Woke up with myself and the kids coughing and heaving all over the place. Despite that had a nice quiet Eid with family and friends. Little Lady was happy preening and running around in her little high heels. (I thought she would fall on her bottom, but she skipped about in them easily). Did her […]
I took my youngest, Baby, for a stroll to the shops today. She is quite small with a petite pixie face and I often get comments from people saying she looks like a little doll, obviously they can’t see that she has a temper like a little wasp. It’s always nice when people stop to […]
You might want to look away now as I am about to do something I don’t normally do – VENT!!!! I don’t usually like to use my blog for this purpose, but I thought hey – what’s the point of having one if I can’t use it now and again to clear my head.What a […]
Woke up with myself and the kids coughing and heaving all over the place. Despite that had a nice quiet Eid with family and friends. Little Lady was happy preening and running around in her little high heels. (I thought she would fall on her bottom, but she skipped about in them easily). Did her […]
I came home from the hospital yesterday morning to recieve a lovely surprise. As part of a swap we have been engaging in, Umm Nassim has sent me these lovely gifts. The abaya is just right for summer and I love the Moroccan style. I have seen someone wearing something very similar during hajj and […]
Woke up with myself and the kids coughing and heaving all over the place. Despite that had a nice quiet Eid with family and friends. Little Lady was happy preening and running around in her little high heels. (I thought she would fall on her bottom, but she skipped about in them easily). Did her […]
I wrote recently about flashcards and a few days later I found these Crayola flashcards in Poundland, so I thought I would pass news of the bargain on to those in the UK. I like Crayola products (especially colouring pencils) because of their quality and these were no exception (although I could not find the […]
I lost it today.I really, really lost it. BIG time. So much for “peaceful parenting” and articles in the NY Times on the topic – I feel like a bit of a hypocrite at the moment. Boy did I lose it today. image source After a stressful week at work with longer hours, lack of […]
You might want to look away now as I am about to do something I don’t normally do – VENT!!!! I don’t usually like to use my blog for this purpose, but I thought hey – what’s the point of having one if I can’t use it now and again to clear my head.What a […]
You might want to look away now as I am about to do something I don’t normally do – VENT!!!! I don’t usually like to use my blog for this purpose, but I thought hey – what’s the point of having one if I can’t use it now and again to clear my head.What a […]
I had a long evening alone with the kids and the prospect of spending hours stopping them from bickering, so got them helping me with some bead therapy.Little Man threaded the big brightly coloured beads which will become bracelets, including a rainbow one someone has requseted.Little Lady helped by making the long black necklace in […]
I had this last Friday off and had planned to blog, write my pieces for Mum and Muslim and answer e-mails whilst the kids were at school. I am terrible though for spending my time doing what seems pressing rather than what is actually important. So I spent the day cleaning the house from top […]
I had this last Friday off and had planned to blog, write my pieces for Mum and Muslim and answer e-mails whilst the kids were at school. I am terrible though for spending my time doing what seems pressing rather than what is actually important. So I spent the day cleaning the house from top […]
I had this last Friday off and had planned to blog, write my pieces for Mum and Muslim and answer e-mails whilst the kids were at school. I am terrible though for spending my time doing what seems pressing rather than what is actually important. So I spent the day cleaning the house from top […]
