This year has been a very busy year which has involved me driving long distances on a regular basis. This has involved a lot of motorway driving. When I’m driving at speed on what are ever increasing, busy and congested motorways, I like to have the security of knowing that my tyres are all in…
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Effective ways to Boost Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
Read moreImage source Cutting your utility bills is surely something you want to do. It seems like every time you turn on the news they’re talking about price hikes and dodgy utility company practices, and with wages stagnating in a lot of industries, well it’s hard to keep on top of things. The good news is,…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreYesterday we visited a National Trust site near to where we live called Dyffryn Gardens. It’s a fantastic house set in the most beautiful gardens. My twin girls got to play croquet and had a great time wandering around the gardens. Discovering many things including a very large pumpkin patch. We went around the house…
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Our #familygoodtimes Visit to McDonald’s With The Characters #ad
Read moreWe are a family that love to create memories that will live forever, especially for our children. We’re always looking for something new and different for us to enjoy as a family. So, recently, when I was approached by McDonald’s to join in with their new #familygoodtimes campaign, I couldn’t wait to create some more…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 123
Read moreThis Week the brilliant dad feature is Olly and he blogs over at savvydad.co.uk, where He writes about parenting, family finance and ways to make and save money. He started his blog in 2016 and has recently been shortlisted as a finalist in the New Blog of the Year category for the SHOMO awards in…
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Kids Today Lack Respect. Why Is That?
Read moreWhy is it that children of today, and I don’t mean all children, but to me it’s an ever growing bigger percentage of children appear to lack respect for anybody or anything in life. Who’s fault is it that children are like this? Well, in my opinion it’s us as parents. We have gradually taught…
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Sometimes The Toughest Decisions Can Bring The Most Happiness says
Read moreIn my life I have been faced with some tough decisions. Usually those decisions have come about because I have been unhappy with my life in some way or another. In my late teens I went to Australia because my brother who was living there and he told me come out you will love it…
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Our Family Day Out At West Midlands Safari Park
Read moreLast Saturday we visited West Midlands Safari Park. We have been before when the twins were three years old. Now they are five years old, they can really begin to appreciate all the animals. In my collage of pictures I managed to capture the lioness on top of a big rock. At just the right…
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Swimming And My Five Year Old Twins
Read moreIn my five year old twins early years I have to confess we didn’t really take them swimming. The usual reason was time and also when they were little both of us had to go, which of course normally wouldn’t apply if you just had a single baby. So I guess we just put it…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 122
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris McGuire and he blogs at Out Of Depth Dad, which I recommend you check out. You won’t be disappointed. He is a writer and stay at home dad to his one year old son Sam, and he lives with his partner in Devon. His blog is called The…
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Raising Daughters And Sons: Do We Approach It Differently
Read moreI have often wondered, because I have four daughters and one son, if I have raised them differently? Am I easier on my daughters or am I tougher on my son? I do think I have I raised my older children which is two daughters and a son in exactly the same way. Which is…
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Converting Our Attic Space Into Bedrooms
Read moreMy home is a two bedroom bungalow and I live there with my wife and five year old twin girls. As the girls are growing up and needing more space for all the toys and numerous things children collect, we have decided that instead of moving we’ll look at expanding our existing home. Our current…
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Mobile Phones Tablets Laptops And Our Children
Read moreI was recently away on a short break in West Wales with my family and what with it being summer there were many families there on their summer holiday. What I noticed was I think quite alarming for our children. This of course may not be a problem for a lot of parents, but I…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy photo this Sunday is my wife and our five year old twin girls. After my wife having to work four late shifts, and missing out on the girls bedtime. Friday was a special day as my wife and girls went to a local farm for the day and this photo for me shows how…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 121
Read moreThis weeks brilliant dad feature is Carl, a stay-at-home daddy of two daughters. Olivia who is almost three years old and Robyn who is 9 months old. He blogs as The Dadtastic Voyage. He also husband to his amazing wife Rachel. He only started his dad blog a little over a month ago. He started it…
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It’s Been All Change At Home
Read moreSo when we came back from our little break at Bluestone Wales, we knew there were going to be some quite major changes in our home. My wife, through no fault of her own has had to take on a new job with the same company she’s worked for, for 11 years, because her department…
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My Five Year Old Twins Bedtime Routine: That We Started
Read moreThe other day I read an outstanding post from Tom who blogs at The Unlikely Dad about how his little boy has gone from being a brilliant sleeper to him having to lay down with his son at bedtime to go to sleep. His little boy is three years old. You can read it here.…
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Swearing In Front Of Our Children
Read moreThis is a very hot subject at the moment. It even made it onto Good Morning Britain. Of course this is just my own personal opinion, because however parents want to raise their children is entirely there own choice. Which I am not judging. So an Australian blogger said that it's ok to swear in…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreWe have just spent a week at the Bluestone Wales resort in West Wales. The weather could of been a bit better, but as usual it was a normal British summer rain and more rain. On the one sunny day though we went to a local farm/zoo called Folly Farm. It was only about a…
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I love And Admire My Wife So Very Much 5 Reasons Why
Read moreI love my wife so very much, and I am more in love with her today than when we first met. My wife has so many wonderful qualities that I can only try to emulate, but know I will always fall short. 1. The girls are so lucky to have a mum that nothing is…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 120
Read moreThis week the Brilliant dad feature is Luis who blogs at Single Daddy Daycare. He is a 33 year old single co-parent with two children who are six and four years old. Outside of blogging, he works in healthcare as an account manager for a private medical insurance firm. In his spare time, he enjoys…
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