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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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Note to self: Engage brain
I’ve never been great at remembering to engage my brain before speaking. Or at all, really. I think these conversations over the last day or so sum that up quite well: Himself: Isn’t that plant the weed we pulled out … Continue reading
#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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turtles and turpins
I have become a little obsessed by our pond. Back in January when we moved in to Our Towers it looked like this: (That’s a still from a video I took because the queen of before and after photos forgot … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged dad, gardening, Himself, not a turtle, oops, Our Towers, pond, pond expert, turpin, turtle
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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 ‘relaxing weekend’ Our Towers style
‘Let’s have a relaxing weekend’ we said. ‘We’ll have no small people here, no university, no half marathons….let’s just relax.’ That’s what we said, proving that what we say has no bearing on what we do. What we did was: … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged DIY, family, gardening, Himself, idiot, kitchen, new house, ouch, our stamp, Our Towers, pond, power washer, random fish, relaxing, shed, shed building
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A weekend of weirdness
What’s the weirdest birthday you’ve ever had? I think mine was this one just gone – Friday in fact. While I got to spend quite a bit of it with my family, that was because we were at my uncle’s … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, hypnotherapy, Pog Life, study
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, diploma, family, Himself, hypnotherapy, learning, Little Wisp, mature student, psychotherapy, scared, Sister 1, sister2, study, university
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Demolition at Our Towers
Yesterday, we decided it would be nice to have a relaxing Sunday, so we got out out a hammer and a crow bar and I can confirm with authority that you can get from one very rotten shed: To a … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, exercise, gardening
Tagged demolition, DIY, fire, fire starter, Himself, new house, Our Towers, relaxing Sunday, rotten shed, shed
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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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