Callum is 18 months old now and is really trying to communicate with words. One of his favourite things to do is to play with "daydough" - playdough. He will grab your finger,say daydough and forcibly pull you to the cupboard where it is kept, believe me this boy is strong! Just yesterday he said "house" (in a scottish kind... Read more →

If you've seen Ice Age you'll get me, if you haven't then you'll think I'm completely mad. Well imagine a saber toothed tiger playing peek-a-boo with a baby, pretty scary for the baby! Matthew is obsessed with Ice Age and it's follow on The Meltdown, he will watch it at least once a day and has done since the beginning... Read more →

Yesterday on cbeebies they showed 'I like my hair completely the way it is'. Cue Matthew shouting from the lounge to me in the kitchen making breakfast..."Hey Mummy, it's the one where Lola goes (pretends to blow hair out of his eyes)", Matthew knows I love Charlie and Lola and I know exactly which episode he means. I let him... Read more →

... and my husband Jeff! It had been nearly 4 years since Jeff and I had spent the night away together without the kids. It was definitely time for us to just be a couple again and what better way to do it than to fly to Glasgow to see Justin Currie, ex-frontman with Del Amitri. Add some shopping, some... Read more →

Ever since my friend Janine got me hooked into the world of scrapbooking at the end of last summer she has also been trying to get me to start a blog. I have read other peoples blogs, left comments and finally given in to the ever increasing urge to write my own. The last couple of days I've been thinking... Read more →