London shenanigans.

  I know I know...I've been a real blog slacker. I just can't seem to find the time these days and I know some of you were asking about my London trip. So without further ado... LONDON   I'm so happy I had to renew my passport and go all the way to London for this. It gave me an excuse to meet up with one of my besties. You know what, I would have been so lost without her there. Luckily she knows her way around this great city!   First stop was the Belgian Embassy...getting all the passport stuff over and done with only took about ten minutes so plenty of time for us to wander around, catch up and take loads of silly photos. You ready for the photo dump of the century? Here we go.   We walked past Piccadilly

 

We had lunch in a Japanese restaurant and the food was to die for! I seriously wish I could have some of that right now.  

  Eating noodles with chopsticks proved to be a bit of a challenge...  

  Oh, we also passed the Ferrari shop and I decided I HAD to have a photo taken...I mean, why wouldn't I make my husband super jealous about the fact I got to sit on an actual formula 1 Ferrari.

  I also came across a very handsome pirate...sure I've seen him before though!  

  So once we were done taking photos posing with fast cars, food and toys we decided it was time to get serious  

  Yes, that is us being serious. She'll love that I posted this photo of course, but then that is the good friend that I am.   Sadly soon after that it was time for us to part so with a hazelnut latte in hand we said goodbye and both hopped on our trains back home.   You want to know something exciting though?   This weekend we are meeting up again!! AND we are also seeing another bestie... one that was really missed while we were in London, so much so we made a replacement  

  yes...she was REALLY missed! Hahaha.   Have a great Tuesday my friends  

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Bursting!

Jeans, cardigan, top, shoes: Next. Necklace: gift

I am bursting with pride.

Last night was Emily's parent teacher meeting and it couldn't

have gone any better!

I know Emily is really good at reading and writing, but her teacher said she is

good at EVERYTHING.

She just soaks up all the information an is so eager to learn.

Miss Dibden said there is not much more she can do before going in to

year 1 territory (which is not really allowed)

AND

she is thinking of putting Emily on the

GIFTED CHILD list!!!

How amazing is that.

I was a bit speechless after she mentioned that.

My girl is such a superstar and I am so so proud of her!

Emily's top: H&M. Necklace: Tesco

Have a great day everyone.

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The day my friends husband shook my bra!

Today my blog post will be an abundance of cute fluffy animals.

I need to do this to block out the vision that's haunting me

of the

GINORMOUS UGLY
FREAKY HAIRY BIG
BLACK SPIDER

that was in my bathroom this morning.

I HATE spiders and am terrified of them

How dare it reside on my black top that I left on top of the

hamper last night!

I mean seriously, and this on a morning that hubby isn't home.

It wasn't just any spider either, it was one of those ones

that has a double body, eeeeeeek!

Emily was still sleeping so I could stop myself from screaming,

but I had to leave the bathroom FAST.

I just grabbed my make up bag, hair dryer and cardigan and closed the door

behind me as fast as I could.

About an hour later my friends arrived (we live right near the school

and they usually park their car on our drive and we then walk the kiddies

to school). My friend's husband went up to catch the beast but

of course couldn't find it anywhere!

He even shook my top and bra that were on the hamper!

Woohoo! (it just happens

to be his birthday today, what a treat to shake my bra)

Anyway, spider has gone back to his hidey hole....somewhere.

I don't know if I will be able to relax in there for the

next few days, or put the kids in the bath.

Just wish I would have had the guts to do something.

Hairspray it, or put a cup over it or hoover it up or smash it

or something!

I would love to know how to deal with spiders while being terrified.

Any hint and tips always welcome.

Linking up

Have a great spider free day everyone!

xxx

All animal photo's can be found on my Pinterest board

Let's ditch the belt and read some childrens books!

cardigan: Next. Top: Monsoon. Jeans: Next. Shoes: New look

I'm so glad I took a photo of this outfit.

It looked really good in the mirror...not so good now.

Belt is way too brown to go with the blue's of the cardigan

and top (and yes, the cardi is dark blue, not black).

Think I might ditch the belt for the rest of the day.

Anyway.

Today my little one is not feeling too well so I've kept her

home from school.

At the moment she's upstairs, I did ask her if she wanted to come down

and lay and the sofa but she didn't want to, this means she's really not well.

I think I might go up and read her some of her favourite stories.

