Phyl's Blog

When you have children with more than one partner the similarities can sometimes be astounding. I often find Lots, Léon and Amaia hard to ...

Today I read with horror in the Independent that universities might be scrapping the compulsory year abroad for language students because...

Amaia's way of getting around might not be the most conventional but she's getting really quite speedy and can easily manage steps ...

We all know this recession is hard. The world is full of financial uncertainties. Obviously after six months on maternity leave, self-emplo...

Have I ever ranted about Skype? I hate Skype with a passion. No one in my family understands my Skype aversion - they are all big Skypers. I...

I noticed some new cheeses recently in ASDA. I hadn't tried these before so bought them, being a big cheese fan. I would highly recomme...

I'm all in favour of the NHS having a decent budget but I don't believe corners can't be cut to make it more efficient. This mor...

When we found out at 24 or 25 weeks that Amaia was a girl, we started a long search through all possible female forms of the name Peter as a...

You've got to laugh at wee kids, don't you?  Yesterday, as I blogged, Léon received a Woody from Toy Story dressing-up costume from...

A combination of Léon's new glasses and the Toy Story 3 dressing up costume he got from his Auntie and Uncle for his birthday have lef...

A pparemment aujourd'hui - le 26 septembre - c'est la journée européenne des langues. Afin de fêter la journée du blogging multil...

Nearly two weeks after getting glasses we still have a way to go. Firstly I might as well record the phrase 'Look through your glasses ...

Don't you just love it when babies become aware of other babies and check each other out as if they are seeing another mini-human for th...

Here in Scotland parents are forever moving in and out of catchment areas to make sure their child gets to go to a good primary school. The...

The school has been encouraging parents since back in May at the induction days not to help their children with dressing of any type so that...

So today after school I notice Léon is constantly trying to look over or under his glasses rather than through them. We decide to do our own...

Today we found out the hard way what no one at the opticians warns you you need to be on the lookout for on the day after your kid gets his ...

You don't expect to pick up the phone and hear your son say 'Mum, I was shot while walking past ASDA at 4 o'clock with my friend...

We found out last week that Léon was rather long-sighted. Today we picked up his glasses. Instantly when he put them on, he opened his mouth...

It's always poor Pudgeman... After three years of fighting the spots (as you can see we still have one of those on his right cheek) we r...