I’m a painter and decorator, and also do many handyman jobs, so I am always on the lookout for new tools which quite honestly, does it all, and that will make my job easier. So when Gerber asked me if I would like to review the new Centre-Drive multi -tool, I thought yes, I would…
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Four Out Of Five Ain’t Bad (My Sunday Photo)
Read moreWhen you have five children like me, it’s almost impossible to have them all together in the same room at the same. In fact the last time that happened was last Christmas. I’m hoping it will happen again this Christmas. Nowadays it really is a rare occurrence. One of the problems of this happening on…
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Kids Will Change The Way You Look That’s Guaranteed
Read moreRegular readers will know that I am a father of five children. The other day I was looking at some photographs of my older children when they were little. I thought as I was browsing through them, OMG, I have changed! Then I realised what had happened is that I have aged. That’s what having…
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My Premature Twins: World Prematurity Day
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know I’m a father of five children and there’s not a day that goes by where I don’t feel lucky and blessed to have five healthy children. Of my five children, two of them are five year old twins who were born premature. They were six weeks early. When…
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Transgender Kids
Read moreA little while ago I watched Louis Theroux’s documentary about transgender kids. I was completely engrossed by the show and the stories of children not knowing, or in fact knowing if they are in the right body or if they are the right gender. Since watching the show I have struggled to decide if it…
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To Be 5 Years Old And Just simply Believe!
Read moreTo be five years old like my twins must be wonderful. The innocence of a child is still there, none of the harsh realities of life have in any way clouded their thoughts. Life is actually very easy. You get to be a kid and you believe in all the magical, wonderful, completely mythical ideas…
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Follow The Bear: Hofmeister Lager Is Back With A Giveaway
Read moreIf you are as old as me, you will remember the 80’s with affection. For me it was easily the era of music, although I’m quite happy to see my favourites stay in the 80’s. Comebacks are never quite the same as when they were top of the charts the first time around. For all…
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My Twin Girls They Are So Different
Read moreI have written many times how different my five year old twins are, but the older they get it’s becoming more obvious how different in character and personality they are. This has become more apparent to me in the last nine months or so. Personally I don’t think it’s a bad thing, because although being…
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Santa Safari:Our Family Christmas Trip to West Midland Safari Park
Read moreOne of our favourite places to visit for a day trip as a family is without a doubt, West Midland Safari Park. So when I was asked to bring the family along to experience their Santa Safari, it was an immediate, “Yes, I would love to!” When you have five year old twin girls who completely…
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I Was So Sure This Lioness Was Looking At Me. My SundayPhoto
Read moreYesterday we visited West Midland Safari Park for their Santa Safari. Blog post review coming soon! While driving through the safari, I managed to capture this lion walking towards us, and I was quite convinced it was staring straight at me, eyeing up its lunch, haha! It wasn’t until later when I looked at the…
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Getting A Logo For My Buisness
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that what I do for a living is painting and decorating. I’ve been doing this for longer than I can remember. Every now and again I like to find a new image or re-brand my business to help keep it fresh and up to date. One of the…
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Lessons Learnt: Lessons Taught Parent To Child
Read moreGrowing up for me was at times very difficult. Did I learn anything about parenting from my own parents that I would be able to put to good use when I became a parent? The honest answer is no! Or least nothing that I could use because my parents were not the sort of role…
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I’m A Blogger: 3 Reasons My Kids Know It
Read moreMost people will know that both my wife and I are bloggers. Let’s be totally honest guys it’s a strange occupation. Whether it’s something you do part-time, full-time or it’s just purely a hobby. It’s obsessive and hugely addictive, and it takes up far too much time, but it’s also very enjoyable and fun to…
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Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Read moreIt’s unbelievable that it’s nearly 12 months since last Christmas, but Christmas is nearly here again, and I for one couldn’t be happier! I love Christmas, especially when you have five year old twin girls. The magic of Christmas is still very much alive in our home. So here we go! Here is my Christmas…
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Smacking Our Children
Read moreIs it right or is it wrong? It’s a debate that has gone on for years. I’m not an advocate of smacking my children, but I’m not going to say I have never smacked my children either because I have, but I can count on both my hands how many times spread over five children…
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Buying Your First Home
Read moreIn The UK we love to own our homes, but there is no doubt that this is getting more difficult for the generation that is coming onto the housing ladder. However that doesn’t mean they can’t afford to own their home. Affordability is obviously a major factor when you’re looking for the perfect home to…
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Tips for Decorating After Experiencing Different Types of Floods
Read moreThere are several types of floods that many home and property owners may experience at some point throughout their lifetime. While those that live in designated flood areas may be more prepared for these natural disasters or otherwise more caught up on actions that one can take afterwards to restore and redecorate properties, flooding may…
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Halloween Season Is Upon Us
Read moreThe day before Halloween which to me is one of the strangest celebrations of all time. If you are a fan of Halloween which in my mind is entirely ok, I would maybe recommend you stop reading now, because I struggle to find a positives about it. It really is just not for me. When…
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Snow Dogs Wales Again! (My Sunday Photo)
Read moreThis week my Sunday Photo is yet again us searching for Snow Dogs Wales! We spent yesterday morning searching for ‘A local Lad’. That’s the snow dogs name! It’s modelled upon the awesome welsh footballer, Gareth Bale. R was desperate to have her picture taken with this snow dog because one of her idols is…
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OK! Let’s Move On From CBeebies Your 5 Years Old
Read moreFor five very long years CBeebies is permanently on in our home during the waking hours of our wonderful five year old twin girls. When oh when will this end, please tell me it will be soon I can’t take any more of the Twirlywoos, Bing and Postman Pat. No, wait I actually look forward…
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My Pocket Money Toy Subscription Review: (Inc Unboxing Video Of Christmas Eve Box)
Read moreWhen I was recently approached by My Pocket Money Toy to review their boxes, I was instantly intrigued to what it was exactly. The name itself is genius. If you give your children pocket money what better way to teach them to save it up and make somebody happy by sending some gifts in the post,…
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