And the Liebster award goes to...

EEEEKKKKK My first ever award .... does a little happy dance.  Doesn't it look pretty......I'm just gonna pop it right there on my blog for everyone to see :)

Make It Monday - ham, cheese and crisp wraps

Getting the kids to eat bread in this house is like pulling teeth... seriously.  They hate the stuff (can't say I blame them, I'm not a huge fan).

Their latest obsession are thins, these go down a treat.  however this weekend with Kingsmill Wraps being at
the bargain price of 75p for 6 in Heron Foods we were persuaded to ditch the thins and try these.

The boys love them, they are reluctant to try them as pizzas yet (I can't wait to do this) as melted cheese is not a big hit in this house (yet store bought pizza is barley on the plate before it's gone... go figure).  However they are loving ham, cheese (and crisp) roll-up wraps, and it's something they can get involved with.

Rivelin Park.... Water Splash

We went to our own, closer to home, water splash last week to see what it was like.  I love the fact it is virtually on our doorstep, has a wood, cafe and playground as well.  See here for my last Rivelin review.  

We did the usual, picnic, play and went for a REALLLY long walk, I think it was around 5 miles in total, and got lost.  But we loved the water splash.  This is the first time we've been as last year it was being dug up and renovated (yes, you could be forgiven for thinking I am talking about Clifton Park again) and in the years before........ well I didn't even know it existed.

The watersplash and paddling pool area is lovely, especially in the summer sun.

There are loads of little fountains for the kids to run in  and out of, a yellow bucket and shower to tip water onto heads and some little play tables with water running through them.  All of this on a nice, slip-resistant surface.  At one end is a large paddling pool for splashing fun which I has to fight to get them out of.

The toilets are literally seconds away for easy changing facilities....and the cafe is also on the gate of it (convenient eh!)

The boys had a fantastic time and we can't wait for the sun to come out again so we can head back.

Silent Sunday 29.06.14

Clifton Park, Rotherham

With last weekends gorgeous sunshine we decided to pay Clifton Park a visit.

It's not too far away from us (20 mins on the train), and with an already paid for tram pass and a railcard means it's cheaper for us to go there for a day out then get a day rider bus ticket to the other side of Sheffield (ridiculous eh!)

If you are getting the train it takes less then half an hour to walk through the town to the park and is really easy to find (tho somehow we went a completely different way to last time).  Failing that you can get a bus there, the interchange is a short walk from the station.

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The 30 day shred

Loose up to 20 pounds in 30 days

Unless you are my husband you will have heard of the 30 day shred. Jillian Michaels £5 DVD that everyone is raving about.  I know people who have lost a LOT through doing The Shred.  2 people at work are currently undergoing the torture in return for beach ready bodies. So I took the plunge last night and tried it for myself.

That moment when just hearining one song can take you back 14 years ....

I blogged back in September that songs reminded me of moments in my life, but until tonight I hadn't remembered just how many remind me of ex-boyfriends.......

1999/ 2000 (ish) - around 18 years old - Dan.  Dan was lovely, he was my "oh my god how did I score someone like you" boyfriend......... I cannot listen to Queen's "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" without remembering him.  It was the tune he'd put on first whenever we went to the pub.

London Underground - update 25.6.14

I think my last London update was this in August 2013 (WOW 10 months ago) and it was just taking shape..

Tuneful Tuesday - "Torn", by Natalie Imbruglia

Released during my childhood in 19997 (I was only 15, seems like forever ago) I loved Torn.  It's one of those songs that when you are feeling sad you can re-enact by mooching around the house and flopping on your bed.... or hugging your knees looking out the window....

It later became a huge feature of my 'break-up' playlist.

It's also extremely catch and ear-wormy due to its excessive repetition.

The most important outdoor event to hit Sheffield...........

...........and NO I am not talking about the Tour De France (this is a sore point... do not ask.. tho it may be blogged about)!.  No, I am talking about My Sleep Out.... well not MY sleep out but the one organised by the Cathedral Archer Project in Sheffield that we are aiming to take part in.

