Morning!

Poppy will be a teenager in July and Ben wasn't even born when all this started! I am still getting my head around the fact I will be a parent to a teenager... with a boyfriend!!!

Good afternoon

it's been an absolute age since I've been here and I realised that I will have been part of Essex Mums for 10 years next month .

Hello to you all and any original members reading this! Hope you are all well x

Afternoon all, a quiet one here for us today. The children had a check up at the dentist this morning so I treated them to chips for lunch! I had all good intentions of weeding the front garden but Martin tidied the shed so well we can't find any of the tools! Ah well, the children are enjoying play...

Good morning! Brr it's chilly this morning! I'm currently thinking about cleaning out the fridge. I want to do something productive before I go into school to read with Ben's class after lunch. Getting 4 and 5 year olds is a little challenging on Friday afternoon but it's the last time this half ter...

Afternoon! I've had a productive day so far- well for me anyway lol. I've done the shopping for dinner tonight, did my exercise dvd, sorted out the chickens and doing all the picky little housework jobs that I tend to neglect. Poppy has her theatre school class after school. They are holding the aud...

Craft wise I have started use canvases, decoupage and scrabble tiles to make wall plaques. I have also made Christmas tree decorations from scrabble tiles. My latest project is a bathroom plaque. I have an album on my fb- canvas creations - which shows some of the stuff I have done. I am loving help...

Morning all! It's been so long since I have posted on here. Like everyone else, life gets in the way! For those of you that remember/ know me can you believe Ben is now in reception at school and Poppy will be hitting double figures in July! It is scary how the years have flown by. Job wise I have e...

I've wanted to see Amelie for a long time now, it is a lovely film. I've had a smile on my face all day!

Afternoon! Not a great day today so letting Poppy and Ben have a pj day while catch up with housework. Mind you ben has woken full of cold and Poppy still needs to rest her foot so I'm grateful for the bed weather! I am tired though. I've been waking at 5.30 the past few mornings, not sure why I'm n...

It's May the fourth as in May the fourth (force) be with you! Silly, but it makes me chuckle!

Good morning all, What a lovely start to the day, the children let me sleep in until eight o'clock and I woke up to sunshine and them NOT fighting!! I haven't got a great deal planned for today. Just a quick weekend clean and tidy for the boring stuff. I will be baking later. I've been inspired and ...

Morning all! I reintroduced myself last week so thought I'd better actually get around to posting! Loving the sunshine this morning, one load of washing on the line another in the machine :) Ben is at nursery until 12 so I'm enjoying a quiet coffee although it dawned on me we find out about primary ...

Good morning all. My name is Charlotte and I'm from Braintree. Mum to Poppy, 8 1/2 and Ben 3 1/2. I joined this site in 2008, one of the originals but haven't checked in for absolutely ages so I though I would reintroduce myself :). I love baking, crafting, my lovely but infuriating children, my gor...

Well, Martin has just left. I will be phoning him lots! I'm not too thrilled but he saw a doctor last week who was fine for him to go back. Martin is a digger driver so he will sitting down all day. I think if he was still off this week, in a perverse way, it would hinder his recovery as he would ge...

Martin is still In a bit of pain but he's a digger driver and travels into work with someone else, so it won't be too tough (hopefully). He has been so amazing with this but is pushing himself too hard. I've told him he's doing sweet f a today!!!! x