The Binky Linky has had a makeover and will now be forever known as ‘That Friday Linky’. Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d…
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Halloween, Iceland and #thepoweroffrozen
Read moreThis year my four year old twin girls have become more aware of Halloween and this has happened since they started full-time school. The school had a scaries and fairies party just a few days ago and the girls loved dressing up. During half-term they went to a Halloween workshop at a local garden centre…
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The Brilliant dad feature week 85
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Phill and he blogs as Corporate Dad. Being a hard working corporate. He balances being a step dad, new dad and husband around all of this. He Recently starting blogging after the advice of his wife Rachel from VintageFolly.com. He had suggested that she blog about 4 years…
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Wow Toys Tippy Tig Review
Read moreI have to say first of all that I love WOW toys and my four year old twin girls are big fans too. Recently I was sent the Tiggy Tip Truck which is from their new Autumn/Winter range. It’s aimed at the girls toy market which is perfect for my twin girls. The girls are…
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My Daughters and neo-natal
Read moreIf you are a regular reader of my blog you might have read that that my 19 year old daughter is currently in her second year of university studying child nursing. Part of the course involves going out on placement to different hospitals and gaining experience in all the facets of child nursing. The placement…
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Not Long Till Christmas OMG! The Cost.
Read moreIt’s 62 days until Christmas. I love this time of year. The shops are filling up with Christmas decorations. The supermarkets are filing up with toys and the spirit of Christmas is beginning to appear. No, wait a minute. OMG! It’s the cost of Christmas! I have five children and a wife, and the cost…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreThere is no particular reason why I chose this as my Sunday photo. I just love it,my twins are growing up too quickly. They really do make me laugh a lot,the older they get.
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My First Bananagrams Review.
Read moreRecently I did a review of party Bananagrams and then I was sent My First Bananagrams to play with my four year old twin girls. My First Bananagrams is suitable for children aged 4+. The game uses lowercase letters and combo-letters tiles to encourage your child’s love of wordplay and word games it has multiple…
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Quick and Easy Half-Term Tea & Lunch with Aldi Dad Lab
Read moreWith half-term upon us it is always difficult to entertain the kids all day. Usually, if you’re anything like me you will go out on day trips, which of course is a great way to occupy the kids. Of course when you are out all day meal-times are difficult and quite often you have to have…
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That Friday Linky
Read moreThe Binky Linky has had a makeover and will now be forever known as ‘That Friday Linky’. Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d…
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The power of the ‘grey pound’: 3 ways retirees are helping out the next generation
Read morePeople’s incomes typically drop when they hit retirement, but many of today’s pensioners are in a stronger financial position than their younger relatives. This means that a rising number of retirees are providing their younger family members with monetary support. Many of these people have built their wealth through decades of investment. For example, they…
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Brilliant dad feature week 84
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad is Danny. He is 31-years-old and lives in not so sunny County Durham with his wife and daughter, 20-month-old, Ayla. He started writing a blog as he wanted to document his progress as a first time dad and give Ayla something to look back on later in life. He also…
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Bic Kids Alvin & The Chipmunks Colouring Activity Set Review
Read moreOur twins love drawing and colouring so when I was recently sent two Bic Kids Alvin & the Chipmunk activity packs to review it was the perfect opportunity for us. It is was packed with 80 different pieces which includes 18 colouring pencils, 18 wax crayons and 11 felt tips. Also included were 12 magic…
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Is it Possible for a Four Year Old to Inherit OCD.
Read moreOne of my four year old twin girls, R, is definitely shows signs of OCD. I have been wondering if this is possibly hereditary because as a child right through to my teenage years and early twenties I suffered from this condition, although I’m not sure it was known as that in those days. I…
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Why Do We Bare Our Souls.
Read moreWriting a blog is something that fascinates me. Why? You may ask. Well lots of people like to write about their hobbies or interests or their children, and that’s just brilliant that they want to share their passions with us all. There is another side of blogging that really fascinates me though. It’s how many…
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My Sunday Photo.
Read moreYesterday we visited one of our local farms. Our twin girls have been many times to this particular farm on the the outskirts of the city. Normally I have not been able to go due to work commitments, so it was lovely to go along and enjoy the day. While there I made a couple…
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Childhood Bedrooms
Read moreRecently I have been employed to re-decorate two bedrooms in a semi-detached house in the suburbs of the city that I live in. The job itself is relatively straight forward, but it was the background story that got me thinking and interested me. I will explain why. Growing up I never had a bedroom long…
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My Blog Has Just Turned 2 Years old
Read moreA couple of weeks ago my blog turned two years old. It’s frightening to think that I have been writing posts and blogging for just over two years now. When I started out it really was just a hobby, my little corner of the internet to write down my stories of family and work life.…
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That Friday Linky
Read moreThe Binky Linky has had a makeover and will now be forever known as ‘That Friday Linky’. Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d…
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Brilliant dad feature week 82.
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Martin Lee. He is a father of two and husband of one! As well as working and parenting, he also finds the time for scouting, gardening, cooking and he’s a Union Communications Officer, in addition to a Union Steward, and most recently blogging with Thedadnetwork.co.uk and running The Dad Network…
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Animal Jam Review.
Read moreI was recently sent some toys from the Animal Jam game to review. If I’m honest I’d never heard of Animal Jam before until they contacted me, but I was curious and being the dad of four year old twins it seemed perfect for them. Animal Jam was originally an game online made by wildworks and…
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