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Pretending to be grown up, married and parenting two children... but I'm still Nunn the Wiser

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We don’t need no education…

September 16, 2020 by NunntheWiser
YoungestGirl picture

My word, it’s been a long time since I have written a blog. I feel like I’ve aged about 200 years in the last six months, which is mostly down to homeschooling two children. Very honestly, we sort of had it easy compared with most parents. Both TheBloke (TM) and I work flexibly from home, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, school Tagged: EldestGirl, homeschool, homeschooling, YoungestGirl

Bloody hell

April 7, 2020 by NunntheWiser
elderberry syrup

This blog has been a while coming. Like everyone else in the world, I have been through the standard grief process with the coronavirus – denial, bargaining, anger, depression and – not quite – acceptance. I was aware that putting my own fears out here onto this blog (on the off-chance that anyone actually reads … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Health Tagged: children, children's health, coronavirus, covid19, grief, home educating, home education, illness, lockdown

Coco

January 18, 2020 by NunntheWiser

Coco was the first of the movies we’ve watched so far that I was actually sort of looking forward to. We made a family event of it; I made the kids some popcorn, and we all settled down together and watched the movie. EldestGirl had seen half of it before, but had given up when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Movies Tagged: 100 movies, coco, coco movie, coco movie review, pixar

Skating around the truth

July 16, 2019 by NunntheWiser

EldestGirl is not given to flights of fancy. She isn’t a child who gets lost in imaginary games, generally speaking. I have very rarely caught her in a lie – and even then it’s usually been along the lines of, “it was an accident”, when what she actually means is, “I immediately regretted the consequences, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, school Tagged: children lying, embarrassment, lying, skateboard, skateboarding

Treasured Precious Moments

June 20, 2019 by NunntheWiser
eighteen delicious summers

There’s a drippy meme that does the rounds this time of year. Something along the lines of “We only get eighteen delicious summers with our children. This is one of your eighteen. If that’s not perspective, I don’t know what is”. Ick, ick, vom, vom. Designed to prey on the, “Oh shit, I’m doing it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, holidays Tagged: drinking, eighteen delicious summers, parenting, precious moments, summer holidays, summer plans

Presents of Mind

June 3, 2019 by NunntheWiser
national geographic kids

All our celebrations happen to be smushed together in one part of the year. September is EldestGirl’s birthday, October is mine. November is YoungestGirl’s birthday, December is Christmas. TheBloke (TM) has his birthday in January, February is Valentine’s Day, then our wedding anniversary and Mothers’ Day are both in March. This year, all-gifted-out, we actually … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Toys, Uncategorized Tagged: gift ideas for children, gifts, magazine subscriptions, national geographic, national geographic kids, paw patrol, present ideas for children, presents

Let’s Cook the Books: A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Reptile Room

May 21, 2019 by NunntheWiser
Series of Unfortunate Events Reptile Room

When the Baudelaire orphans arrive at Uncle Monty’s house, we’re unsure what to think of him. After all, this is A Series of Unfortunate Events, where we are promised that only dreadfully unpleasant things will happen to our heroines and hero. What fate awaits them in Uncle Monty’s Reptile Room? If you are in any … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Family, Food Tagged: books, cake, coconut layer cake, cook the books, cooking with children, lemony snicket, lets cook the books, reading, series of unfortunate events, series of unfortunate events the reptile room

Taking Tablets

May 9, 2019 by NunntheWiser

For the last nine million years, or however long it is we’ve had children, TheBloke (TM) and I have alternated weekend lie-ins. I get a lie-in on the Saturday, TheBloke (TM) takes the Sunday. For those of you without children, “lie-in” here is a figurative concept, lasting no longer than 8.15 a.m., otherwise there will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Food Tagged: breakfast, lie in, mornings with children, tablets, weekends

5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER

April 18, 2019 by NunntheWiser

5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER (and neither should you).

Posted in: Family, Travel Tagged: dyeing easter eggs, easter, easter crafts, easter treats, easter with children, instant pot, Legoland, picnic

The Whole Tooth

February 4, 2019 by NunntheWiser

EldestGirl is basically a Jane Austen heroine trapped in the twenty-first century. She adores correspondence. She writes to everyone. Whilst she hasn’t quite progressed to embroidery, harpsichord playing and calling cards yet (please nobody tell her these are a thing), she adores writing letters. Her missives are not just confined to friends and family – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family Tagged: grandparents, losing teeth, night out without children, tooth fairy, tooth fairy letter
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