That Will Teach Me !

Lochlan was invited out to Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park on Sunday for one of his best friends birthday. He had vsited there previously this season, so had obtained a discount voucher to gain entry for £12.25.
They had all decided that they would also buy lunch there, because they didn't want to carry a packed lunch around when going on the rides, which was fine. So I gave Lochlan a £20 note with instruction that I would like some change...
When we arrived at the Theme Park his friend's mum very kindly paid for them all to go in as it was her daughter's birthday. I only had the £20 note, so Lochlan was given clear instructions to return with some change.
When I returned home I told Asa what had happened, that he had been left with that amount of money, Asa looked at me and laughed, saying that he would not come home with any money, I said very confidently that of course he would return home with money....
On collecting Lochlan at the end of the day, Asa asked him did he have any money left, which he replied "Yes dad, but I am young, carefree and incapable of taking responsibility for my actions!"
Lochlan had indeed returned with some change, so i technically was correct, apart from he only had £1.36 left...,.

Sea Bands Review and Giveaway.

Don't let your life's journeys be spoilt by the onset of nausea and vomiting; alleviate motion sickness and enjoy journeys with your children or enjoy your pregnancy by relieving your morning sickness by using Sea-Bands.
Sea-Band is a knitted elasticated wrist band, which operates by applying pressure on the Nei Kuan acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud. Because the bands do not use drugs, they do not cause any of the side effects associated with anti-nausea drugs and can be worn on each wrist whenever you feel nauseous. They are suitable for adults and children.

We were sent both adult and child bands to review. I must admit I had heard of these but didn't really think that they would work if I am honest. I am an OK traveller to start with, until I start the job of map reading or reading to the children and then I start to feel awful, so I thought why not ?
And I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised, within 20  minutes of wearing them that awful feeling of nausea went away, however I was still not convinced until my daughter Neva had given the kids ones a go. She is always complaining of feeling sick when in the car and so I put the cute little bracelets as Eowyn called them on her wrists, without making too much fuss, and sure enough I never heard another word about feeling sick on the entire journey.
I now wish that I had invested in pair for the first few weeks of pregnancy, it may have made my life a whole lot easier!

SEA BANDS GIVEAWAY.

If you are suffering from Morning Sickness, or your child suffers from travel sickness then do not fear, I have four pairs of Sea Bands to give away, two adult and two child.
To be in with a chance of winning a pair, please do the following

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Closing Date : 20th October 2011

Happy 6th Birthday Kaide

Two hours after birth

This time six years ago I was an extremely large, six day overdue mummy, waiting for the arrival of our new baby boy.
He was due on 10th September, but he obviously decided he didn't want to share his birthday with his Auntie Karen, so he stayed put.
On 16th September 2005 Xene and Lochlan's Primary school had just added a new reception classroom, so we went along for the opening, which involved lots of photos for the local papers, cups of tea and cakes! We also planted daffodils in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care, you can imagine how delicate I looked sitting on the floor digging holes for the children to put in their bulbs-very attractive NOT...
As I had put the last bulb in the ground I felt the all too familiar twinges of early labour, at which point the headmistress quickly excused my children and we went home, telephoned my parents and when they arrived went to the hospital, only to be told after three hours of walking around the hospital grounds that it wasn't established labour and to go home and see what happens.
We sent my parents home and carried on with the evening, went to bed, got up at 3.30am had a bath to ease the pain, crawled out of the bath and told Asa that the pain wasn't easing...
Telephoned my mum and dad to come back and headed off to hospital.
The birthing ball and Gas and Air became my best friends in the whole wide world and at 8.41am with a total labour of 3 hours 43 minutes Kaide Ronald Peter Morrison entered the world still within his Amniotic Sac which was amazing to see, our second boy weighing 7lb 14oz - our heaviest baby.
I cannot believe that it all happened six years ago, it really does seem like yesterday, so a big,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAIDE, WE LOVE YOU LOTS XXXXXXXX



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Happy 30th Birthday Postman Pat!

It’s official – everyone’s favourite postie, Postman Pat, celebrates 30 years of delivery adventure today. As the longest running animated TV series on the BBC, Postman Pat has delighted audiences for three decades and will be celebrating his birthday in style this autumn!

