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A tenth birthday

Daughter two is 10 and very excited about being in double figures. Her birthday began very early and included ice creams at the local Harvester [a rather frantic session with…

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Teenager in the house

We have a teenager in the house. Daughter one has turned 13 and we are all waiting for her to turn into a werewolf. Well, not quite. She appears to…

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A triumph of planning

This weekend the event that daughter three has been waiting for since before Christmas has finally arrived. Her sleepover seventh birthday extravaganza. The birthday is entirely inspired by daughter one's…

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A shark in high heels

I seem to have spent a lot of this weekend being a shark. I devised a mystery birthday celebration day for daughter two. Remind me never to do this again.…

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Singing star

To say daughter two was excited about her birthday would be like saying daughter one merely finds Harry Styles tolerable. She has been waiting for this moment for 364 days and…

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