September is never a great month here - we go from the long lazy days of the Summer Holidays back to getting up early and having to settle back in to the school routine.  Add to that the fact that the kids get tired and crabby while they're settling back in at school.  Oh, and don't forget the obligatory cough/cold/flu/stomach upset that most children are likely to pick up in the first few weeks back.So you can see why I'm not a great fan of September.October's good though and it's October on Monday so we're through the worst of it I hope.  The kids are both recovering from a bug (me … [Read more...]

Miss Frugal's homework for this week is to write about what she did over the Summer Holidays.  Where do we start....We went to the Leeds Party in the Park where we saw acts like One Direction, Little Mix, Tulisa and Marcus Collins.We caught Olympics fever and were really lucky to be able to visit one of the celebration gold postboxes.We've had lots of picnics in the parks and visits to the beach with good friends.We've done rock climbing (kind of).We've been to London and had an audience with the Queen.We went on a Wenlock hunt.We've discovered a love of all … [Read more...]