Dear Nephew I can’t wait to see you on Sunday; it’s been too long. Life has a habit of getting in the way and I’ve been guilty of not trying hard enough to find a day to come and visit you more often. I must do better. But it’s hard. We live two hours away and there’s always so much to do on a weekend. The intention is always there, in my mind. You need to know that. Just like…
My wife has been away this weekend socialising. Something she doesn’t get to do a lot. This has given me and my Daughter an opportunity to go on a road trip! iBear loves staying in hotels, it’s a real novelty for her. As soon as I asked her if she fancied doing something special this weekend she shouted “HOTEL”. She pleaded with me for a two night stay so I did a little research and came up with a road…
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…
For Christmas we were given a voucher for some money off a meal at Blackfriars restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne. With it being Easter weekend and plenty of opportunity for a Grandparent sleepover we thought we’d give it a go last Saturday. Here’s how we got on… The venue Newcastle is full of restaurants and bars and you can feel overloaded with choice. I’ve known about Blackfriars for years but have never been. It has a reputation of being a more upmarket…
A few weeks ago ThreeTimeDaddy nominated me for this prestigious award. I remember feeling incredibly honoured and a little bit tired. I am a parent after all. It had always been my intention to take up the challenge of presenting to you, dear reader, some “interesting” facts about myself but life has been getting in the way of my writing recently. I mostly blame the National Lottery for this and their inability to pick out my numbers. Fast forward to today…
All too often I find myself thinking of what I should write about on my blog. I’m just over six months in and I’m trying to not get obsessed with how many posts I should be writing and what topics I should cover. Things need to come natural for me to maintain my enjoyment in producing my little corner of the internet and this post is an example of this. Recently, I’ve been amazed with my Daughters caring and considerate…
My last couple of posts have focused a little on the down sides of parenting life. In order to redress that I thought I’d write about the nice day we had together yesterday. Thursdays are our “Daddy Daughter” days. Thanks to a new arrangement with my job, this year I am able to do the school run whilst squeezing in a solid five and half hours of work in between. This has meant I can have some quality time with my Daughter…
I’ve reached a stage of my daughters life which can only be described as the “fourmidable” years. Over the last couple of months her personality and attitude has changed a little. I still see the kind, sensitive soul who makes me laugh daily and who’s bursting with love. She can chat to anyone who’ll listen and even those who don’t, seriously, there’s no stopping her! But, whats becoming increasingly more noticeable is a cheeky, backchatting, grumpy attitude. She’s becoming a…
We’ve had a voucher for a horse ride lesson burning a hole in my wallet for months now. We got it for around £10-£15 and as such I wasn’t expecting a lot from it. The deadline for using it was fast approaching so we decided to book up a couple of weekends ago. What a brilliant experience! Here’s how we got on. The intro We arrived at the equestrian centre, checked in and followed the others in the group to…
Ok, this seems to be a controversial subject. Opinion is very much divided on social media (when is it ever not?) about the old elf on the shelf tradition. I personally love the premise, although I draw the line at posting endless pictures about the escapades. We’ve decided this year to join the elf on the shelf brigade having used a similar elf from the elf company previously. How did it go down? Well read on (please, it’s Christmas after…