It’s been raining a lot here over the past week which has been nice on one hand as it cooled everything down but on the other hand i have had 2 toddlers stuck inside! All this ‘inside together time’ is now getting a touch less fun! Tara hands me her shoes every morning and goes and stands at the front…
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The joy of laughter….
Is there anything better than the laughter of young children? I just had to mention today the pure joy i have received this morning while watching the toddler twosome play! Sure there were the inevitable fights and squabbles but there was also chasing, hiding and much giggling….they were in a little world of their own and i just stood back…
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Do you ever….
Do you ever have one of those days as a parent that just leave you emotionally and physically exhausted and you’re not really sure why? Let’s look at today so far…. Wake up with a migraine and that time of the month visiting …check Walk up to let the chooks out and discover they have knocked over their water bucket…again and…
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Some easy homemade frugality!
After playing with Lux flakes (slime) earlier in the week here it reminded me that i needed to make more laundry liquid up. I’ve noticed that there are now many laundry liquid recipes floating around the blogosphere which is interesting and heartening to see as it means many people are giving it a try and doing away with the expense…
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Are they twins?
…..No sorry, they are puppies but we love them anyway! Sometimes in my overtired, cheeky moments this is what i feel like replying when i am asked that question for what seems like the hundredth time during a shopping trip with the girls in the double pram! As parents of twins we are now used to some silly comments…
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Cloth Nappy musings….
As the title says i have found myself thinking about cloth nappies lately (yes i know…a boring life i lead i am afraid!!) mainly because since we had the toddler twosome everyone began asking why i was bothering to use cloth nappies and ‘how do i do it?’ Well, to be honest i never thought of anything else…..i knew the…
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