Happy Mother’s Day!
It was all very hush-hush. At Wednesday playgroup the task was to glue petal-shaped bits of coloured paper onto a CD. But as the only Dad there I was privy to Inside Information. The organiser took me...
View ArticleA Moving Experience
It was all planned out very carefully. The Mummy has been commuting 2/3 days a week to work in Wales from the Midlands & was sick of it. The plan has been to sell our home there & buy in Wales...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name? (Part 2)
Do you know it took us over 2 years to twig that in naming them Jake & Ellie we may have subconsciously named our children after the Blues Brothers? Both of us love not only the film but also its...
View ArticleTo pee, or not to pee…
I just read this really good & really funny post by Tom in ‘Dairy of the Dad’ about his struggle with the dreaded potty-training. We may have the same trouble ahead as Jallie are due in Nursery in...
View ArticleThe Gallery: Drink (Pretty in Pink)
Have I got you singing now? I hope so! That song is a big ‘ear-worm’ with me. Every time I hear the phrase: bang! There it is, stuck in my head. “But what the Furs has that got to do with drink? Isn’t...
View ArticleGoslings, rope bridges & zip-wires
We had a very active week last week. So active that I haven’t had much of either time or energy to post about it! The in-laws were visiting & I had to spend a lot of my time at the old house...
View ArticleTouché!
Over the last few days Jake has been complaining of a sore mouth, & it’s been interfering with his eating a little; also a sore foot. We found what looked like an infected insect bite on his foot...
View ArticleThe New JDaddy
Jake, the other day, to me: “Daddy, you can eat my pudding, but only if you don’t pick your lip. If you pick your lip you can’t have any pudding, OK? OK, Daddy?” A bit – Wow. Very like my saying:...
View ArticleIt will be Christmas soon…
It will soon be Christmas! You may have noticed. As I think so many of us are, I’m very mixed about Christmas. There are things I love – especially since becoming a Dad – but there are also Things I...
View ArticleHook, Line and…
A marvellous feature of the new house is the plentiful & easily accessible coat hooks by the front door. Jake & Ellie each have their own hook, & guard them with a territorial ferocity that...
View ArticleApocalypse Not Now
I can’t remember exactly why I said it. I think it was about a little reindeer used for crafting that ‘accidentally’ found its way down a plughole then was rescued, wet & a bit dirty. “It’s not the...
View ArticleHow (Not) to Install & Remove Stairgates: A JallieDaddy DIY Masterclass
Our bouncy little twinnies have been too big & too clever to need stairgates for some time now. So came the momentous moment – a real “our 2 little babies aren’t little babies any more!” milestone...
View ArticleThe Treadmill
So…I’ve bought a treadmill. Ellie, ever observant, noticed this – probably because Jake was standing on it at the time – and asked me “Daddy, why have you got that – ” Me: “treadmill?” “yes:...
View ArticleMusic, Music, Music. And More Music.
CDs? I have a few! Even though I rarely buy them these days I still have a pile that I haven’t played & am getting to know. Despite my enthusiasm for new music I’m still old-fashioned enough to be...
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