Over the weekend we went to a family Christmas party at my grandparents in-law's house. It made me realise how easy life is when you stay home with your toddlers.First of all, there were Christmas decorations everywhere. This is lovely, but we have already taken down the few we dared to put up as they just get destroyed when the boys decide they want to take a closer look, or chew on the fairy lights (yes, really). When we arrived, they had a gorgeous model Christmas village set out with . . . Keep Reading
Archives for December 2011
I’ve got the bedtime blues
I tuck you in and give you Bear,As I brush my lips to your hair.One at a time, I say goodnight,Before I leave and turn out the light. It's the end of another fun-packed day,"Now it's sleepy-time," I say."Please get some rest, both of you,"And I head downstairs to have a brew. As soon as I set foot outside the door,I hear feet patter across the floor.I make my escape quick and fast,Hoping the naughtiness won't last. Before I reach the bottom . . . Keep Reading
Shops need to rethink their double buggy/wheelchair access
This post has been brewing for the last two years but I'm finally about to boil over. I am sick of shops that are not accessible! I don't mean little stores that have narrow doorways or limited space; I accepted two years ago that I'd no longer be able to get into those. I even waved goodbye to my favourite little Italian coffee shop as we could no longer get through the door once I moved from a tandem buggy to a side by side. I mean big department stores that have the space, but set up the shop . . . Keep Reading