EldestGirl is due to start school in September. She is lucky enough to be going to a brand new school where she will be within the very first cohort of children. The school is so brand new that it hasn’t actually been built yet. The children are going to be in mobile classrooms for the … [Read more…]
This weekend, YoungestGirl has us to herself. EldestGirl is visiting Grandma and Grandad, as she felt she hadn’t been spoiled enough recently. It is astonishing how much easier it is with one child rather than two. Where we are normally wrangling porridge out of the children’s hair, this morning we managed a bacon sandwich and … [Read more…]
Pinterest loves to tell me all of the beautiful things I should be doing with my children. From homemade silly putty, to baking soda volcanoes and gorgeous, photogenic activities that you too can do with your lovely offspring. None of this has worked for us. Not ever. Here are some of the highlights. 1. Baking … [Read more…]
My life is dogged by an intruder. Another Laura Nunn. Fine. I don’t expect to be fully unique. But this Laura Nunn doesn’t know her own email address, and I regularly end up with her correspondence. Most stuff isn’t a problem. I reply to the sender letting them know that this impostor Laura Nunn regularly … [Read more…]
Every few months I do something stupid. I think it’s over-confidence. Nobody has had a tantrum for a couple of days. Nobody has thrown their dinner on the floor. I decide I’m obviously the best parent who ever lived, and it’s time to branch out a bit. Today we decided we would have a No … [Read more…]