My Sunday afternoon shop in Supermart is usually a pretty relaxing experience. Chloe follows me round the aisles munching on an apple or some raisins, or sits in the cart, elbow-deep in a box of a rid...
Ah, sleeping like a baby! Possibly the most misleading statement of all time. If by sleeping like a baby you mean having your pacifier popped in nine times a night and then waking at 5am for a 45-minu...
Ok everyone, a quick quiz. Are burgers, fries and sodas suitable for cats and dogs? Would you feed your pet a bag of Doritos and a can of Coke?
If you heard that Dunkley’s was feeding its cows Pop Ta...
Our littlest Belle is growing up fast already six months old and up to mischief just like her sister. She's at the stage where she wants to touch everything, which unfortunately involves a lot of hair...
“You're all healthy mummy,” Doctor Chloe informed me, “…but you have a horse in your ear.”
I have to say I was surprised as I couldn't feel anything, but my three-year-old solemnly confirmed this was...
“You can't kiss me now Benjamin,” whispered Chloe, “…my Mummy's watching.”
And so it begins. At the tender age of three, my little girl is starting to hide things from me. And we're not just talking ...
Naughty Nana has been promoted to Supernana not bad for a week's work! This evening she put the kids to bed solo while I did a few extra hours at the office. I came home to sleeping babies, a tidy hou...
Uh-oh, the naughtiest of the grandparents has arrived to stay. Nana Lynne flew in last night, showering us all with gifts.
I shouldn't complain, but as her present to the lovely husband was an apron t...
Oh dear, after a holiday spent trapped indoors with his sick family, the lovely husband has never been so pleased to return to work. Tuesday morning arrived and he practically leapt out of bed and int...
Oh dear, all is chaos in the Burns house! Belle has the sniffles, Chloe has croup and the lovely husband has a touch of man-flu. To top it all off, the back of my throat is scratchy, and the aches and...