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Panic Stations: The Strategy


A couple of weeks ago I posted about my dread of the Summer Holidays and my plans to make a Summer Jar. Well the day is finally here once Tori is home from school this afternoon, the Summer Holidays begin - time to put the Summer Jar into action! What went into our Summer Jar… Continue reading Panic Stations: The Strategy

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Easy Thank You Present Craft


Tori has loved her first year of school and utterly adores her class teacher. With this in mind I wanted to come up with a thank you present that was a bit different and would reflect how much fun Tori has had and also how much she has learned. I also wanted it to be… Continue reading Easy Thank You Present Craft

Food

Meal Planning Monday


Aside from the fact that I managed to forget to plug the slow cooker in one night and had to do a quick swapsie of days when I went to serve up and realised it was all still raw (duh), last week went well. This week I am trying to use up things from the… Continue reading Meal Planning Monday

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Does it get better?


We are struggling a bit with Tori. She has us at the end of our tethers and it's not making for a particularly fun time for anybody but we aren't sure what to do about it. She is turning five at the end of the month and I'm wondering if it's just an age thing… Continue reading Does it get better?

Food

Meal Planning Monday


Last week was mostly a success - I was pleasantly surprised when both Smalls ate the cottage pie and said it was yummy! Here's hoping we have some more successes this week and expand our family menu a bit further. Monday: Cheese & Vegetable Puffs with salad & chips (Pinching the recipe from UtterlyScrummy because… Continue reading Meal Planning Monday