Stop the clock....
...time is whizzing by too fast! In my head it's not long since I last blogged but in reality it's a month - oops!Summer seems to be giving us a wide berth this year so far,I'm glad I haven't gone mad...
View ArticleOur turn...
...for the torch! Today was the day the Olympic Torch relay came through Welwyn Garden City :) The weather did not look great and typically it poured with rain just as we left the house and again just...
View ArticleIt's becoming real...
Tomorrow Holly has her induction day at her new senior school where she starts in September.I'm feeling a little cheated this time round to be honest...! When Em left junior school I felt really...
View ArticleThe final countdown....
The last week of term is finally upon us and I am still a bag of mixed emotions!Holly's induction day at her new school went really well and at the open evening I couldn't help but think how nice it...
View ArticleEnd of an era!
I think there a few possible titles for this blog post ! Yesterday was Holly's final day at Junior school and as I now have no children there it really is the end of an era :( I have been going to the...
View ArticleA few days away :)
This week the girls and I went away with my mum & dad for a few days:) Geoff's back is not up to him going far so we hadn't made any plans for a holiday this year,so this was a real treat :) We...
View ArticleMore holiday stuff :)
AS we had such good weather when we were away it seemed a bit daft to pile in the car and go out >Holly's main 'to do' was build sandcastles so on the Wednesday morning we went to the beach:)...
View ArticleFinally!
After a fair while not doing anything vaguely crafty I have done a layout! When Holly left school we made a little mini book for her best friend full of photos from each year they have known each other...
View ArticleGetting into the Olympic spirit :)
Today i decided to take a trip into London with girls to join in with the Olympic spirit the nation is currently enjoying :) WE usually do a day trip to London during the holidays but as Geoff isn't up...
View ArticleWhizzing by
As per usual the summer holidays have whizzed by and the girls will be back at school in less than two weeks :( I have been juggling working and making sure the girls see their friends and trying to do...
View ArticleWowsers....
Last week was results for week for Em :) I will admit to finding the whole exam thing totally confusing as it is so different from when I was at school! Back then it was two years of work and then one...
View ArticleStarstruck....
On Tuesday Em and I went for an early birthday theatre trip for the pair of us:) We both wanted to see Chicago ,but when they announced it was closing on September 1st it got moved up our wish list of...
View ArticleFinal few days ...
All too quickly the holidays are nearly over :( I wish we could have done more as due to Geoff's back we haven't done our usual bowling,shopping trips or family London trip this year :( On Wednesday...
View ArticleNew beginnings
Today Holly started a her new senior school :) It was a bit of a strange day...once she'd gone ,part of me wanted to run and sob into my pillow while the other half me was like 'oh, that wasn't too bad...
View ArticleSometimes...
...something happens and it makes you stop and think. On Wednesday I was shocked when I logged on to UKS to read that Kimmy Sonksen had passed away .Although I never met Kimmy in person ,she was an...
View ArticleFamily photo shoot with Anna :)
This Sunday I booked Anna (best friend and owner of Anna Bowkis Photography) to come over and take some family/individual photos of us all - yes,that meant some with me in too!Although we have had...
View ArticleAnother one :)
This is another photo taken by Anna on Sunday :) I am so happy with the sneaks she has shown us so far,I am so looking forward to seeing them all!I love how this one looks so natural especially as I am...
View ArticleHolly's creations :)
As mentioned in another blog post ,Holly made my cake this year :)The Lorraine Pascal version was completely covered in Maltesers,but this was just the right amount :)In August Holly also made a cake...
View ArticleLondon & Ghost
There seem to be lots of shows closing soon or have closed recently in London,hence our recent trips to see a 'few' shows :) One of those is Ghost the Musical which Em was really keen to see,me not...
View ArticleWow!
I love this photo of Em,it's another one taken by Anna:) Em turns 16 in a couple of weeks time...now that's a scary thought! Considering she was the most 'do I have to?' out of all us ,when I told her...
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