funny anecdote
PUT IN MY PLACE
Me, to Big Sis: ‘I love you.’Big Sis, to Me: ‘I love you too.’Me, to Big Sis: ‘I love you more.’Big Sis, to Me: ‘I…
SAY WHAT?!? (language barrier)
Big Sis, to me: ‘Mum, can I have some more acorns please.’Me, to Big Sis: ‘Some…. what?’Me, to Big Sis: ‘More acorns, please.’Me, to Big…
SCARY MONSTERS
It was a gorgeous day – 27 degrees, blue skies, with just the hint of a cooling breeze. ‘Why don’t we sit outside while your…
ICE-CAPADES
oh, hey! i’m glad i bumped into you guys… i’ve just discovered the coolest stuff – literally! hang on… almost there… got it! mum says…
TECHNO-TOTS
It never ceases to amaze me how children pick up new technology, and how familiar they are with innovations that would have made my head…
SEE WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH??
Me, to OH: ‘Do you need the hairdryer before I put it away?’OH, to Me: ‘No, I don’t use a hairdryer.’Me, to OH: ‘You do…
WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT, MUMMY!
Buckling the girls into the car earlier today, I dropped my phone on the ground. ‘Oh… Fudgesticks!‘ I muttered.‘No Mummy,’ Big Sis corrected me. ‘Don’t say…
PANTS ON FIRE!
Me, to Big Sis: Have you been playing in the sawdust in the back garden? Big Sis, to me: Nooooooooooo Mummy! Me, to Big Sis:…
A DISTANT RUMBLE…
Bis Sis to me: ‘Mummy, I’m hungry. My tummy is rumbling.’Me to Big Sis: ‘Is it? Let me have a listen.’I press my ear against…
I’VE CREATED A KISS MONSTER!!
I posted a few weeks ago about teaching Big Sis how to give proper kisses. I’d been training her for months, like an Olympic athlete, and…
RAISIN-MUNCHING MONSTER
I figured I wouldn’t have to worry about the dangers of addiction for many years yet, but while I was complacently looking the other way,…
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
