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 [...]

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 [...]

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? [...]

I have never claimed to be green fingered. When we moved here two years ago we inherited a well established, mature garden. Complete with falling down fences. In the two years we have lived here we have dug up half the plants, planted some extra grass and fixed the fence. I am yet to set [...]

At the airport to collect Mr TOPP Big M: Mummy, is this America? ******** While I was getting ready to go out with Mr TOPP… Big M: You don’t look very pretty mummy. Me: Oh… sad face Big M: You’re not wearing and pink or purple. ******** Little M: BUS!!! Yay! Little M: Udder bus! Yay!!!

Today is the 4th April. Today it is snowing/raining/blowing a gale. Today is not a day for venturing far from my sofa. Today I made a start on my personal challenge. And in doing so, I invented a whole new game that I am going to share with you now. It is called ‘Name That [...]