Posts Tagged "Holiday"

  • Yesterday we went to visit relatives in Runcorn, Cheshire. It was my cousin’s daughter’s second birthday. Are you still with me?
    I went with my Dad, my Stepmum, the 6 year old and the 4 year old. We travelled in the same car which meant I had to sit, wedged, between my darling children [...]

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  • Holidays with the children up till now have never really felt like holidays.  Sure, it’s always different and far more fun than real life, but when you go on holiday with children you just can’t fully relax.
    This all changed during our holiday to Italy with Keycamp.  We all relaxed.  It could have been the weather, consistently [...]

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  • Your husband who has misplaced his driving license (paper copy) rendering him unable to drive during your trip will say helpful things like “Just because you are on holiday doesn”t mean that you should lose all your confidence” and “INDICATE! … it would be far better if you indicated”.
    The 1 EURO wine from the on-site [...]

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  • You cannot force your child to have a siesta.
    If you say ‘la fraggola’ (strawberry) in a Yorkshire accent you will get ‘la nocciola’ (hazelnut) ice cream … and a disappointed 5 year old.
    They sell ‘cock pasta’ and ‘teenage nuts’ in the supermarket.
    You realise that your 4 year old may need a little chat about ‘distance’ [...]

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  • So, the end of another festive season.
    We’ve opened presents, eaten all the Quality Street, celebrated the New Year, had a few hangovers, eaten lots of sprouts, I’ve *shock horror* nearly finished reading my book, watched LOADS of films … and now it’s time to go back to reality.
    School and work are looming large on the [...]

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  • The 5 year old has wanted a Nintendo DS for a long time now. I am torn, my head is screaming “Noooo!”, my heart is telling me that if I don’t she will never forgive Santa and then her make-believe world will come crashing down round her ears anyway.

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  • Holiday (noun) : a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax

    The word ‘holiday’ (or vacation to some of you) doesn’t mean the same as it did pre children.
    I can remember a time when a [...]

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