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School Sports Day – enjoyment, achievement and a dad fail

School Sports Day – enjoyment, achievement and a dad fail

We recently attended our Daughters first ever school sports day. I’d been looking forward to this ever since I saw it appear on the school calendar.  I loved sports day when I was a kid. I can still remember which house I was in, which with my memory is pretty good going I can tell you!  iBear had been put in the yellow team and there would be battling it out against the reds, greens and blues. The sports day…

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I struggled to Dad today

I struggled to Dad today

I don’t know how or why it happened. Recently I’ve had a couple of restless nights.  My Hay Fever has been bothering me.  My Daughter has been in a bit of an “emotional” state (read: Whiney or overtired!).  I’ve been feeling a little down.   Whatever it was, I really struggled to Dad today and it’s made me feel awful. It started with the usual early morning wake up call. iBear has been returning to her pre 6am rises of late. …

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A weekend of achievements

A weekend of achievements

This weekend has seen my Daughter completely nail three separate achievements in the various activities we do with her. Everything seemed to click with her and I’m bursting with pride. It’s also a perfect opportunity to open up the blog and get it down on paper. Erm, screen….. Anyway – here’s the story: Achievement No 1 – Swimming The start of the weekend is always swimming lessons first thing on a Saturday morning. iBear is currently going through stage 2…

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