3 countries in 1 day!
I think the last time we came to France around the Easter holidays was when I was pregnant with Adam, which scarily is about 11 years ago. This time there were a few more of us and we took a…
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Monthly Archive: March 2016
Toothfairies and cleaning
Elizabeth has become the next one of our children to lose a tooth. There was a moment of typical Elizabeth logic as she adjusted to the fact that her tooth wouldn’t be coming out in France. The tooth fairy did…
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Hairdressing
So today the girls got a haircut…a trim at the very most (except Rebekah who properly got it cut). This is the experience in Hannah’s own words. “I don’t like getting my haircut because then you can’t do lots of…
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Sport Relief and yet more illness
Today at school we have a hiker, a runner, a bmx rider and a rock climber…all their own choice and all looking good. School life is dotted with dressing up days and these days are often a lot more stressful…
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And so the pain begins……. Week 1
I haven’t weighed myself yet. I thin this would be a good start but I keep forgetting to do this first thing on a morning. Probably because I’ve been getting the kids ready for school as Helen has been at…
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Falafel Wraps
Falafel Wrap INGREDIENTS 3 tins of chickpeas. 3 onions, finely chopped. 2 cloves of garlic, chopped Fresh parsley, chopped Fresh coriander 3 teaspoons cumin 6 tablespoons flour Salt Pepper Oil for frying Add chickpeas to a bowl and blend. Mix remaining ingredients together in…
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Training Begins
Every spring I have a huge desire to get fit and run some track races in the summer. I would love to run 800m again and do well in it. My thoughts are that if I make a training blog…
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Mother’s Day
I am always in a little confusion about Mother’s Day…is it like Valentines Day, which is so commercial? Or should it be celebrated and a chance to allow your children to show their appreciation for their Mam? The kids love…
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March
This half term feels a little like biding time as we are only back for a few weeks and then it is Easter (and France). Weeke biding the time is a little more stressful than I thought! We have World…
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