Making my way. One day at a time.
The CLIC Sargent Yummy Mummy Week is the 10th to 18th March 2012. Anyone can join up and do something positive to help children with cancer. This year, they are asking us to Do Something Yummy and come up with new ways to raise money. Click on the Yummy Mummy Link to join up and request an event [...]
Another slow cooker recipe. Is it showing just how often that I actually use my slow cooker? The food rarely looks pretty on the plate, unless it is a curry, risotto or a piece of meat for carving, but hotpot style food just never looks right although it tastes fantastic. Saturdays are manic here with [...]
Thank you to Warner Bros. for the lovely gift box that arrived her on the morning of the 14th February. It was a hectic day as the man of the house started a new job and was out of the house by 6am. He didn’t make it home until about 8pm and was so tired [...]
This is a featured guest post which revolves around saving money in the home, and how to go about it. There are some fun elements involved, and getting the whole family to help seems to be a good way of helping everyone appreciate the value of money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Have Fun While Saving in the Home [...]
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If you are anything like us as a family, finding new things for children to do can be daunting and very difficult at the same time. Lots of us try to think up new ways to keep our children happy, and to give them the opportunity to have fun while making lovely new things that [...]
It was Internet safety day yesterday, and while I didn’t get to writing a post about it, I came across something that is aimed at children which worried me. I am pretty vigilant with my boys lives online, which is probably a bit hypocritical considering how large my own online footprint is these days, but [...]
This is a featured guest post from Sainsbury’s Finance Money Matters Blog ……………….. Should you pay for your teen’s car insurance? Teenage drivers are the most expensive to insure. So when they get behind the wheel, it represents the beginning of a costly period for either parent or child. The question is, should you foot the bill [...]
We were sent Dolphin Tale from Warner Brothers to review. I am not quite sure where to start with this film. It’s based on the Real Life story of Winter the dolphin. Sad, funny, poignant and a lesson on overcoming disability when she has to learn to live without her tail. I had half an [...]
Image: farconville / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I’ve recently come into contact with a couple of local jobsworths that have the potential to have me banging my head on a brick wall for completely different reasons. To start with, I find it REALLY frustrating to see someone paying really good money for absolutely rubbish work. I saw a [...]