News of a ‘special delivery’ from Pat! The limited edition ‘Happy Birthday Pat’ DVD will be available from 12^th September from all retailers. The DVD includes eight special episodes with more than three hours of fun plus a free limited edition party CD with 15 tracks to sing along to  -  guaranteed to get all Pat’s fans in the party mood!

It features 8 great episodes.

1.      Postman Pat’s Great Big Party

2.      Postman Pat Takes The Bus

3.      Postman Pat & The Toy Soldiers

4.      Postman Pat & The Tuba

5.      Postman Pat & The Greendale Rocket

6.      Postman Pat & The Barometer

7.      Postman Pat Clowns Around

8.      Postman Pat’s Pirate Treasure

Can you believe that Postman Pat is 30! It only seems like yesterday that I was watching as a child, oh dear that must mean I am getting old too.

All of the children have at some time or another sat down and watched Postman Pat with me, over the years and Eowyn is no exception. She happily sat and watched the lovely Jess the cat and the jolly postman, she even commented that he didn't look like our postman, which is probably a good thing!

When I put the DVD on, I could hear Xene and Lochlan singing away to the theme tune, so they obviously haven't forgotten it...

Both Kaide and Neva came into the lounge and sat down for a few episodes.

The only down side is that when Eowyn hears the postvan, (yes our road is a long country one, so we have a van, which did make it easier for her to understand than a walking postman) she eagerly looks out of the window to try and see the black and white cat!!

A wonderful collection of stories that will keep children and adults entertained for a long while yet. Although I would recommend only a few epsiodes at a time otherwise you have that theme tune stuck in your head for weeks. The songs on the CD are also likely to get stuck up there too....

A good family DVD that will still be relevant in the many years to come.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POSTMAN PAT XXX

Water Baby Review and Giveaway

WaterBaby is the brain child of father to be Benjamin Ridgway. When Ben and his wife Anna decided that they wanted to start a family they instantly recognised the importance of taking a regular supply of folic acid. Despite such good intentions during the early stages of pregnancy, the discomfort of swallowing traditional folic acid tablets, eating before every tablet and fitting the routine into her busy lifestyle resulted in it becoming increasingly difficult to honor this commitment. This worried Anna as she was concerned that any supplements she managed to take to promote the health of her developing baby were not being effectively absorbed into her bloodstream, and made her wonder if there was a better and more palatable solution available for her

Together, they created the nutritious WaterBaby formula; enriched with the RDA folic acid, plus calcium, zinc and vitamins B6 and B12. 

I was kindly sent some bottles to review, don't panic I am not pregnant again, although I did have to reassure Asa when the box arrived, but it is also great for mummies breastfeeding.
I don't know what I was expecting when the Water Baby drink arrived, however I was not expecting such a lovely flavoured drink. The citrus taste is really fresh and the bottle is cool and funky. It is great to know that this yummy drink is providing key elements to make a healthy baby and without that awful little tablet that got stuck on my tongue every single day of the first twelve weeks of pregnancy.
I suffered with morning sickness with pretty much every pregnancy, though not severe, but enough to not want to consume large amounts of food and I would have welcomed a refreshing drink such as this one.
Not only that but also fuzzy brain, you know when you turn from quite an intelligent human being to suddenly not even remembering your own name, so any hope of remembering to take a tiny, itty bitty folic acid tablet every day becomes the biggest task in the world, well, now you don't have to because this drink actually has the folic acid in it, as well as other essential vitamins that all help in that mammoth task of growing a little person.
The drink is also great for breastfeeding mums and I don't know about all of you, but I am so thirsty when I feed Tyrus and always need a drink.
I would definitely recommend this product to all of the pregnant ladies out there and for all those lovely ladies considering the pitter patter of tiny feet.
To find out more about Waterbaby visit -http://www.mywaterbaby.com/

A weeks Supply of Water Baby for three lucky people.
The lovely people at Water Baby have given me some of this fabulous drink to give away to three lucky people, so to be in with a chance of winning please do the following:
- Please leave a comment below telling me if you had any great remedies to combat morning sickness.
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Closing Date 15th October 2011
Good Luck xxx-