Silent Night (Mummy style)

In the interest of the up and coming season…
 
Silent Night (Ode to Ivy).
 
 
Silent night, yeah right!
Mummy’s not calm,
Daddy has spite.
Round the clock the female child,
Wakes the household, the parents are wild!
Sleep, for the love of God, Slee -eep
Slee - eep, try counting some sheep!

Silent night, I’d get a fright
if you slept through the night.
Radiant […]

Twelve Days of Christmas (mummy wish list style)

In the spirit of the upcoming season…
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
a crazy pill and a hot cup of tea.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
two smiling toddlers
a crazy pill and hot cup of tea
On the third day of Christmas, my true love […]

A little better today…

Ivy is a bit better today and so, I am too.

Noah hasn’t deleted any email, tried to post his disgust at the lack of attention he felt he was not getting on my blog or in anyone elses comments section, therefore, I have come to the conclusion that he is feeling better about the events of […]

Thank heaven for little girls and nice really does matter.

Where are you going,  my little one, little one?
Where are you going, my baby, my dear.
Turn around and you’re two,
turn around and you’re four.
Turn around and you’re a young girl walking out of my door…
(Lullaby)
 
When Imogen and Madeline were little, way back in the Summer of ‘97, there was hardly a dress to be found. […]

Note to self.

Why would you take one husband, five children and two toddlers to Toys R Us when you are severly sleep deprived? Honestly. Did you really think that you would have time to look for birthday presents for the soon to be two year olds? Follow the kids around, making mental notes on what they are interested […]