“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” If you've read last week's post, you might understand that I'm not really in the mood to write at the moment, but I thought I'd pop on to tell you how incredibly proud I am of Amy. She's finally had her surgery last Wednesday and she was an absolute trooper. The sedative that Amy got before the actual anaesthetic was ...
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Living Arrows 8/52 - Fasching at Kindergarten or Being the Snow Queen
After lots of ENT drama and one post after another featuring ear aches, I thought I'd share something fun this week. That's basically the reason why this post goes up today and not on a Monday as usual. What is Fasching? Yesterday, Amy and her little friends celebrated Fasching at kindergarten - something that you might not be familiar with if you don't have German, Austrian or Swiss roots. ...
Are Halloween costumes age-appropriate?
I have blogged about Halloween a couple of times over the last couple of week. I've discussed make-up ideas and outfit choices and made it quite clear that certain costumes are a no go for me because they're simply not age appropriate in my eyes. At the time I thought I might be a spoil sport, but a recent study among 2000 people in the UK, conducted by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, revealed that I am ...
Amy prepares for Halloween
Halloween is creeping up on us and whenever we walk through the aisles of our local supermarket, Amy starts planning her costume - in detail. I didn't think she'd get into the whole dressing up thing quite that early, but after banking herself lots of sweet treats when she went trick or treating with her cousins last year, she seems to have caught the Halloween bug. I'm not a massive fan myself, ...
Win a fancy dress costume in time for Halloween
Halloween is round the corner and so is fancy dress season. To make the whole "Oh no, what Halloween costume should I buy for my child?" situation a little easier for you, I have teamed up with the lovely people from Rubie's who offer you the chance to win either a Hulk costume or a lovely Rapunzel outfit just in time for Halloween, but there are hundreds of other costumes on their website, if ...
