Sons brighten up my day: February 2014

Blog your heart out.

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I've kindly been invited to take part in a post named Blog your heart out by The Little Life of Ickle Pickle.

It comprises of five questions about my life & blog so here goes....

Who/what encouraged you to start blogging? I stumbled across blogs just after Freddie was born, during those night feeds I found myself reaching for my iphone! I first came across Kerry at Lived With Love blog and enjoyed how she was able to document day to day life within a blog.
How did you chose what topics to blog about? I have only been blogging for three months, but having two boys under 4 it was always going to be family & parenting friendly. I knew I also wanted to include my love of food and cooking in recipe posts.
What is something most people don't know about you? I've had a pacemaker since I was 17.
What three words describe your style? I'd say I'm compassionate, loyal and reserved!
What do you love to do when your not blogging? I obviously love spending time with my boys, but when I have a quiet five minutes (bedtime!) I like to grab a hot cuppa' tea some chocolate and relax catching up on all the trashy tv I like!

I tag:
LeoniiAmber at Foreverchanges
Sarah at Tobygoesbananas

Catriona at lovedbymummy
Bek at Dillydrops
Jess at Owlcrazymummy
Cloo at Singleparentpessimist

#mealplanningmonday

Meal Plan Monday 24/02/14 #mealplanningmonday

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I do try and plan our weekly meals, so as not to waste any food we already have and it means it usually keeps the food shopping costs down!

The majority of our shopping is done at Asda and then I pop to Sainsburys as its the closest supermarket to us if there is anything I desperately need or have forgotten to get.

Monday- Spaghetti bolognaise using turkey mince, cooked in the slow cooker

Tuesday- Jacket potatoes. We all have different toppings; cheese,baked beans, tuna mayo and brie with shredded bacon

Wednesday- Pasta with homemade cheese sauce

Thursday- Chicken Korma with potatoes, cooked in the slow cooker

Friday- Garlic and brown sugar chicken with potato wedges and salad

Saturday- Takeaway

Sunday- Roast dinner 'a la Mummy!'

I've linked up with At home with Mrs M for this post.

Where do you shop?

Any meal recommendations?

#Silentsunday

#silentsunday #2 23/02/14

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#silentsunday

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Top 5 Kids Products.

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As a Mum of two boys under four I've used my fair share of baby & toddler products, but our favourites have to be........

Books, both of my boys absolutely love reading and we have a huge stash of books.

Munchkin click lock cups, over the last three and a half years we have used SO many different bottles/Sippy cups and the Munchkin click lock cups are by far our favourite. They're called Non-spill & they defiantly don't

Snack pots, means less raisins on the floor of the car!

Apps, Harry especially likes to play on our Iphones / Ipad and he has a few apps he especially likes (but that's another post!)

Sainsburys Little ones nappies, I absolutely love these nappies and Ive tried every brand around & I especially love the price.

What are your top 5 kids products?

canvasdesign

CanvasDesign Review

09:00

Our house definitely needs more pictures of the boys on the walls, so when Canvas Design asked if I'd like to review one of their canvases I was more than happy to.

I attached my image to an email on Friday afternoon and by Wednesday morning the postman was at my door with a large parcel!

I wasn't sure what the size of the canvas would be as I was just asked to send my preferred image and it would be made to the optimum size. The canvas that arrived was 28" x 28".

The quality of the canvas even down to the packaging was absolutely fantastic.

I will 100% be ordering more canvases in the future.

Prices start from £7.99 for a 6"x 6" image from www.canvasdesign.co.uk/

CanvasDesign have kindly offered readers of my blog a 15% discount off any order when using the code BLOG15 at the checkout.

Do you own canvases from online companies?

dog food

Harringtons Dog food - Review

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Rusko recently had the chance to try Harringtons natural dog food!

I'd never come across this brand before, admittedly Rusko isn't fussy and prefers supermarket own foods after trying him on all the expensive stuff!

We used the dry food mixed in with his usual meat chunks in a gravy mix, the pieces of biscuit were smaller than his usual mix- which he actually seemed to prefer.

He had absolutly no qualms about it & scoffed it all right away!

Rusko has two meals a day consisting of half a tin of meat chunks in gravy mixed with one large scoop of dry mix.

We were sent the Harrington's Rich in turkey with veg Adult dog food.

Their foods are available to purchase in both the UK & France

Any bloggers who would like to review Harringtons food contact info @harringtonspetfood.com & mention my blog name.

What food does your dog eat?

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Siblings February

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Siblings - February.

I love seeing my boys play and learn together.

Their brotherly bond grows stronger and stronger by the day.

Don't get me wrong they have their squabbles - what siblings don't!? But in five minutes it's all forgotten about and they're playing away happily again.

The mischief they can cause together knows no bounds.

Although Freddie is the smallest...he is definitely the most outgoing, but he is bringing Harry out of his shell.

http://www.dearbeautifulboy.com/2014/02/siblings-february.html"

pblogger

The Mummy tag

13:42

The Mummy Tag.

