As much as I love the Summer Holidays, I do love it when September comes around and school starts again.I feel almost the same way about it as I do the New Year - like it's a time for starting fresh, making plans and moving forward which I know sounds a bit cheesey but that's really how it makes me feel so there ;-)Today's no exception and I'm sat on the settee right now watching the kids read before bedtime feeling quite content with life.  They both love their new teachers and have had an 'awesome' first day back at school and have been chattering excitedly about random things since … [Read more...]

Men (and by men, I mean one man specifically)!Today my beloved husband took Master Frugal to the hairdressers for his back to school trim.  I'm pretty sure that I didn't mention the words 'scalp him', skin head or bald when I was describing what sort of cut we usually got which is why I was a little surprised to see this when I got home from work this afternoon....And no, that's not a police mug shot, it's my lovely little boy with a lot less hair than he started the day with.Mr Frugal's explanation? That's not what I asked for! Oh well that's OK then ;-)After I'd … [Read more...]

I'm a little bit ashamed (just a little) to admit that I allowed myself a *slightly* smug smile when I thought about what my children would write in the annual 'What I did in the Summer Holidays' write up on the first day of school this year.  We've done so much these holidays that I thought they would be able to choose a few choice examples each to show what a great time they've had, making me look like a fantastic parent at the same time.So I indulged myself by asking them both what they would write about if they were asked what they've been up to in the last six weeks or so and I can't … [Read more...]