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  • My 4 year old likes nothing more than going to one of the neighbouring villages skate parks.  He loves it.  Gliding amongst the teenagers on their BMXs and very expensive scooters.
    The teenagers have been really respectful so far.  They don’t get annoyed when one of the little ones gets in the way, and they help [...]

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  • I am very lucky.  I am still good friends with people I went to school with.  I don’t see them as often as I should, but I am fortunate that when we get together I feel like we’ve never been apart. One by one we are getting married and having children.  It still strikes me [...]

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  • Teacher Friend Mother of 3 is also a Brownie Leader.  This means that she has a wealth of campfire songs up her sleeves at all times.  During our recent camping trip she taught the children these little gems.
    I left the children’s discussions about artistic differences in the film … which basically involves the 4 year [...]

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  • I found this print through @ArtatHeartUK on Twitter.  I bought it and had it framed locally.  It now resides in our new kitchen.  I think it may have prompted me to drink  more Bombay Sapphire just by the power of thought, but hey, who’s counting?  Art at Heart are definitely worth a follow on Twitter. [...]

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  • Sometimes what is said on Twitter is taken the wrong way. TOTALLY out of context.
    But, it doesn’t help when your other half does the following …
    On Monday night I received the following twit from The Husband, who was three floors up at the time.

    Seriously?  Like anyone’s ever going to believe the truth after reading that … [...]

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  • Last Christmas the 6 year old got a doll. Not just any doll.  A Sally Doll.
    Sally is a toddler sized doll, with mad staring eyes, bow legs and wild hair.
    The 6 year old instantly fell in love with her.
    I did not.
    On Boxing Day, on my way to the toilet, I glanced to my left into the [...]

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    Tara’s Gallery theme this week is ‘a photo you are proud of.  Well, here is mine.
    This picture was taken last month at a family gathering.
    I am very proud of the relationship my Dad has with my children.  
    When the 6 year old was two weeks old my Dad told me that he’d been keeping a secret [...]

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