Happy Christmas to anyone who reads this blog. I love writing it and knowing I've got a record of some of the family's exploits, as ...

It happened yesterday. I'll get my complaining out of the way first. We gathered in a hotel back home, and though my Dad had requested a...

Lady has cared about how she looks for a long time. Since she was a toddler she has chosen most of her outfits though often when she was you...

Thomas told me his plans for adult life last night. He's decided that he'll be an actor and a doctor. He'll do each job part tim...

Duncan has decided that he likes to drink milk, lots of milk. However it has to prepared as in the Disney film The Aristocats . He pours the...

A recent post generated some great discussion. My reply there became too long, so I've put it down as another post. In an earlier comme...

Doesn't it look great! There's a great new book out. It'd be perfect for Christmas presents for all your friends and family. It...

My dad came over early so leaving the children in his capable hands, we caught the train to Dublin, buying coffees and bacon rolls to sustai...

Have you any ideas on where I could take my husband for a good meal and a nice evening out in Dublin this Sunday? It's his birthday, so ...

There have been several articles in the UK media recently about prenatal testing and the number of children with Down Syndrome born each yea...

Duncan is really into his Roller Coaster Tycoon PC game. He's been trying for ages to recreate some of the Disney World/Land rides, in ...

It was just too cold. We managed to stay in for about 5 minutes. Duncan had me pull him around, going from side to side (good arm work out) ...

Why did we put ourselves though what I had a fair idea would be a difficult flight ? Here's why... That makes sense, doesn't it! If ...

This may be off topic, but I wanted to highlight an interesting article on lung cancer research in last Friday's Belfast Telegraph. The...

We're back home form our trip to Florida. Everyone had a great time and we made many wonderful memories. I wrote a short post from Gatw...

So we're in Florida, and for the first 2 days we had very high temperatures for the time of year, then they all started chittering on th...