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Yup. That’s My Kid.

Posted on September 20, 2012 by ExMi

Taken last night at karate. After he’d spent 30minutes wowing me by paying attention, being the first to answer the sensei’s questions and actually producing moves that looked vaguely karate-ish. Yup, that’s my Kid. It can only be. So proud.

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On Parenting Little Boys

Posted on May 24, 2012 by ExMi

There’s never a dull moment with a spirited four-year-old in the house. He’s full of fart-jokes, unbridled laughter and has a serious amount of imagination. He’s growing into such a gorgeous, warm-hearted loving child – I almost can’t believe he’ll … Continue reading →

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Courgette and Feta Soup

Posted on February 9, 2012 by ExMi

My fiancé – who hates courgettes – adores this soup. It’s simple and delicious – a favourite of ours in winter. INGREDIENTS: * 2 large onions, peeled and roughly chopped * 2 potatoes, peeled and grated * 10-15 baby marrows, … Continue reading →

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On Christmas Concerts: He May Not Have Been The Star Of The Show (Baby Jesus) But He Made A Bloody Cute Sheep

Posted on November 7, 2011 by ExMi

Right?

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On My Kid: We’ve Made It Through The Terrible Twos, Terrorist Threes – What’s Next?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by ExMi

With less than a month until my Kid’s FOURTH birthday, I find myself a little startled. It was just the other day that I sat down at my PC (yes, those were my pre-Apple-everything days) and wrote him a post … Continue reading →

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Online Thrift Swap – Round 1.2

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ExMi

So it took a while, but other bloggers finally got round to scratching through their closets for unwanted wearable gems. If you need a refresher on what this online thrift swap is all about, see here. As this is the … Continue reading →

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It Breaks My Heart That It’s True

Posted on August 3, 2011 by ExMi

It’s not easy being a parent. It doesn’t get easier. In fact, it gets more complicated, the bigger he gets and the older he gets. He’s willful, stubborn, impatient and has ears that are purely for decorational purposes – they … Continue reading →

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I Think Perhaps, That I Wasn’t Clear

Posted on July 29, 2011 by ExMi

Certain things I said in my last post, seem to have been taken too literally. So I’d like to take the opportunity to try to explain myself and what I meant, more clearly. When I said that I always thought … Continue reading →

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If It’s Not For Keeps, Then Why Bother?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by ExMi

Something someone said to me, at the beginning of this year stuck in my mind. Advice that I’m not entirely sure didn’t have a slight tinge of bitterness and malice. However it was given, the advice was to the effect … Continue reading →

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Bigger, Better – It’s Good, Right?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by ExMi

This might be news to some (ie: those that don’t follow me on Twitter.*) that we’ve got our hearts set on a certain house. No, not this birdhouse, but another house. We’ve been living in the same house (the house … Continue reading →

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