We’ve just had our first go at separate trips, over a long weekend. Dan took Junior Reader to see his side of the family, I took Mini to my parents. It’s strange, just to be two of us. One parent, one child – and two grandparents to help pick up the slack. Well, no. Two …
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In the time it takes to cook an egg
It’s that mad dash to put food on the table in the evening. Back from a sports class, small people’s need to eat – and their limited patience while food is cooking – mean it needs to be quick. Mini and Junior aren’t entirely reading off the same menu at the moment. That’s OK. Tea …
Organisation, relaxation or sleep
The evening has come, gentle reader. If you are a parent reading this, you’ve made it this far. And now a choice awaits you: what to do with that precious time when your wee ones are asleep? (At least, you hope they are. Junior Reader has been back up already, but I left that to …
A life through leftovers
Something happens along the way with kids. You’re already accustomed to putting them first in so many areas: when you sleep, when you wake, when you use the bathroom independently (if you’re lucky) comes back to them. And that’s OK. So too is planning a certain amount of things based on them: what they enjoy, …
Making: new uses for treasured T-shirts
We were on holiday, and Junior Reader noticed a problem. Come another summer or two, and a beloved T-shirt would cease to fit. Now we’re OK on this in a few different ways: – Junior Reader doesn’t grow terribly fast (so far), so the T-shirt still has some life in it yet – we’re pretty …