These days she loves

the gruffalo

If you've got kids and haven't got this book I would so

recommend you get it. It's a brilliant and very clever story.

Another book, or series of books, she's really into is

Charlie and Lola

These books are just adorable. Even I love each and

every story there is. We've also got the TV series

and again I would definitely recommend!

(both books and cartoons)

Speaking about books I love.

I have been giving my husband hints about getting me

the hunger games

for mothers day (18th march here in England).

Let's hope my hints work.

I've heard the movie is being released soon and I would

love to read the books first.

I've been hearing so many good things about this trilogy.

If you have a spare minute can I ask you to check the lovely

Cori's blog

She has an important message, well worthy of sharing.

Wishing you all a happy Wednesday!

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Motherhood

Top:Next. Jeans: Dorothy Perkins. Boots: Next. Bracelet: gift

This morning I went into town with a friend and

we sat down to have a coffee.

My eye fell on a mum and her toddler.

The little girl was hanging onto mums coat and crying,

begging her mommy to pick her up.

Mom was too busy texting a message on her phone and I

overheard her say "Just leave me alone and walk, you've got two legs!"

I felt so sorry for the little one.

All she wanted was her mommy.

It got me thinking...a few years from now that little

girl will be all grown up and not want picking up or cuddles

anymore.

Mom might want one then.

I wonder how many more special moments she has missed.

It just made me want to go up to school and give my

two a great big hug.

Kids grow up so fast. We should cherish each and every moment

and hug, cuddle and pick them up for as long as they let us.

Forever I hope.

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Wishing you all a fantabulous Wednesday!

xxx

The good, the bad and the ugly

How I feel blah today!

We've all got those days haven't we, where nothing feels

or looks right.

Today is DEFINITELY mine.

But let's just skip that for now and start with

the good.

Dylan had to dress up as a book character for book

week in school and he decided to go as "Where's Wally?".

I think he looked really good, even if I did have to draw the

glasses on myself (I thought they were included in the outfit, but

quite clearly they weren't).

Looking at the picture now he kind of reminds me of one

of those prisoners you see in old black and white movies, hahaha!

He did have a wicked time in school and really enjoyed being

"Wally" for the day.

Yesterday Dylan earned his yellow karate belt. How good is that!

I'm very proud of my little karate kid.

By the way, he's in his sisters room here...just in case you were wondering.

Emily had loads of fun blowing bubbles

the other day. Doesn't she look funky in her disco glasses?!

It was the first really warm day of the year.

First day we could go out without any coats on, so we took

full advantage!

Before blowing bubbles both her and Dylan had been

scooting up and down the road and transforming

our pavement into a chalk masterpiece.

Another good thing is these crisps I'm eating.

Yum yum, cheesy goodness. They are making a bit of a mess

but are SO worth it.

A seriously good thing is the way Simon recovered after his surgery!

He had 18 inches of his colon removed last Monday, and came back

home on Friday! So happy it all went well. He's still taking it all very easy

but I am just amazed at his recovery. He's pretty much looking like himself

again and has the same bed hair as in this photo which was taken over Christmas.

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When walking to the postbox earlier I noticed tiny buds on the trees.

Soon they will look like this.

I LOVE it when the trees blossom, so beautiful.

Spring is such a pretty month.

Maybe one more good....I kind of really like the outfit I am wearing in

the photo above, especially the necklace

This photo also takes me straight to

the bad.

Yep,

photography skills are far from perfect here!

Even the posing in the top photo is awkward, I mean

come on, I was scratching my head!

Moving on.

Ha, talking about moving, we are thinking of moving house

so two weeks ago we found the perfect little family home with

a great kitchen, rooms big enough to fit all our stuff and a big garden

that will fit our trampoline. (the garden we have now doesn't fit

the trampoline. Well it does but then there is no room for ANYTHING

else).

It was all very exciting until we found out the house was

no longer available.

Too bad :(

the ugly.

My hair.

Not a lot to say about that, my mop just isn't 

co operating at all these days.

Next Monday I have a hairdressers appointment....finally!

Hmm, reading back on all this I realise there

is no reason for me to feel blah at all.

There is so much good going on.

I think I'll just smile for the rest of the day

and try not to care (about my drab hair).

Linking up with these fabulous ladies today

Have a happy Tuesday my friends!

xxx