Since just before Christmas I have found myself on a more regular basis thinking of some sort of comment to get our twin girls to sleep because at four years of age they are totally understanding. I’m sure everybody has been there. It’s been a long day and four year olds are time consuming. Double…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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Brilliant dad feature week 56
Read moreRoss Longdon is the proud father of three fantastic young children and together with his wife (the enigmatic Mrs L.) is the co-founder of Team Fun. By day, he’s a mild mannered radiographer (taking x-rays and stuff), but at night (and the weekend, or any time he’s not at work really) he becomes “The Best Dad Ever”,…
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How far have we come with racism, gender and sexism
Read moreLife in the 1950’s was very different to life as we know it now. Racism and sexism was rife and if you happened to be either of these things, then the 1950’s was probably the best era for you live in because the majority of your fellow peers probably thought the same way as you…
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Some wonderful comments by people about twins
Read moreMy twin girls are now four years old and I have lost count of the amount of times that total strangers say the same thing about twins. The girls are not identical, but look very alike. However R is slightly taller than M. The other day my wife took the girls to the opticians for…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is of R and M, my four year old twins getting ready to take their Harley Davidsons out for a spin! It’s actually not that long ago when the girls first started riding their bikes and I ended up with a bad back from bending down to push them along.…
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The annual duck race
Read moreEvery year the girls school has a duck race down the stream that runs though the area that we live. It’s a great idea because it’s raises funds for the school and it’s also fantastic entertainment for all the children. This year was a little bit different for us as R and M were able…
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After the latest terrorist attack is travel safe?
Read moreAs we all have seen in the last few days another appalling attack has happened on innoncent people going about their daily business and lives. The frequency of the attacks seem to be increasing and there seems to be no particular reasoning to them, at least none that I understand. I fully appreciate that innocent…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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Brilliant dad feature week 55
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Tom. He is a top 10 UK Dad blogger and the winner of numerous awards. He is the proud dad of three children which includes two sons called Dylan and Xander, plus a daughter named Amelie. He has been blogging at Diary of the Dad for over five years…
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Garden makeover for summer
Read moreWith summer fast approaching I am really looking forward to using the garden. My wife has already made a start on growing some vegetables as she’s started to sow some seeds with our twin girls. One of their favourite things to do is to water them, although sometimes they can get a bit carried away!…
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Bring the family together this Easter weekend!
Read moreThe Easter bank holiday is fast approaching. The kids are excited to see what the Easter Bunny brings them and for me, Easter seems like the perfect time to have all my family and friends around for a party! The fact that it’s also a bank holiday is great because it means nobody has to…
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Four year old twins perception of money
Read moreBack to normal today after my possibly controversial post yesterday! Here’s a post about my four year old twin girls and their thoughts on money. It has never failed to amaze me how a four year olds mind works and how they perceive things! I am lucky enough to have four year old twins to…
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Blog awards or popularity contest
Read moreThis potentially could alienate me, but I have to say something because it’s very irritating to me. So let’s risk it! Blog awards. What are they really? Is it just a selection of bloggers patting each other on the back? Personally, I think so! Blogs in the current Mads and Bibs are a popularity contest…
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My Sunday photo
Read moreI know the title says my Sunday photo, but two lovely things happened in our family this past week and I simply couldn’t decide which photo to use so put them both in! Yesterday I picked up my 18 year old daughter from university for the Easter break and two, four year old little girls…
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My daughter E is coming home for Easter.
Read moreToday I am off to Southampton to collect my daughter E from university for the Easter break. It hasn’t been that long since I last saw her, but that doesn’t alter the fact that I miss her living in the same city as me. I will be leaving about 6am for a two hour drive…
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Brilliant dad feature week 54
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad is Adam, who is 34 years old and a dad to little M. Adam is married to Mrs M and he is from West Yorkshire. Hes also the owner of a marketing agency, Far’n’Beyond. Adam blogs at It’s Adam Again. Since becoming a parent he has discovered that he doesn’t like…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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My son is 17 years old today
Read moreMy son is 17 years old today and I know people say it a lot, but I do wonder where the time has gone. When he was a baby he used to go to sleep in my arms twirling my hair, actually I think he pulled half of it out! When he was about two…
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What’s your favourite colour?
Read moreIt’s funny how different colours can make you feel differently about the environment you’re in. As a painter and decorator I’ve been in a lot of peoples homes and I always find it interesting to see how others decorate their homes. Some people, well, the majority of people go for pretty simple, every day colours.…
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Summer is coming
Read moreIt’s the middle of March and here in South Wales the sun has been shining for about six days. The nights are drawing out and it’s really looking like summer is coming. But wait! It’s the UK! It will be snowing next week I’m sure! The sunshine, for all of that, has got me thinking…
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