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Category Archives: step mum
The mysteries of teenage boys laundry
Well hello there! It’s been a while (again!). I was going to do a ‘this is where I am and why I’ve not posted for a while’ update, but thought I’d just get back to it…and try to stick to … Continue reading
A little teasing can go a long way
Acceptable things to tease about in this house: That Brighton football team are rubbish regardless of how well they are actually (me to Smaller boy, who might just be their biggest fan) That Bigger boy has no common sense, despite … Continue reading
Posted in family, Pog Life, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, smaller boy, step mum wins, teasing
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Top 10 teen holiday observations
We did it! We did a week away in France – including a 600 mile drive there and 600 miles back – and nobody died. (And I didn’t get refused entry in or out with my dodgy passport photo!) So, … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Pog Life, step mum
Tagged holiday, stepfamily, stepmum, stepmumming, teenage boys, teenagers
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Holiday planning
OK, so I might be Mrs R now <eeek!>, but rather than marrying into the sensibleness and grown up-ness I thought I had, it seems I might have just dragged Himself deeper into the world of Pog. Let me tell … Continue reading
Full Marks (#stepmumwins 2)
Himself eats pretty much anything I give him, his boys do not. I don’t think I even need the fingers on one hand to count the meals they will eat, and it’s a source of much frustration, especially as we … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, Pog Life, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, cooking, Da Boyz, Himself, Pogdo's, smaller boy, step mum, step mum wins
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#stepmumwins
I’ve done some scary things in my time. My volunteer work in the Philippines was pretty scary. Learning to scuba dive (and throw up underwater as a result of the panic attacks it induced) was rather hairy and almost every … Continue reading
Posted in cats, family, Pog Life, Realtionships, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, family, Himself, Norman, smaller boy, step mum, stepparent
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a different view
There is much muchness going on and I’m behind with all the blog based thoughts in my head as well as heaps of other things. But this morning before work it was cold, but not torrential rain for a change, … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, cats, exercise, gardening, Good for you, Pog Pictures, step mum
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Himself, Norman cat, perspective, run, smiles, step mum, the boys, thoughts, vegetables, view
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Cornwall with the new family (not replacing the old family, more of an additional side. These brackets are for the benefit of Sister 2 who thought I might no longer need my blood family. Hopefully this covers it…)
I went to Cornwall over Easter. I didn’t even mention it, did I? It was my first extended time with the boys of Himself as a step mum (or whatever we call people who aren’t actually step parents but are … Continue reading
Posted in family, fitness, Pog Life, Pog Pictures, Realtionships, running, step mum
Tagged bigger boy, coastal path, Cornwall, Himself, Lands' End, running, Small Boy, smaller boy, step mum fails, step mum wins
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A weekend of many boys
The weekend was due to be the weekend of many boys….but snow, freezing rain and multiple accidents on motorways meant I couldn’t get to Little Pea on Friday. The weather wasn’t going to completely beat us though and I left … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, Beachville, Bumpkinsville, family, sewing, step mum
Tagged Auntie Pog, beach, birthday, birthday cake, Daddy W, Himself, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mummy W, Pogimal, seaside, Sister 1, Sister 2, sleepover, Small Boy, sock animal, step mum
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Step mum Pog take 1
With Our Towers a new experience has arrived: being a step mum. (Kind of. Are you a step mum if you aren’t married to your Himself? I’ve given up trying to work it out). Anyway, this was the first full … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, family, sewing, step mum
Tagged bigger boy, Himself, nightmares, Pogimals, Small Boy, sock aniamls, step mum, step mum fails, step mum wins
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