Today my biggest baby is 4. FOUR!!!* Last night before Big M went to bed I asked her some questions: Me: So, Big M, how old are you today? Big M: 3 Me: And how old will you be tomorrow? Big M: FOUR! Me: What has been the best thing about being three? Big M: [...]

Today Save the Children launched year two of their No Child Born To Die campaign by asking David Cameron to name a day to hold a global hunger summit. I was invited along to the launch this morning in London Town, where Natasha Kaplinsky, Myleene Klass and Justin Forsyth told us what name a day [...]

Big M: Why is the big clock green? Mr TOPP: Because it’s Go Green Week. Big M: Why? Me: Because we need to remember to recycle and reuse stuff to keep our planet clean. Big M: Why? Me: Because we need to look after the earth so we have a nice place to live. Big [...]

Last week I made a photography resolution to join in with gallery on a more regular basis. On Saturday morning, as I was getting ready for a day of fun with my family, I opened up reeder on my phone. I merrily read all the lovely offerings from my fellow bloggers, and eventually I got [...]

So, last month my challenge was to clear out some of the old rubbish that has been cluttering up our house for the last two years. Because I was so utterly brilliant in January *ahem* I am now able to put February’s personal challenge into action. This month I aim to start on Operation Decoration [...]

Way back at the beginning of January, when the Christmas tree was still up I set my challenge for the month: to clear all the crap from our house. We have a LOT of crap. The plan is to start decorating the house this year, and in order to be able to cope with the [...]

It’s been two months since I checked my progress on my day zero challenge. I blame Christmas. Given that this round up should contain two whole months of achievements, you’d expect it to be chock full of things I can cross off my list. I hope we’re not sorely disappointed… *deep breath* 2. Use our [...]

This week, the lovely Tara asked us to make a photography resolution for this week’s gallery. Mine is simple: be better at taking part in the gallery. Simples. Given I am taking at least one photo every single day I really have no excuse. I may also have another one: work out how to change [...]

When I was little my best friend (of the actual person variety) lived three doors down from us. I have vivid memories of playing at her house: sliding down the stairs in sleeping bags, making up our own tv shows, slamming the downstairs toilet door so hard her evil big sister got stuck in there. [...]