I have that follow feeling in my tummy, the one I describe to the boys as butterflies, but truth be told it isn’t. It is a physical pain caused by dropping them off at the school door each morning. At least today Mini went in without the tears and upset of last week, at least […]
We are lucky enough to live a mere 20 minutes away from Whiby and thankfully the boys love the place as much as MadDad and I do. We take every opportunity to escape the humdrum and melt in to the old fashioned perfectness of Whitby, but we don’t often go to the Abbey, in fact
As I was going to be at TheMads we decided to make it a family break and take the children to Butlins, now I have never ever been to Butlins and the last time MadDad went was over 35 years ago, so I think we had preconceived ideas. We stayed in the Shorline hotel and
We have just got back from the inaugural Mads ceremony at Butlins Bognor and I have to say I have had a fantastic time. The event itself was amazing, celebrating everything good. You can see a list of the Mads nominees and the winners here, but I wanted to use this post to tell you
I have blogged before about our secret favorite place. Well we have been back and it was magical as always. The water was lower and my Niece took a tumble, but all we could here were the birds and the slow, slow trickle of water. We drank tea from the flask and water and I
I spent Thursday night at 9pm glued to BBC2 watching their School season, more specifically Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys. It highlighted what is a real worry for me the feminising of teaching and the lack of male teachers in our primary schools. According to a recent piece in the telegraph am only make
On Monday we will be on our way to Butlins at Bognor Regis for the finals of TheMads 2010, where I am a finalist in the Best Family Fun Blog. Name: Jen Blog: www.muminthemadhouse.com Twitter: @mum_themadhouse What am I going to be wearing? Clothes, yes, shallow I know, but I have no idea! I would
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Change, that words sweeps a world of emotion over me at this time. It makes me feel a little scared, a little worried, a little apprehensive for what will be, for you see my world is turning and changing. My whole family is experiencing the winds of change. I have lost my youngest companion, my
I feel like an expert, now I have survived the first four days of both the boys going to school, so I am compiling my top tips for starting school, so I can remember them for next year (oh and look back on them after the each half term break)! School clothes I have the
