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SunshineGirl

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Phase 2 of our family

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Back in the summer we were contacted by our daughter's former care home to ask if we would consider fostering/adopting another child. This came about from a casual remark I had made about the office/study that I created for me and my daughter, that... See More »

Rebels without a cause

Our home became suspiciously quiet this afternoon. I found both girls busily at work with card, paper, and paints. The 9 yo was mercifully well wrapped up in her artist's smock 👍 "What are you up to?" I innocently enquired. "We're having a... See More »

Does anyone else use ChatGPT to help with their children's bedtime stories?

Our 9 yo has a long bedtime routine and I seem to have made a rod for my own back by leading her to expect: (1) A chapter from the book she is reading by herself (2) A freestyle story from my own imagination (3) A "thought" story - ie. an... See More »

Onwards and upwards

Our 15 year old had some fantastic news this week. She has been offered a place on the very competitive hospitality apprenticeship she applied for. So from September she will be working three days a week in the kitchens of a large hotel, and... See More »

Romance is still alive!

My teenager's Friend-Who-Is-A-Boy-But-Not-My-Boyfriend came to our home yesterday bearing Valentine gifts . . a small bunch of daffodils and a 1kg bag of marshmallows. Daughter looks appalled as she assumed he would be at his rugby club all day and... See More »

My teenager dumped a very muddy PE kit in the laundry basket

Launched into a long and discursive narrative about a fire alarm that went off during the lesson. OK, I understand that you were standing outside for 5 minutes, still not sure why you had to roll around on the grass 🤷‍♀ Still, she's now updated... See More »

Our girls are back from school

Shoes and coats lie strewn where they were thrown in the hallway . . School uniforms are (more or less) in the laundry basket . . Rhythmical thumping to strains of Taylor Swift can be heard wafting from the teenager's bedroom . . And so our... See More »

The new generation prepares to take over

I couldn't face another whole weekend confined indoors with two stir crazy girls. So we ignored the wind and the rain, stuffed the car with old clothes and towels, and headed for the coast. As we approached the sand we saw a fantastic full rainbow.... See More »

Daughter's school concert

Just come back from my daughter's concert. There was some very lusty and wholehearted singing 🙂 Has anyone else noticed that 7 to 9 year olds singing is not so far removed from shouting at the audience? 😅 No matter, my daughter loves to sing. She's... See More »

Scotland picks Afghan refugee in Cricket World Cup squad

(Quote) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/crle166zy94o

My mother bought us all jigsaw puzzles for Christmas. I was sceptical that my teenager would have the patience to sit down for more than 10 minutes, but she's turned it into a competition with her cousin. They each have a fiendishly difficult puzzle... See More »

Back to school tomorrow

Our 9 year old is bathed and in her pyjamas, and quietly reading stories to her soft toys 😌 Our 15 year old came back from her cousin's highly strung and picked a non-existent argument with my wife over homework that she had already completed at... See More »

Nearly time for Drag Queen Story Hour at our local theatre

Our daughters decided to sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve

Which created a small logisitical challenge for Father Christmas 🎅 The man of the moment was stumbling around in the dark trying to find somewhere safe to leave the girls' stockings. The 15 year old woke, whispered "is that a cat?", and shone a... See More »

Look who is 100 today

Our 15 year old returned home from a two night sleepover

She kept the 9 year old spellbound with tales of exotic tales of adventure and fun that are just beyond her little sister's reach 😊 Later, after 15 yo had had a minor meltdown (mainly because she had hardly slept in 48 hours or eaten anything but ca... See More »

End of year accounting

We emptied out the family swear box (£1 per profanity) and counted £82.50p. This equates to 1.52 effs and blinds per week, a 0.14 point improvement on last year 👍 Although no one is pointing fingers, early indications show that roughly 96% of... See More »

If anyone is looking for a fun stocking filler . .

Check out these "limited edition collector's shirts signed by Nigel Farage". For just £350 you could be the proud owner of 100% polyester shirt made in the English Midlands and individually signed by Chairman Nige. Strangely, given Reform UK's... See More »

Our girls left their shoes outside their bedrooms for St Nicholas last night

This morning they were filled with sweets and raisins. The eldest also received a small silver necklace and a handwritten letter congratulating her on moving up a set in maths and hoping that her hard work will continue into the important exam year... See More »

My daughters are planning a marathon baking session this weekend

😬 💥 🍪 🔥 🥮 💣 ☢ 🛀🏽 🙈

Our 9 year old is writing her letter to Father Christmas

I'm not convinced that she is 100% a believer, but she picked up on how excited I and her big sister were last night and decided to humour us anyway 😁 🎅🏼

My daughter wanted to make a crumble for lunch today and was annoyed that there was not much interesting fruit available at the supermarket. So I dug around in the freezer and found a box of blackberries that, according to the label, we picked and... See More »

Daughter #1 was busy working on her science project last night

Daughter #2, disappointed to be deprived of her playmate, asked at dinner what homework is. Big sister sighs and describes in bleak and pessimistic terms what little sister can look forward to in a couple of years time when she starts secondary... See More »

Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, sentenced to 10.5 years for bribery and corruption

He pleaded guilty to eight counts of accepting money from a pro-Russian activist in Ukraine to read scripted speeches in the European parliament disparaging of the Ukrainian government. Hopefully the severity of the sentence will remind other Reform... See More »

At my daughter's after school dance club today

The girls were allowed to wear nail varnish to raise money for Children in Need. As usual, I didn't get the memo in time 🥺 But the girls were colourful, sparkly, and looked absolutely fantastic! 🌈🌈🌈

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