I hope you're having as much fun this Halloween as we are ;-)Our pumpkins are lit....The costumes are on:And we're ready for the Trick or Treat-ers to descend thanks to all the lovely goodies that Haribo sent us (because kids and grown ups love them so you know):So all that's left to say before we go and eat way too much sugar is.... … [Read more...]
How I encouraged my children to become happy readers who love books….
I know I've said this before but Master Frugal was once very behind his classmates in his reading and although I tried not to let it bother me, it did. It really did. More so because reading is so essential to everything in life that it was starting to seriously affect his confidence which in turn affected all other areas of his life - the day he said to me that he thought he was stupid my heart broke.But things improved rapidly when he was selected for his schools Reading Recovery program which involves one on one tutoring for an hour a day every day for a full term. Whatever was … [Read more...]
Bobbing for apples….
This is quite possibly the most fun thing we've done in a long time - it certainly made us laugh more than I can remember us laughing before. At one point I literally had tears rolling down my face although that could have been because Master Frugal burped in the water on his last go ;-) … [Read more...]
Conker Chaos….
We've had such a busy time lately that we decided last weekend was going to be a do nothing weekend and for the most part, we succeeded in doing absolutely nothing that didn't involve pyjamas and blankets ;-)But by Sunday night we needed to get out and do something so we put our wellies and coats on since it was looking a bit grey outside and headed to the park for a conker hunt. The park where all the good conkers can be found is about 15 minutes drive away and I'm not exaggerating when I say that by the time we go there the rain was bouncing and the sky was so dark you'd think the end … [Read more...]
Review: Airkix Manchester….
It was taken last weekend at Airkix in Manchester where we had a go an indoor skydiving (by we, I mean everyone but me ;-)). It was an amazing experience and one which I would definitely recommend doing it at least once. I know what you're thinking and it's also not nearly as expensive as you might think with prices starting at £29.99 for two flights for a first time flyer. As well as the actual flights, the price includes a full training and safety briefing by a qualified instructor before you enter the wind tunnel as well as a certificate afterwards. While they were doing their … [Read more...]
Remember Twinkle….
One of my most treasured possessions is a video from my sixth Birthday party - mainly because it never fails to cheer me up. Not only can I can shut my eyes and listen to my Mam, my brother and my Nana's voices and pretend they're still here with us, I also have the option of keeping my eyes open and laughing my way through the dodgy hairstyles and jumpsuits that they're all wearing.Also, the cake never fails to make me giggle. Remember those toilet roll holders that were made up of a doll wearing a big knitted skirt that covered the toilet roll? Well it was a cake version of that and … [Read more...]
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