But she’s still my baby. Happy birthday Little M.

Bank Holiday Monday, 6am Heard through baby monitor Door opens, thud thud thud. Door opens. Big M: Wake up Little M! How did you sleep in your big girl’s bed? Little M: Zzzzzzzznnnnnnng….. Me: noooooooooooooooo! ******* Sorting washing Little M: My top. My ‘jama. Daddy top. Big M stirt. My fest. My top. Mummy ‘jama.

Big M: singing dooo dooo twangy twang doooo…   Do you like my new song Daddy? Mr TOPP: I haven’t heard that one before. Big M: No, well you wouldn’t have ‘coz I just thunk it up. ******** Me: Little M, are you being a monkey? Little M: Yeah! grins ******** Big M: Pull your [...]

So, remember when I said I did the six mile run for sport relief? Well, I have spectacularly failed to run any miles since. I have no excuse, other than I am a lazy moo. Remember how I also told you that I am going to run the Great North Run for Parkinson’s UK in September? [...]

I was supposed to post this yesterday when it was still April. But I didn’t, mostly because I was feeling a bit under the weather and I had an early night instead. You’ll be glad to know I am feeling a gazillion percent better today so now you can all find out the results of [...]

With six months to go I am coming to realise that I am not going to complete my day zero list within the allotted time. This makes me sad, mostly because I should have known I was being over ambitious with some of my goals. Still, we have to aim high eh? Let’s see if [...]

Getting ready to go on a two hour car journey… Big M: Mummy, can we eat the cakes Little M made in the car? Me: Yes Big M: As soon as we get in the car? Me: No, we should probably be at least on the motorway before you have them. Five minutes into the [...]

Tuesday, 3am Little M: Muhmeeee! Muhmeee! MUHMEEEEE! Me: Nggggggggggg Mr TOPP: Nggggggggg Tuesday, 3.24 am Little M: Muhmeeee! Muhmeee! MUHMEEEEE! Me: Nggggggggggg Mr TOPP: Nggggggggg Tuesday, 4.10am Little M: Muhmeeee! Muhmeee! MUHMEEEEE! Me: Nggggggggggg Mr TOPP: Nggggggggg Tuesday, 4.37am Little M: Muhmeeee! Muhmeee! MUHMEEEEE! Me: Nggggggggggg Mr TOPP: Nggggggggg Tuesday 5.16am Little M: Muhmeeee! Muhmeee! MUHMEEEEE! Me: Nggggggggggg Mr [...]

Eight months ago, something really really strange happened to me. Having struggled for most of my adult life to do exercise (other than run around after small people or walk to and from the kettle) I started running. With no warning. I mean, it was a conscious decision – nothing was chasing me – but [...]

Big M: Mummy, are you 100? ******** Staying at my mum’s, the M’s shared a room. The first morning I awoke to hear the following through the monitor: Little M: Peepo Big M! *squeal* Big M: Peepo Little M! *squeal* Repeat for half an hour. ******** Second morning, heard through monitor: Little M: Big M? [...]