TalkTalk Sky Movies Boost
For the last few weeks we have been trialing the TalkTalk TV service. This week we have been upgraded so our package includes the Sky Movies Boost for Christmas and we are enjoying having so many...
View Article#Win One of Three Copies of Rayman Legends for the XBox 360
Rayman Legends is the newest title in the Rayman series from Ubisoft. Following Rayman Origins, our heroes take a 100-year nap, allowing nightmares to infest the Glade of Dreams. Once Rayman awakes...
View ArticleAinsley's Winter Warming Soups
Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott has launched a range of premium soups with inspiring and exotic flavours to keep us warm and well fed this winter! The convenient tubs of comforting soups can be...
View ArticleA Weekly Round Up
This week I have received some lovely goodies from some lovely people and here is a round up of my favourites. Andrex sent the kids some cute Andrex Puppy themed items including these adorable...
View ArticleGreat Deals from TalkTalk Mobile - Order by Dec 19th for Christmas Delivery
There is still time to order someone special a smart phone from TalkTalk this Christmas. Final day for ordering is December 19th. Order online by 3pm for free next day delivery.There are some great...
View ArticleA First Birthday Party
Today is my grandson Ted's first birthday. My own son's little boy is a whole year old already. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was waiting anxiously for the phone call that would let me know...
View ArticleWrapping Up with the Scotch Pop-Up Handband - Plus #Win Scotch Goodies!
One of the Christmas chores that I put off until the last minute is the wrapping of Christmas presents. It's always a rushed last minute affair, hindered by battling rolls of sticky tape! This year,...
View ArticleA Video from Santa from PNP- Portable North Pole
Make Christmas MagicIt's become somewhat of a Christmas tradition in our house to make a message from Santa for the kids using the Portable North Pole service. It is so simple to create a personalised...
View ArticleDownton Abbey Inspired English Getaways
This Christmas, millions of television viewers will be tuning in to the Downton Abbey Christmas special. My mum is an avid fan and loves the stories of the aristocratic Crawley family, their servants...
View ArticleFreddy's First Nativity Play
Last night, Ian and I went to our local theatre to watch Freddy's school's Christmas production "Are We Nearly There Yet?" I have sat through countless school productions over my 25 years of parenting,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas Everybody
The final school run of the year is over, Ian has finished work and the CBeebies pantomime is on TV. This means one thing..... (in the immortal words of Slade) It's Chriiiisssttttmmmasss!!!I'm looking...
View ArticleWhat Fred Said about God
"When you pray you talk into your hands. Is that because we are holding God in our hands?"
View ArticleMemories and Resolutions
Saying Goodbye to 2013 and Looking Ahead to 2014Christmas wasn't quite the smoothly run affair I hoped it would be. With storm damage that caused fences to fall like dominoes in our garden, to an oven...
View ArticleThe 5:2 Diet Made Easy with Lighterlife
Last year everyone seemed to be talking about the 5:2 Diet, where you eat normally for five days then 'fast' for two days a week. Fasting days allow you to eat 600 calories. In theory this sounded...
View ArticleReality TV - My Guilty Pleasure
The start of 2014 has brought with it a cornucopia of fabulously trashy Reality TV shows, providing the perfect antidote to my annual post Christmas gloom and the terrible January weather. Last weekend...
View ArticleA Perfect Day at Center Parcs
Center Parcs have a new advertising campaign featuring real life families enjoying Center Parcs their way: Your Family, Your Time. Featuring families with little ones; families with three generations...
View ArticleThe White Lily
My favourite flower, and the star of my beautiful Christmas bouquet is the white lily. When first bought they were still closed, tight in their buds, but they bloomed revealing their full beauty. They...
View ArticleSupport Your Child's Learning at Home with Letts
Freddy 4, and Kizzy 11 are both back at school enjoying the start of a new term. For Freddy, he is at the start of his primary school experience, where he is learning all about sounds, letters and...
View ArticleWhat Fred did when Daddy's back was turned!
Daddy's back was turned for just a minute at bedtime. He left Freddy snuggled up in bed, as he popped downstairs for a moment. He hoped Freddy would fall asleep, but he had other ideas. These few...
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