Hi, Welcome to week 17 of Reasons to be Cheerful.  We had a pretty quiet week with link up's last week, that will be the bank holiday an...

 Image Source It's pretty easy to become a parent, isn't it?  A bit of fun and maybe a tad of forethought and then boom a...

This is a post about miscarriage, if it will upset you, best not to read.  I feel it is very important to remove the stigma around miscarria...

Silent Sunday = One photo, no words, taken in the last week! 

I found this meme really tough but I have been tagged by four people for it now so I will persevere! I am sure you are not supposed to be fi...

How do you feel about cappuccino or a nice frothy cup of hot chocolate just like you get in Costa?  Yep, I love them too and therefore when ...

OK, I can hear you now!  What Michelle, your blog is a tent? A marque? A big top? or maybe you are thinking it is a circus....

Image Credit I was just thinking the other day that perhaps I have got really old before my time; I might have turned into an old fart!...

Here is a nice simple idea for a Christian or Easter play activity.  For a family who is not comfortable with the Christian faith you could ...

Silent Sunday = One photo, no words, taken in the last week!  Enjoy more by clicking the badge below -

Decisions, decisions.  You should have seen the flurry in the playroom today, two 3 year old madams running round and throwing things everyw...

Welcome it's week 15!  My, how quick times flies when you are having fun! Miss M with her precious handbag! Lots to be grateful f...

Today I look in the mirror and what do I see? I see a wonky face staring back at me, I see sad eyes, spots, blemishes and lines, I ...

I have mentioned before that I am a bit lucky in my choice of father for my kiddies.  I did well! Dh is fabulous with all the 3 childre...

You know what, that Jen at Mum in the Madhouse has gone and done it, she is making me reveal to you all that I am not the perfect parent and...

...well it does to me anyway.  I grew up in a close knit family where we were each others world and I am trying to recreate that for my kids...

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