July Spring Cleaning Week!

This week the plan is to sort our house. The kids have been told they won't be allowed out to play with their friends this week, unless they do the jobs they had been told they were to get done at the start of the summer... and they haven't even looked at! There seems to … Continue reading July Spring Cleaning Week!

Get happy, or make a change

One of my motto's in life is that if you're not happy with things as they are, either make a change or find a way to be happy with it as is. Don't live your life complaining about how things are, and make no changes to your life. That's pointless, and annoying to others around … Continue reading Get happy, or make a change

Life is busy!

I'd love to get organised for getting on here and actually writing - but my god life is busy! I'm a mum of 4 kids now. And a lot of days I feel I'm struggling. It is tough going. I've an almost 12 year old, an 8 year old, a 4 year old and a … Continue reading Life is busy!

Thanksgiving Planning!

I know that here in Ireland, we don't generally celebrate Thanksgiving. It is an American holiday - and my family thought I was crazy when I first said I was going to start "doing it". My reasoning though is that any holiday that is about Giving Thanks, or Gratitude, is a holiday that we should … Continue reading Thanksgiving Planning!

Pumpkin Picking!

Pumpkin Patches are a relatively new idea in Ireland (as far as I know anyway!). We had planned to go to one last year but couldn't for some reason, so this year I was adamant we were going to go. The one we chose to go to was one that we didn't need tickets for, … Continue reading Pumpkin Picking!

Pregnancy – how life changes you

So a little bit about my fertility history.... (it is relevant to the punch line, I promise!) I have three children, but I've had six pregnancies. I conceived my first child simply, first month I even thought about it, and it was all fine. I didn't even know about any issues or complications people had. … Continue reading Pregnancy – how life changes you

Happy Mothers Day (belated!)

Happy Mothers Day! For yesterday. I hope everyone had a lovely day. My day was actually no different to most, seeing as the hubby and Miss Q went off rotavating the allotment, leaving me to keep an eye on the dinner (after they prepped it and got it on!). But must say the hubby made … Continue reading Happy Mothers Day (belated!)

Chicken Pox!

I've spent the past 2 weeks inspecting my son, since Baba Z broke out in chicken pox. We'd had a visit from friends 2 weeks previous to that, where the following day one of the children broke out in chicken pox - meaning she was here when the child was most contagious. I didn't mind … Continue reading Chicken Pox!

Birthday Reminders!

I had to laugh last month when my husband rang me and asked to be put on to Baba Z to wish her Happy Birthday. I told him he was a day early. I thought it was very funny because he's never got any of his other kids birthdays wrong - and I said that … Continue reading Birthday Reminders!

Pancakes… yum

So I know Pancake Tuesday isn't until next week - but for pretty much all of February my kids request pancakes, on a pretty much daily basis. I have two types of pancakes I make, one is the little round "American Style" pancakes, and then these, the bigger thinner ones. I found this recipe on … Continue reading Pancakes… yum