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Choosing new beds
We’ve been promising the girls some proper beds since we got here and this weekend we went to look at bunk beds which the girls are very excited about. But before we even got to look at bunk beds, the...
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This is what homesickness feels like when you’re 4
We had a funny day on Sunday. We were tired after very late nights all round and this was probably why we had a very homesick day. My Lovely Husband is in the UK at the moment and he went off to see...
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The first (very cold!) swim of the year
This morning I decided it was time that I started to get fit again. Living in Houston is very bad for my fitness. We drive everywhere – we even have to drive to find somewhere nice to walk or to get to...
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Super Bowl Sunday
I’m sitting on the sofa, half-watching the Super Bowl, which is an American Football game being played in New Orleans. It is the most watched television event of the year and lots of people get very...
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Mummy and Daddy are penguins
On the way to school this morning the girls were discussing penguins. The Big One asked the Little One if she knew what penguins did with their eggs. The Little One didn’t so here was the explanation:...
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Family tree stickers
I saw this great way of putting up a family tree before we came to Houston at the beginning of last year and decided to bring the sticker set with me. It’s taken until now to put it up(!), partly...
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Valentines Day is very different here…
It seems that Americans love a good festival. The houses around us seem to change their front door decoration with the season (Autumn, Halloween, Christmas and now Valentines day). The...
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Hearts and flowers
Just to prove that we do really love the romance here (see Valentines Day Is Very Different Here…), the girls have been very busy with Valentines arts and crafts the past couple of weeks. The girls...
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Go Texan Day!
Today is Go Texan Day. This means that children are encouraged to get dressed in cowboy and cowgirl gear. I was under strict instruction that spurs and guns(!) were not allowed (only in Texas would...
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Cruise on the Disney Dream
We flew to Florida 2 weeks ago today. We had given the girls a holiday to Disney World as their main Christmas present and they were both very excited. However, we’d told them that once we’d flown...
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Walt Disney World – day 1 in the Magic Kingdom
We finally got into our hotel room at Animal Kingdom Lodge after some mix up on the room booking. The girls were very pleased with the room as it had bunkbeds and the Little One was hoping she’d feel...
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Katy Rodeo 2013
The Katy Rodeo was one of the first Texan things we did when we arrived last year and it was so good we went back again this year, this time with some friends. As it’s in a small town about 20 minutes...
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More Magic Kingdom and meeting lots of Disney characters
We spent two and a half more days in the Magic Kingdom, one more than we’d originally planned as the girls loved it so much and there was a lot to do. My Lovely Husband did some sterling work on the...
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Walt Disney World – Hollywood Studios
Whilst at Walt Disney World we spent half a day in Hollywood Studios. It’s much smaller than Magic Kingdom so it made for a far easier day, as it was less walking (and less carrying the Little One for...
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Walt Disney World – Animal Kingdom
The first day we went to Animal Kingdom was cold – only 5 c (41 f). I didn’t really pack for freezing temperatures as it is normally around 20c at this time of year, so we went with lots of layers!...
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Children and privacy
The Big One is beginning to think about needing her own space and privacy. I was hoping that she’d wait longer than 6 but in the last couple of weeks she has decided (quite rightly, of course) that...
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Caterpillars day one
We got back from nearly 2 weeks in England yesterday to find our caterpillars had arrived in the post. My Mum had given the girls a butterfly garden for Christmas and we had waited until the weather...
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Willo the Wisp
I’m sitting in my bed right now with the girls, who are supposed to be resting as we’ve been awake far too long today (nearly 12 hours in the case of the Little One and me!) and it’s not yet 2 pm. The...
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The caterpillars are making silk!
Obviously it’s not enough to make anything with (and I’ve no idea how to collect the and turn into thread either!) but it’s quite exciting nevertheless. The caterpillars are definitely growing too and...
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Caterpillars – see how they’ve grown!
The caterpillars have grown loads and at least 10 times a day, the girls check to see if they turned into chrysalis yet!
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