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Mcfly 21st birthday parties

Wow! What can I say? Wednesday the 9th of October was such an amazing expereince and one that I will never forget, I actually saw Mcfly live! Back in February Mcfly announced that they would be celebrating there 21st birthday with a special concert at the o2 arena and I needed to go, I had never seen them live but had followed them since pretty much day one. The first day sold out but they added an extra date and I took the opportunity to get tickets. Fast forward to last Wedneday when the day actually came, we drove up, leaving at around 4.30pm as had to drop Olivia off at my Dads for the night. We arrived at the o2 carpark at at around 6.15pm after getting food on the way. We prebooked parking for £27 which garantueed us a place, parking was simple and is only a 5 minute walk from the o2 itself. The whole experince of the o2 was so quick and easy, we went straight through to the o2 and security without a hitch, we were on the 4th floor so took the escelators up. On the 4th floor we w
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September recap | 2024

I know its late but I am finally getting around to writing my September recap. This last month has been the busiest I have been in years and I have loved mostly all of it.  September has brought a lot of change for us as a family, both me and Lilly celebrated our birthdays, I turned 33 and Lilly turned 12. I didn't do a lot for mine as I have just have a night out for my birthday but that will be in next month's recap. Lilly requested a family meal with a friend aswell.  I also started my new job as a teaching assistant, I am loving it but it's hard and full on. I never fully realised how much a TA does behind the scenes of a school. But I love that I am able to help in so many ways. The next new change is that Lilly has started secondary school, a huge step and one that I really have struggled with mentally. It seems inly yesterday she was starting primary and now she is in full swing of Secondary life, she os of course smashing it and making us proud. And also Olivia star

The Autumn tag

We are well into the swing of autumn and the weather is definitely flying along with that too, the wind and rain is just been causing havock so what better to do than the Autumn tag. I have taken these questions from my old blog post but the answers are for me know and not 5 years ago. Let's see how things have changed. 1. What signifies the start of Autumn for you? It would have to be the middle of September, when the kids are fully in school and the leaves start to fall. The weather is still a little confused but there is just a different vibe 2. What is your favourite Autumn scent? This would have to be a really cosy scent, one of our favourite wax melts is autumn leaves and I also loved a sweet pumpkin scent. Just something that makes the house smell cosy. 3. What is your favourite Autumn colour? This would have to be dark green and dark red! These both scream Autumn/Winter to me.  4. What is your favourite Autumn drink? Anything hot, a hot chocolate or a warm latte

August recap | 2024

August has honestly been such a lovely month, full of making memories before the big change happens.  We started off with a trip to the beach with Olivias scooter and Lillys roller blades, they both did amazing and Lils confidence is growing each time she tries them. I also took the girls to enjoy there first knicker bocker glory, one of the memories I have with my Mum which I am now passing down.  Lils took part in Hastings carnival this year with my Dad and Angie and absolutely smashed it. They did a steam punk theme which looked awesome, Liam joined us in watching the parade and it was just such a lovely day.  We have spent many days at the bench enjoying the waves and whilst down there thr girls took part in the summer reading challenge too which meant they got lots of goodies. The beach is a happy place for me, the sun and sound of the waves is honestly just the best.  One of Liams days off we took the girls to our local rides, I think Olivia would have loved if the ri

Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I think we have found the perfect recipes for chocolate chip cookie, these are so soft and taste amazing. and you can also store dough for another day which we have done.  This recipe is a simple on and the dough is so easy to make, Lilly managed to pretty much do these with minimal help. The recipe can make up to 30 cookies and bake in just 8-10 minutes. Recipe: 225g    Plain Flour 150g    Baking Butter, softened (Marge) 80g      Light Brown Sugar 80g      Granulated Sugar 200g    Chocolate Chips 1          Large Egg 2tsp     Vanilla Extract 1/2tps  Bicarbonate of Soda 1/4tsp  Salt Method:  1. Preheat the oven to 190oC/Gas mark 5 and line trays with baking paper. 2. Cream together the butter and sugar, then add 1 large egg and the vanilla extract. 3. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and the salt and add to the wet mix. 4. Add the chocolate chips and mix well. 5. Use a tablespoon to sccop the dough onto your prepared tray a

10 shows I'd like to see

 I have been into theatre for as l can remember and have also been on stage a fair few times too in some amateur theatre shows but in the last couple of years my love for them has grown and I am making more of an effort to enjoy shows as and when I can. There are so many amazing shows and there are so many that I would love to see but I am making a list of the top 10 for me in hope that I can manifest them coming close to town or just getting he opportunity to see them. We have 2 shows booked up for the rest of the year so I will not mention them, me and Lilly have Chitty Chitty bang bang booked for November and we have booked to see our local panto in December too. In order from 1 being the show that I most want to see Dear Evan Hansen Mamma Mia Heathers The cursed child Wicked Mrs Doubtfire Billy Elliot Back to the future Matilda The Rocky horror show These are the main ones that I would love to experience, I have noticed that a few of these are childhood films of mine so they obviou

July recap | 2024

July has been an emotional one, one full of tears and closing of chapters but one full of fun and memories.  We started off the month with a lovely badge ceremony at Guides where we learnt that lils has earnt both her bronze and silver awards along with some other badges too. Olivia also had a fun start to the month with a teddy bear picnic at her new school, this was an opportunity to meet other children that are joining along with meeting their teachers again before joining in September. We then get on to the moments that brought a tear to my eye, firstly was Lilly's year 6 prom, an evening to celebrate the years 6's together before them breaking up, she picked a beautiful dress off vinted which was a lipsy one and had photos on the red carpet before going in. Lils had an amazing time and will hopefully take those memories with her. Me and the girls took part in Pirate day in Hastings, its a huge day for our local town and we currently hold the world record for t