Hot Dog Spiders

This is one we made a while ago, at the beginning of the month, however it was only when I was taking the photo's off the camera earlier it reminded me I hadn't blogged about it.

So today's "Make It Monday" ....... "Hot Dog Spiders"

Silent Sunday 22.06.2014

The diary of a blogger not at Britmums Live

I am well aware I will loose followers and could well alienate myself from companies but I am a blogger who is not at #BritmumsLive

There I said it..... eek a parent and blogger who has not gone to Britmums .... am I for real?  Have I actually got a fully functioning brain?  Don't I know anyone who is anyone is at Britmums?  How on earth can I be expected to grow my blog if I don't make this yearly pilgrimage?

Now don't get me wrong I really wanted to go to Britmums, more then anything I wanted to be sat at that table in that sparkly tiara listening to some inspirational speeches.......I wanted to be sat in the hotel bar getting drunk with the best of them......I wanted to come away with a fantastic goody bag of great brands to try and review and publicise............ But the number 1 reason for me not being there .... I simply can't afford it!!!!

Flashback Friday - Round the Twist

"Have you ever

Ever felt like this?

When strange things happen

 Are you going round the twist?"

For most people going Round the Twist is may feel like an every day occurrence, for Linda, Pete and Bronson it really WAS an every day reality.

I loved Round The Twist.... well ok I loved the first 2 seasons (based on Paul Jenning's) books that aired on CBBC in 1989 and 1992.  The 2 later ones (2000 and 2001 passed me by, hence this post will focus on 1 and 2).

Elevease Shower Step (White) - a review

A scene that most women will be familiar with .... you are doing that one legged hoppy dance around the shower while you try to shave your legs..... well Elevease is the answer!!

Available in Chrome or White, to match your other bathroom furnishings, the Elevease attaches to your wall with glue (however I have been assured it removes easily) making it stable and strong for use.

Women don't just shave in the shower tho, we carry out a million and one tasks (namely because if you are anything like me it is the only room in the house you can lock your children out of :) ).  so when the washing, exfoliating and nail clipping is finished you can use the step to help you apply your tanning or moisturising
products or nail varnish application... the possibilities are endless.

300 picture book challenge - May Update

May

I am determined to do better this month to make up for being so bad in April.  

Here's our list so far....

Flashback Friday - Sharky and George

Sharky and George, crimebusters of the sea, 

Sharky and George, clear up any mystery. 

You sang it didn't you............... if not you must have missed the 52, 25 minute,  episodes.  

Meet the private investigator fish who lived at the bottom of the sea....  Sharky (a pink fish) and George (a blue fish with a yellow face).

#bookadayuk June 12th I pretend to have read it.

I thought about this one (these topics are tricky) and thought, I don't lie about having read a book, if I've not read it I admit to it ....... then it dawned on me.... there is 1 book I have pretended to read .... Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières.   Apologies now to Nora my old A-Level English Lit tutor and I hate to burst your bubble but I don't think 1 person in my class actually read this set text.

It was a sunny summer if I recall - it was bad enough being sat in an English lesson discussing the book without spending time reading it outside.

I did pick it up, I did kinda skim read it for important words and sentences.... but more often then not .... I read the York Notes.

#bookadayuk June 10th Reminds me of someone I love

I was very stuck on this one...what book could possibly remind me of someone I love? Is it my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that I took to read on the beach in Rome on my honeymoon? Perhaps it Noah's favourite book at the moment, Superworm. No....

Is it memories of my mum reading me Toms Midnight Garden?  Or being reminded of my dad taking me to the cinema as a child whenever I read The Lion King to Ben?

No..... after careful careful consideration the book that best reminds me of the one I love has to be .....The biggest book in the world....it contains over 1500 pages!!  Photographs,  descriptions .... prices and a catalogue number.

It comes in a range of colours and there is something in it for everyone.

Yes the book that most reminds me of a loved one (well I suppose I have to say that about my husband) has to be ..............

The "Laminated Book of  Dreams"......

The Argos Catalogue.