The end of the school run
After nearly 16 years, it seems that I have come to the end of the school run. My son is in year 12, he recently…
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The GCSE juggling act
I thought it was weird at first that my son didn’t get study leave for his GCSEs. We always had it back in the day,…
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Conversations with my son
When I first started driving my son to and from school in September, it felt like a bit of a hassle. I couldn’t imagine it…
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Project 366 Week 4
We’ve made it to the end of January! This is always a good thing. Here’s our week in pictures… Day 24 – Sunday 24th January…
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The school run
My eldest started school 10 years ago. And in 10 years, we have never once driven to school. Our primary school is just down the…
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The Gallery: 8am
What does 8am look like in our house? Like many families, I’m sure, 8am is a pretty fraught time for us. It’s that time of…
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Arsenic hour
I once heard the ‘hour’ (a term used fairly loosely, I’m sure) between teatime and bedtime described as ‘arsenic hour’. I like this term. It…
