Many thanks to Very Bored Housewife for saving me from a day of floor-cleaning and Christmas-decoration-removal by tagging me in a “High Five Meme”, my top five highlights of 2009. A highlight for 2010 already
Mum’s Gone to Have a Lie Down
My Boys – with matching dvds Christmas Eve, nearly midnight, and my son Rory had decided not to go to sleep. I’m sure this was a familiar scene across the globe but in this case
Mum’s Gone to Buy her Own Present
Out in my wellies AGAIN! Whilst visiting other blogs this weekend (I know, I should really have been making my own mince-pies and creating salt-dough decorations like other good mothers but a coffee, Twix and
Mum’s NOT Gone to Newcastle
How festive is this? I trudged out in my wellies this morning to provide you with this offering. This was the morning we were due to drive up to Newcastle to see my parents for
Mum’s Gone to Buy Baubles
“‘Twas the night before ChristmasWhen all through the houseNot a creature was stirring,Not even a mouse…”IS THAT RIGHT?! Last Christmas we had a little family of mice come to stay and they were creating absolute
Mum’s Gone to play charades
My hubby’s parents have always come to us for Christmas ever since they moved from Edinburgh on their retirement to live near us, so inevitably it has become a “tradition” as sacred as crackers, mince
Mum’s Gone to see the Doctor
Waiting for Dad to come out of hiding…. There are a few advantages of having a husband who is a doctor. There are always a few paracetamols knocking around the house and getting a home
Mum’s Gone to Fetch a Plumber
I should have trusted my instincts and phoned a plumber a week ago when I first noticed our water softener was making strange hissing noises. But instead I believed my husband when he reassured me