For the longest of time, me and Kirst have been talking about goals for life. The dream is to open a small shop for all of our interests. We realised that we can’t just jump straight into that as our lives don’t currently have the capacity, but it is in the longer-term plans. I randomly […]
2026 has been a rollercoaster so far… We have had so much to do and we’re only in April. We reached out and met up with my beautiful niece, who we haven’t seen for a few years. Met her absolutely amazing baby boy, who we love so much already and met her wonderful partner and
Every new year we sit a reflect on what kind of year we have had. 2025 was our year of achievements. Rubi taking her GCSE’s and passing them and then getting an Apprenticeship placement in a great field. Joining a new football team and absolutely loving it! Getting to play for the women’s first team
Its finally here!! DISNEYLAND PARIS 2025. A highly anticipated trip. We have been in our group chat for WEEKS talking about all the exciting things we were going to be doing. Travel Day – 6th September Troy packed our cases into the car and off we went to get Kirst and Leni. We picked them
ARRGGHHHH! We’ll be in Disney in 1 more week! Lenibob now knows she is coming to Disney with Mommy (Kirst), Auntie Ab and big cousin Rubi! And she is super excited! We fly out on Saturday 6th September and will spend one night in the Val d’Europe area before going to stay at Hotel Santa
Rubi received her GCSE results recently. After the struggles she had with her exams and not receiving the help she needed, she managed to walk away with results better than she anticipated (she thought she had failed all of them). She opted to open them at home with me and Troy rather than at the
One whole year ago we made the decision to start our Blog! That year has gone fast! We have had so much go on in our lives over the last year! We introduced ourselves to the world, the kids went on holiday, I went to Disney with my bestie, The kids went back to school
Life…… Lately Well, it’s been a few weeks… We have so much gone on! Troy started his new role at a new company and is loving it. He’s already been on call to Edinburgh and London (at the time of writing this he’s in Blackpool). The working hours are so much better for all of
That’s it, she’s all done! Rubi has completed school. She took her final GCSE on 16th June and left school. What a milestone. Now we just have to think about next steps. I’ve always said that making this choice at 16 years old seems ridiculous. HOW is a 16-year old meant to know what career
We decided that 2026 was going to be the year we booked Walt Disney World and Universal! This trip has been in the making since 2018, but life always got in the way.
How am I planning my eldest child’s birthday presents already! Only seems like a minute ago she was born! Now she transformed into an independent, confident if not ever so slightly opinionated, resilient young lady! Enough of the nostalgia, lets talk birthday presents! She’s had her 16 for16, but I needed to get her a
This year Rubi turns 16, midway through her GCSE’s. I wanted to make her birthday extra special and give her something to look forward to while taking her exams. So, I looked and looked and researched on the internet and settled on creating her an advent calendar for her birthday. One present a day to
Rubi recently asked if there was any way she could have more space. We live in a 3-bedroom house and divided the biggest room into two smaller rooms by a dividing wall to give her and Ellia a little room each. It’s been up for about a year but wasn’t meant to be a long-term
Well, that came around quickly! We had only been planning and waiting for 406 days and now we have been and come back!
This is going to be a brutally honest blog about what we experienced on our trip. So, go get a hot drink and get settled, this will be a long one.
We always like to plan ahead for our trips as this gives us the opportunity to budget. As we are currently planning Walt Disney World for 2026, it doesn’t leave us with a huge budget for holidays next year.
