8.10am I just love the Julia Donaldson (or Julie and Jonathan, as Sophia calls them) stories, both the books and the animated films on iPlayer. There's something about those films that make me calm. So while Sophia watched the Gruffalo, I've managed to get a few minutes extra sleep. 8.50am Today I'm going to try [...]
6.40am The cries of 'Blueyyyy' have been going on for at least half an hour. Time to wake up. 9.10am We're expecting Mum, Gran and Grandpa for an early lunch. They've decided to come earlier so we can get to the panto in good time which is lovely, but I'm not organised yet! Best crack [...]
7.42am: The wait is over! Sophia got into our first choice school! Bring on September! 11.05am So far today I've been pottering (doing laundry) and getting everybody dressed. We're going out for a celebratory subway and Soph is going to pick her Easter egg. 12.14pm She went for a unicorn egg from Thorntons. Good choice. [...]
7.23am Morning! We've just woken up and this is a positive lie in for us! But now we're a bit behind. We all need to get up and dressed, Soph and Aidan need breakfast (as do we, preferably). The bags need sorting (Aidan's changing bag, toy bag and food bag, my knitting bag, Aidan's travel [...]
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