I was tagged by Jenna who blogs at Chic Geek Diary .This seems like a good tag to get to know other Mums so here goes!

1. Are you a Stay at Home Mum, or a Working Mum?

I work part time.

2. Would you have it any other way?

In an ideal world I wouldn't have to work but at the moment we cant afford for me not to so that's just the way it is!

3. Do you co-sleep?

When Harry was born he would sleep in our bed a lot, even now 9 times out of 10 he comes into our bed during the night. Freddie how ever is quite happy in his own bed. We do normally all pile into Mummy & Daddy's bed for morning cuddles.

4. What is your one must-have item for your baby?

Bouncy chair and play mat, both boys got lots of use out of them both.

5. How many kids do you plan on having?

I'd love a little girl but I think at the moment the 2 boys are enough for us but never say never!

6. Date nights? How many do you have per month?

We try to get out together somewhere once a month, normally just drinks with friends or going out for a meal.

7. Your child's favourite show?

Harry will watch anything from Dinosaur Train to Sofia the first! For Freddie it's Peppa Pig all the way.

8. Name one thing you brought before you had the baby and never ended up using?

A nappy bin. It seemed a good idea at the time but it just got in the way!

9. Your child's favourite food?

My boys are eaters - anything & everything!

10. How many cars does your family have?

Just the one.

11. Weight gain, before pregnancy, during, after and now?

I have no idea! I vary rarely weigh myself. At the moment I'm definitely the heaviest I've ever been.

12. Dream holiday with your kids?

When the boys are older we plan to take them to Disneyland Paris or even Disney world Florida.

13. Dream holiday without your kids?

I've always wanted to go to the Dominican Republic.

14. How has your life changed since having kids?

It's never dull that's for sure. Time keeping is harder & my washing basket is most definitely fuller.

15. Finish the sentence "It makes heart melt when..."

The boys show their 'Brotherly love'.

16. Where do you shop for your kids?

Anywhere affordable; Tesco, Sainsburys, M&Co, Next, Matalan, Asda, Nutmeg, Marks and Spencer. It aldepends what I'm looking for. I like a good bargin too.

17. Favourite make-up and skincare products?

I don't wear make up often but I'm starting to be better with my skin care. I'm using Nivea everyday essentials exfoliating scrub & cleanser. Then Clinique moisturiser.

18. Huggies or Pampers?

Huggies wipes. Neither nappies I swear by Sainsburys 'Little ones' Dry fit.

19. Have you always wanted kids?

Yes.

20. Best part of being a mum?

No day is the same! The unconditional love you get.

Thanks for taking the time to have a read.

I tag anyone who wants to take part!

#Silentsunday

Silent Sunday #1 07/02/2014

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#silentsunday

Homemade food

Slow cooker soy & honey chicken with noodles.

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I thought it was time for another easy recipe 😃

Enter Soy & honey chicken with noodles....using your slow cooker (and one saucepan!)

You'll need

3-4 chicken breasts

1/4 bottle of soy sauce

4 tbsp honey

3 tbsp white wine vinegar

3 tbsp water

3 cloves of mined garlic

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

2 tsp mustard

1 tsp pepper

Cooked egg noodles

Cooked Peas

Add the chicken into the pot & cover with the remaining ingredients (bar the noodles & peas).

Cook on low for 3-4 hours, shred the chicken & put it back in the pot with the cooked noodles & peas.

(I cooked the noodles & peas together right at the very end & then added them straight into the slow cooker to incorparate with the shredded chicken)

Serve topped with some sweet chilli sauce.

What are your favourite slow cooker recipies?

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Moving

On the move again!

22:04

A couple of weeks ago we had a call from the letting agents that manage the property we rent, the call was to inform us that our landlady was putting the house on the market.

This could always happen with renting a property but weve only been here a year, we hoped this would be our home for a few years at least!

I still have boxes sitting in the back of a cupboard that havent been unpacked yet!

We are wanting/needing to stay in our current location due to our biggest little starting the local school in September...eekk! With this in mind we had two properties to view that fit our criteria- one we have viewed and have been pipped to the post by another family who could move in next week(our tenancy doesnt end until April) so we view our second and at the moment FINAL choice this afternoon.

The thought of packing all our belongings up again fills me with dread! As this time i'll have two little pairs of hands to 'help'!!

Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Have you moved around alot?

Do you have any moving tips?

Iphone5 case

MrNutcase Iphone case review

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Today I received my new personalised iPhone 5 case from www.mrnutcase.com

I am so impressed with the finished case, the easy to use website/upload system & the super fast delivery.

There are 13 different layout options to chose from, you can personalise your case with up to 12 pictures and even add text or a clipart to the case.

I chose the Ultra Light weight slimline option. Cases start from £14.95 and MrNutCase offers a free worldwide shipping and all items are dispatched next day.

I will definitely be returning to the site again, Iain keeps on about getting a case for his Samsung Galaxy S4 so that can be my next purchase!

Here is my finished case

Do you have a case for your phone?

*I was kindly given the opportunity to personalise my own case for a review

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