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All Grown Up


Sometimes I feel like a grown up... but only sometimes!

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March & All The Things I Did Not Read


I wrote a TBR at the start of the month but it didn't happen. Find out what did happen instead...

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The Latest Parent-Guilt Trip


Arthur's class is having a party. Well, not the whole class, only those who have read X number of times at home are having a party. I'm not sure Arthur is invited. I know he has read enough. We read a lot. In fact, reading is so much a normal part of the day that… Continue reading The Latest Parent-Guilt Trip

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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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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?