#behaviour

The flip-flop head lock incident

Just this morning before school I walked into the living room to find Richard, standing on the sofa with Lyall in a headlock, whacking...

Dr Mr Hamley, I'm sorry for...

Just a short one, this. It occurred to Tom and I the other day that Richard has been extraordinarily well behaved at school this year....

Adopting Siblings – National Adoption Week 2017

National Adoption Week 2017 (October 16th-22nd) focused on adopting siblings. There are thousands of adorable little sibling groups...

Cheese slices

The barbers that we go to in town charge £3.50 per haircut (I know, cheap right?) and do a satisfactory job for the ridiculous 1980 price...

Checkout chaos

I was daydreaming in the queue for the checkout, arms folded, glazed eyes fixated on the huge window poster; a photograph collage...

The good pencil

Lyall came home from school with the ‘Good pencil’ last Friday. He tells me that the Good pencil is given to Class 2P’s best behaved and...

The pirate tooth

For god’s sake this parenting lark is hard work. It’s perhaps a bit of a cliché but Lyall and Richard appear to subconsciously take turns...

Oh god I’ve been thinking about this way too much

Today I bring you the Daddy and Dad update live from the office at Mum and Dad’s (AKA Grandma Jenny and Grandpa Mark’s). They live in a...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

It’s far too late at night for me to be awake, but here I am, in our beautifully clean and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle free kitchen (I’ve...

One year of Daddy and Dad

Heavens. (Oo I sound just like Grannie Jean. Hi Jean *waves). It’s already April 2015 and officially twelve months into our adoption...

Bad Daddy *smacks wrist*

It’s nice and bright this morning, so the boys have been delivered to school in their vibrant bright red polo shirts, no need for...