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This Mother’s Day give yourself a pat on the back… you deserve it

March 20, 2017 By Ellen

So it’s that day again, the Sunday where there will be whispering and plots, tea and toast in bed. It’s Mothers’ Day. Apparently it’s all about appreciating us mums. Because we’re worth it. Only quite a few of us don’t believe we are. Have you noticed? The number of mums who are quick to label […]

Things I’ve learned about the first day at school

July 13, 2014 By Ellen

In less than a month my youngest son, Boy Three, will be joining the ranks of school pupils as he goes through the classroom door for the first time. For him it’s the start of a huge adventure during which he will tell me that his day was “OK” but that he learned “nothing much” […]

217/365 stay-at-home vs working mums – will you all just stop it now!

August 5, 2013 By Ellen

And mummy, you can be the batmobile toy while I’m Santa. This is our sleigh. Today’s pictures are of Boy Three at our local park. I took him there at the end of a very frustrating afternoon – it was either that or fling him onto the top of the huge heap of toys […]

Review: Wonder World Soft Play Glasgow

December 27, 2012 By Ellen

No photos as they wouldn’t let me take any. “…too cold to play ball. So we sat in the house. We did nothing at all. So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit….”That was Boy Three and I at home one miserable […]

Nativity: The mother and father of bad manners

December 14, 2012 By Ellen

Today was Boy Two’s Christmas show and for another year the festive spirit was somewhat flattened by the rudeness of a few parents. At our primary the Christmas show takes place on three consecutive mornings to accommodate everyone. The format is fairly fixed. Nursery first for two songs, then a couple of numbers each from […]