family and friends and festive cheer.

Here's to some time off work/school all 4 of us together.

Here's to the end of the advent calendars and the daily arguments with 4-year-old because he's only allowed to open 1 door!

Here's to remembering, at the last minute, to make it look like Santa and Rudolph have eaten the mince pies and carrots left for them!

Here's to absolute chaos on Christmas Day!  Wrapping paper everywhere and a sea of toys slowly creeping across the floor further and further!

Here's to eating too much, but fabulous food of course!

Here's to the weeks and weeks supply of chocolates and biscuits that this time of year brings!

Here's to sitting down in the evening, once the little darlings are finally asleep, with a glass of something toasting the season, but most of all, just being grateful that the noise has stopped!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Best wishes to all for 2018.  xx

Bob the Bug!

Some of you may remember my previous post 'learning to talk.'  I'd now like to follow up on that post with 'Bob the Bug!' 

My 4-year-old is now onto actual reading books from school, with proper words in!  And the first book of this type that he brings home is?  Yep you got it, Bob the Bug!'

Well, I didn't have to wait more than a few seconds for the pronunciation I was hoping for, the very first sentence, over emphasis on the 'g' sound making it 'Bob is a Bug**r!'

Another miss-pronunciation (and therefore silent hysterics) occurred 3 pages later when 'Bob has a cot' went a bit wrong!!

Finishing off this incredibly entertaining 8 page children's book with 'Bob the Bug**r has a hugger!'

A short and hopefully comical blog post this week as I am extremely busy being sociable this next week and not sure I will have time to write one later on!  xx

I'm A Mother, Get Me Out Of Here!

As we go through the festive party season, I find myself increasingly looking forward to the 2 consecutive Friday nights out I have coming up.  That's 2 evenings out with friends and colleagues from my past and present, without my hubby and kids! 

The build up to Christmas can be a stressful time, amongst the Christmas card writing, wrapping, lists of what food is needed for which days, outfit dilemma's for the 2 evenings out etc you also have to fit in normal life!  Work and school.  The next 2 weeks are the busiest in the school calendar as well.  Things to remember include:  Christmas Art Attack, Tag day, donations for the Christmas fayre, pantomime trips, the actual Christmas fayre, Christmas play costumes and then the performances. 

Somewhere along the line, I also have to remember every day to let the kids open their advent calendars, then have repeated arguments with 4-year-old as to why he can't open more than 1 door!

They also still have to do their weekly home learning.  These days this includes:  For 7-year-old:  Spellings practice, maths online thingy, reading 30 minutes a day and remembering to write it in her record.  For 4-year-old:  Daily reading and remembering to write it in his record, weekly task such as to draw a picture of whatever or write out a few letters, and more recently the addition of having to play/draw with certain items, this week it is play dough, chalk and a bean bag, and remembering to write it in his - get this - 'motor home learning diary!'  It is actually written like that on the book which I'm finding quite amusing as it sounds like he's got to learn to drive a camper van!

So, as I sit here resisting having more than 1 mince pie whilst watching  - can you guess what?!  I'm also waiting patiently for Friday evening when this mother can get out of here for 5 minutes!

xx