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Pyjama Days and First Weeks Back Another pyjama day and honestly, this might become a regular Saturday thing. The kids are having the best day. River loves not getting dressed. The heating is on high, the TV hasn’t been off and we’ve had loads of snacks and cuddles. Sometimes this is exactly what we all Read more
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It’s the day before we go back.Back to routine. Back to work, school, nursery.Back to after-school clubs, figuring out dinner, birthday parties at the weekend.Back to reality. It’s been a good Christmas because we didn’t do it. The second part of the week has been more challenging. River being out of routine is a bit Read more
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So it’s that time of year when we’re all encouraged, or forced to reflect on the last twelve months. Spotify Wrapped, Instagram reels, Facebook memories. All quietly reminding us what 2025 held, for better or worse. I asked my lot what they wanted to achieve in 2026. Kike said, “Make money.” (Always.)Summer said, “Eat more,” Read more
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The last day was fairly muted. River had decided he wanted to go home and spent most of it saying “bye bye holiday.” We went to the playground where he fell off the zip wire, spectacularly. I felt awful for laughing once I realised he’d genuinely hurt his knee. There was a brief attempt at Read more
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It’s 5pm on Christmas Day and I’m back at the playground, listening to Disney tracks in Spanish. So much for a traditional Christmas. I woke up at 4am and put a few little presents at the end of each of their beds. I was awake again by 7, convinced Summer must be up but no.8.30am, Read more
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This blog post feels muddled because it is muddled. It was written over a few days, in snatched moments, and honestly that mirrors how my head has felt. The hotel is huge, a maze of elevators, tunnels and dark pockets of fake volcanic rock. It’s built into a castle, which sounds magical, but mostly means Read more
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So, I know I said no extra admin this Christmas and I did mean it but obviously going on holiday does come with a slight drawback… actually getting there. And because Jet2 holidays only fly from airports that are nowhere near my house, this was always going to be an adventure. Step 1: Leaving the Read more
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Saturday Morning: The Holidays Begin Saturday morning.First day of the Christmas holidays. School and work are finished. Time to relax, well, we’ll get to that part tomorrow. I decided a few months ago that I wasn’t really up for Christmas this year. Don’t get me wrong, I like the decorations, most of the tunes and Read more
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A quick update tonight as we did our one and only planned family Christmas activity. It was a first for two members of the family… the Christmas pantomime. About a month ago I was offered the chance to apply for tickets to a relaxed performance of our local theatre’s annual pantomime. I’ve been going for Read more
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It’s been a very lazy day today, wonderfully so.Summer has watched three Christmas films, River has busied himself with bits and pieces and Kike has just finished a roast which I’m very much looking forward to. I’ve been watching a series on my phone in between chores – a psychological thriller ‘The Girlfriend’ which I’m Read more
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