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[ 3 Dec 2008 | 2 Comments ]
Edinburgh Winter Wonderland

We had a lovely day yesterday, we decorated our christmas tree, matching colours have given way to an eclectic mix of decorations since Erin came along. This is the first year she’s shown an interest in the christmas tree and was surprisingly helpful.
Afterwards we went out for some lunch and then headed for the Winter Wonderland in Edinburgh. We saw the ice skaters, had a ride on the teacups, and bought some decorations and candles. The day was rounded of with sweets for Erin, donuts and chocolate …

Just for Fun »

[ 18 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments ]
Christmas Presents for a 2-3 Year Old Girl

Here’s our Santa Top Ten…

In at number one, we’ll be spinning around on these pink fifi roller skates. I love Fifi and the Flower Tots. It’s girly, fun and innocent. If this list were written in September number one would have been a duck, because every two year old needs an outlet for their stale bread.
Just off the top spot at number two is a doll’s car seat, what budding parent would be without one?
Down two at number three is a doctor’s set, best to keep your …

Parenting »

[ 26 Dec 2006 | No Comment ]
Christmas Day

Before christmas I forecasted how my christmas day would look. I thought it would be a little bit of fun to do a ‘revised’ version (in bold).
7.30ish Erin will wake up looking for her milk

The Christmas Eve Party went off with such a bang Erin didn’t wake until 8am!
7.35 I will wake up and wonder if I can put her off for five minutes
I woke up and thought s**t why did I not a) eat more yesterday, and b) drink a pint of water before bed…..oh, and c) what the …

Parenting »

[ 7 Dec 2006 | One Comment ]
Erin & Barney

This photo should have been with this post, but I’m a bit behind

As you can see Erin is really enjoying Baby Barney.

Life, Parenting »

[ 27 Nov 2006 | 11 Comments ]
Giving the Gift of Time

My good internet buddie Megin wrote a paragraph (the last one) that I wholeheartedly agree with. Here is the link to the full post ‘My Package‘.
It’s sad but true that very few of the gifts one receives as a child are ever remembered. Sure, there are a few. I remember my little computer that I practised my spelling on, a particular doll and a sweet shop toy. So here we are, a lot of us worrying about the size of the piles (christmas prezzie piles!) and what …

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[ 22 Nov 2006 | No Comment ]
A-Z of Christmas

Hi folks, thanks for your patience.
I’m finally getting back to blogging after all the changes and laptop problems.
I am going to start a new series ‘A-Z of Christmas’ which as you can imagine will be an alphabetical look through all the stuff to do with christmas. I will be including links, ideas, and thoughts on my own christmasses and how things will be different this year now I’ll be playing Santa.
Please participate with your own ideas, links and thoughts in the comments.