YES, YES,YES!

WARNING - DO NOT WATCH WITH THE CHILDREN (you have been warned!)

I was sent this banned TGI Fridays ad, it certainly made me chuckle...

Do you have the urge to go and get a burger !

Spoil your #MumoftheYear

Not Long Till Mothers Day and Mandi's Day!

This year I shall be sharing my birthday with Mother's all over the world!!

This is the second time since becoming a mum that it has fallen on my birthday, so my children have declared that I WILL get extra presents to compensate!!

Its always difficult knowing what to get someone special, but I know that my mum LOVES flowers (she is always dropping hints that my dad very rarely buys her flowers) so this amazing bouquet from the Tesco Finest Range is just perfect for her (and me too, if you children are reading)

The great thing about this bouquet is that it can be purchased in store, which means you can actually see what you are purchasing, and pick the bunch that appeals to your mum's taste.
It also means that if you leave it until the last minute, you can stop off at your local Tesco store and pick the perfect bunch.

This bouquet is awarded to my Mum - Maggie Lee

In 2003 just six weeks after Neva was born she underwent a quadruple bypass and we very nearly lost her, which was a VERY scary time. Thankfully she pulled through and made a full recovery, in the last 11 years she has seen my family grow from three children to seven and my sister Karen added another granddaughter to the mix, so this is for you Mum/Nanny, for all those babysitting duties !
With all of our love xxxxxxxxxx

Pop Chef Review

Kaide has been on and on about Pop Chef ever since it was first advertised on the television, so when we were asked if we would like to review it, there was a resounding YES from all parties!!
The Pop Chef is by Character and consists of six fun shape cutters that you fix on to a small orange bubble, that you then pop !

I must admit, when I first saw it advertised I was slightly sceptical, when Xene was a toddler and didn't eat very much I would use different shape cutters to make fun looking sandwiches, which she would eat, so why would I need to use this gadget.
However the reaction I got when I used this to make various shaped snacks, it was certainly worth it, and the popping made it so much easier than trying to prise the sandwich out of a normal cutter.

The cutters are much longer than a simple cookie cutter, meaning that you can Pop much larger creations.

Neva has a birthday coming up and she is already talking about the different shaped food masterpieces she will create.

I am converted, this is one food accessory that I shall be using much more than I ever thought possible....

Fairytale Fantasia 1000 piece Puzzle

All of the girls adore mythical creatures and fantasy stories, they have all been brought up on fairy tales, so when we were asked would we like to have a go at a Fairytale Fantasia Puzzle, they all shouted "Yes!" however, I failed to mention to them that it was 1000 pieces.....

Here is what the puzzle is described as

Enter the world of fantastic stories and magical tales with this richly-coloured and detailed scene. Characters from famous books come to life on the shelves, so we can see The Mad Hatter enjoying tea, Snow White pondering whether to take a bite of the juicy red apple and Cinderella leaving her glass slipper on the steps of the palace.

My idea was that we would take it on holiday and in the evening we could sit and do the puzzle together, which sounded great, however I didn't count on the whirlwind toddler doing his impression of Taz and sending puzzle pieces flying in all directions!!

So, for now this puzzle is secretly kept in my puzzle holder and it will be brought out on the evenings that Tyrus has gone to bed early, who knows maybe you will complete it before me!!

It is a very colourful and fun puzzle with lots going on and Eowyn was captivated by the box, now all I have to do is find a quiet time and place to complete it!!!

High School, College and GCSE Options!!

2014 begins another educational chapter in the Morrison household, currently Xene is studying hard for her GCSEs, which she will be taking in just a few weeks time - how scary is that, doesn't seem like two minutes ago I was taking my own!!

After those are finished, its a LONG summer holiday and then off to College in September, Xene is very pleased as she has been offered a place at the College she had down as her first choice, so a mix of A levels and a BTEC await her.

Lochlan has taken his options form in today, after a very difficult decision, the choices that were available to Xene when she began her GCSEs two years ago have become somewhat less of a choice for Lochlan's year ! Such is the joy of the Millennium babies, they seem to be the guinea pigs for all new educational decisions...
He will have to wait a few months to see if he has been able to take his first choice of subjects.

At the beginning of March, we received the letter informing us which High School Neva would be attending in September, thankfully it is our first choice, where Xene and Lochi currently attend (good thing too, otherwise we may have had to move all of their education!!)

I still cannot believe I am going to be the mum of a college student, it only seems like yesterday she was born...

The next couple of months my diary will be filled with Open days, Parents Evenings and requests for lots of new equipment, only another year and i'm guessing it will be a little car...