5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER
5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER (and neither should you).
Travel
Marrakech
TheBloke (TM) and I explore Marrakech. Without the children!
Severe Hurty Infectious Throat
It’s been ages since I blogged. I had such fine plans. I was going to write up our trip to Marrakech and undoubtedly win some sort of award, plus loads of free trips – naturally – as a travel blogger. Instead I got a Severe Hurty Infectious Throat (SHIT). This is a genuine medical acronym. … [Read more…]
Holiday hysteria
The extra inset days from EldestGirl’s school seemed like a gift at the time. “Let’s use the extra week to take the cherubs on a holiday we could only normally do in term-time!” we squealed excitedly, before booking a Butlin’s break, because, frankly, we’d forgotten the bad bits from last year. This time EldestGirl and … [Read more…]
Drinking in the Sun
Readers, we are in week 693 of the school summer holidays and we are all still alive. I attribute this amazing success to my brilliant invention of the Summer Holiday Imbibing Task (SHIT). Basically, children are dicks. You know they’re dicks. I know they’re dicks. Being with them 24 hours a day, 7 days a … [Read more…]
Happy Holidays
And so the holidays draw to a happy close… Wait, what? What the fuck do you mean we’re only one week in? You are shitting kidding me. So far – in a week – we have done: London Sealife Centre, London Eye, Shrek Adventure, swimming, cinema, a picnic, McDonalds, Chessington and Legoland, and frankly I … [Read more…]
Magic Rats for Sale
Some people might describe me as seeing things in black and white. I am – I believe – ruthlessly logical, and will accept nothing other than scientific evidence (ideally peer-reviewed in a meaningful sample size) to influence my decision. “But homoeopathy works; I used to have dreadful back pain, but since taking this tiny dropper of … [Read more…]
Holiday Time – Winging It
You may have noticed that things have been rather quiet at Nunn the Wiser HQ. That is because we have been on A Holiday. “Aha,” you are likely thinking. “A lovely, relaxing break where you read your book, do nothing and bask in the sunshine.” And you would be perfectly right. That is exactly what … [Read more…]
Driving Us Mad
As it was half-term, we decided that the whole family should go and visit my parents “for a break”. Mr and Mrs Nunn are very good at taking the children when they wake early, and entertaining them for an hour, before TheBloke (TM) and I crawl out of bed. I suspect they use this time … [Read more…]
Nose Dive
“Have you ever done any extreme sports?” my skydiving instructor asked. There’s a sentence I never thought I’d type. Well, it was my indoor skydiving instructor, but still, never something I thought I’d do. “Yes,” I said confidently. “I have been on Nemesis at Alton Towers. Twice. It was terrifying.” “Hmm, that’s more of a … [Read more…]