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Food Fun with Kids
Well folks its the time of year for a bit of festive sausage – and no, that is not a euphemism. It is of course the season to be jolly and eat pigs in blankets one of the best sausage … Continue reading
Elf on the Shelf, Gnomes and the “Classroom Toy”
The sausage diaries has been quiet for way too long as life is madly busy but I’ve been spurred into blogging by the seasonal images of The Elf on the Shelf which are appearing across the internet. For those of … Continue reading
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On exercise and motherhood
Today I am suffering with some rather stiff legs having done an exercise class yesterday which at one point involved being on the floor in a plank one minute and then morphing into an impression of a Gekko the next … Continue reading
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Bizarre things children say to you and visa versa !
I recently found myself uttering the sentence “No you are not allowed to eat any more eyeballs until you’ve finished your lettuce.” Granted if I lived, and was raising my child, in a witch’s coven this may be a perfectly … Continue reading
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Tagged children, kids, motherhood, mum blogger, phrases, questions, things you say
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The great horsemeat debate …
This week Tesco have purchased the “Giraffe” chain of restaurants and the obvious jokes about giraffe meat are surfacing along with a few that are still doing the rounds about the horse masquerading as beef scandal. This has spurred to … Continue reading
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Tagged carnivore, Giraffe restaurants, horsemeat, vegetarian
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Thoughts on Cupid – the chubby toddler with a weapon !
So it’s Valentines Day – I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s day, I never have been to be honest and I will therefore share my favourite quote .. “I don’t understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine’s Day. … Continue reading
Frozen Sausages & Extreme Weather Conditions
Happy New Year Sausage Lovers 🙂 Well it’s January, it’s Winter, it’s cold and what do you know … we have Snow !! As ever when the white stuff appears as is it’s wont to do at this time of … Continue reading
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Could you just rustle up an Angel outfit for tomorrow…?
When you become a parent among the thousands of other skills you need, you also apparently have develop the ability to rustle up amazing outfits out of thin air .. they can be animals, book characters, nativity play characters, characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent Calendars, christmas, costumes, fancy dress, nativity, outfits, school, school play
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Freezing mornings and jobs …
I was pondering the last couple of days how hard it is to drag yourself out of bed on a freezing morning to defrost the car, do the school run, and go to work – particularly if you don’t really … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season for the School Nativity Play …..
I love this time of year as my little one has started opening the advent calendar and gets more excited with each day that passes. It is also the time Mums, Dads, Grandparents and other carers go to school to … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, nativity, nativity plays, school play, singing
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The Sausage Diaries 