This easy fried rice dish started out years ago because I had to rustle something together with leftovers from the fridge and freezer. It’s now become a firm favourite in […]
Author: Maria
The reality of flying long-haul with two children
Sorry for the radio silence! We have been back from our trip just over a week now and only now do I feel a bit more back to “normal” After […]
Flying long haul with two children under 5
We are off to Hong Kong tomorrow evening and I am dreading the flight! It’s now 11pm and I have given up on packing properly until tomorrow….I still need to […]
Mini Toad in the hole recipe
So following from my “Juggling work, school and family” post I have been making more of an organised effort with cooking dinner. I don’t know about anyone else, but invariably […]
Your tips on juggling work, school and family?
It’s been a hectic few weeks in our household with the new routine of school. We are all exhausted! I’m currently struggling with trying to fit everything in that needs […]
Neglected second child….
Poor M….I do feel sorry for him sometimes. With all the changes that have gone on with E starting school and having spent the whole summer together 24/7 I think […]
Days 5 and 6… and we have two “ouch” forms in two days!
So I’ve had two of these “ouch” forms in the last two days after picking up from school. I didn’t even realise yesterday until I looked in his book bag! […]
Day 3 of big school…
…and E told me all about his day at big school and what he had learnt. He showed me a “funky monkey” dance and another song where you pretend to […]
So proud of my big boy!
It was finally E’s big day this morning – his first day at school! I have never felt so nervous or so proud of him. I felt my self welling […]
We’re back from our short break
We’ve had such a lovely few days away, so much that so we didn’t want to come back! I’ll write up about our short break in more detail shortly but […]
Last days of summer…
I’ve had a lovely summer with the boys and although I have been working, I managed to take a couple of weeks off to do things. We packed in lots […]
Joining the big boys in September
I am excited and nervous that my eldest will be starting school in September. It was rather sad to have said “goodbye” to his nursery in July and to begin […]