Phyl's Blog

I am utterly dreading 2018. I wish there was some huge rock I could crawl under and hide for a year or even two. I can't understate the ...

When all your kids are old enough to build their own snowmen, you can take the photos and drink Glühwein in the garden - class. ...

Léon has a strange mix of blue, green, yellow and grey in his eyes. It is often hard to put your finger on what colour they are, and they s...

I've mentioned it on occasion over the years - that hang-up of mine, namely being called Phyllis... I think in my most recent rant I wa...

Last time p6 had an assembly for the parents something big was going on. There was a good deal of whispering and giggling for the best part...

Anna and her choir performing in Silverburn on Monday (taken from the school tweet )for anyone who missed her. Here is a video of our S...

Amaia's sensible approach to future family planning, over breakfast this morning: Amaia: When I grow up, if I decide I want to be a...

Thomas has been reading his grandfather's memoirs again and was lamenting the fact that he didn't make much mention of his many sibl...

Glasgow holds an annual 'Santa Dash' every December. It's on a Sunday morning at 10am - and it isn't j...

Anna's choir is singing in shopping centres and at school show performance nights over the next two weeks. She's learnt a dozen...

8-30 Take 3,4,5 to school, running late and ranting, return home. 10-15 School phones to say Léon is wanting to come home as he feels u...

I knew as I reached the top of the hill (that the high school stands on) that something was amiss. Léon and Charlotte were standing by t...

Here are some of our other Primary 6 pupils celebrating book week by making story dens and getting cosy with their favourite books. 📚📖 #...

A great new word that I think will need to enter the general family vocab forthwith... Amaia to Léon: 'Oh stop being sooo kiddish!...

It's funny how you become public property when you step outside the norm... A friend (who also has five kids) posted this on Facebook...

When I came back from living in Italy in 1986, I was desperate for a Fiat 500 (as you may have guessed by now). They were too old to be...

I sometimes wonder if you need the patience of a saint to be mother to a 12 year old boy, or maybe  just a good sense of humour. I made chil...

With each passing day it puzzles me more and more why any EU nationals want to apply for PR (permanent residence) and/or UK citizenship. Thi...

It's not often quote of the day goes to one of the biggies; they've long grown out of the cute stage. But maybe we are entering ...