A pocket of my life

Goodbye November, you have been a strange one, one that has felt too long and too short at the same time.  I think because this month has been quite a slow one for plans and just one of sorting the house out as best as we can it has caused the month to drag. We started the month off with watching some fireworks from our garden that a local school put on and we also had fun with some sparklers too. It was nice to have that time and watch the girls smile.  We had a couple of dress up days at school, including pudsey day and a phoncs dress up too. Travelling back on the school run we have witnessed many beautiful sunsets too, the perks of having to travel a bit for school. The end of the month has become very festive, we went into our local town to watch the Christmas lights switch on, they had some stalls set up, some donkeys to meet and panto cast from both the local pantomimes. Me and the girls were lucky and got the chance to meet the two stars, both of which were...

Wow! What a crazy full on month again and one that will stay with me forever. The month started off with our second house move of the year, it has been so stressful and crazy but we are in and the keys are handed back for the other house now so onwards and upwards.  Most of the month has been working, unpacking and Sorting and just being Mum but I have had a few days which have been incredible.  This month I got to attend an event and meet the wonderful Axel Scheffler, the illistrator of the Gruffalo, stickman and many more. He was lovely and we managed to get a book signed by him. I also got to meet Thomas Taylor, an author and illistrator who actually created the first cover for the Harry Potter books. It was such a lovely couple of hours and one I won't forget in a rush. The week just gone has been half term, it started off with a colleagues wedding, we attended the reception and had a boogie. 2 days later we make the big journey up to Lincoln to go and attend a...