Thomas was 4 years old today. He jumped into bed beside me this morning and we had a nice wee chat. ‘Happy Birthday darling’, ‘Is it really ...

I wrote a long post last night in bed but I lost it when the laptop ran out of power and it wasn’t saved. Bummer. It was only my usual waffl...

After all that transpired at the zoo, I was so tired when we got home and Duncan was so distressed that we snuggled up on the sofa for half ...

It’s been another bad day. We all went to the zoo and it didn’t work out so well. Perhaps I should have learnt my lesson at the aquarium las...

It’s been nearly a week since I last blogged. It was a nice Easter week: we’ve eaten well and we’ve had a few outings, some more successful ...

Thomas is playing ‘snakes and ladders’ on the computer and Duncan is digging holes in the garden. He likes ploughing his trains through the ...

Yesterday was dry and sunny and in the morning, Duncan was sitting outside, dressed as the handsome prince and examining a collection of tra...

I woke up when Thomas jumped into our bed this morning for his start-the-day cuddle. A few minutes later, Duncan joined the throng. I heard ...

I’m at home with the boys. They’ve just had lunch; ‘muffles’ for Thomas (he meant potato waffles) and Duncan ate 4 chicken dipper things. We...

It’s funny how having a few days away knocked me off schedule. I had many days worth of washing and cleaning to catch up on. I think we’re s...

I went to Rome a few days ago. It was absolutely marvellous, the best holiday I’ve ever had and totally lived up to my expectations. I’d alw...

We’re off to Rome tomorrow morning. We fly at 6.20am so we’ll stay in the airport hotel tonight. My Dad will be staying here and looking aft...

I had a big panic on Monday about Lady’s maths abilities and convinced myself that I’ve been failing her because she wasn’t able to do somet...

This is what I have sent to our education board to demonstrate how I intend to educate Duncan at home. I've had to make it suitable for ...

I took Lady to her Ju-Jitsu class on Saturday then spent the time pootling about the town alone- bliss! I trawled the charity shops (not hav...

Today started off a whole lot better than yesterday. I even had my breakfast brought up to me in bed. Today was a holiday so Gordon was at h...