Parkrun 2019: End of year report
It’s been another good year for parkrun for our family. This year has seen my mum get back to doing the occasional parkrun (she did…
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Leaving the kids home alone
Knowing when to leave your kids home alone is a very gradual thing and there are no definite rules on it. You just have to…
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The family holiday
We recently took a family holiday to Center Parcs, to celebrate my mum’s 70th birthday. It’s the first time we’d all been away together. There…
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Parkrun triumphs 2017
It’s been another good few months of Parkrun, not just for me, but for my entire family… On 6th May, my younger son recorded his…
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Getting the running bug
Going back two or three years, I was the only person in my family that ran. It was my little quirk. Mummy’s thing. Sarah’s thing….
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Holiday with our teenager
We have two teenage boys. While one of them displays some definite teenage behaviour – he’s stubborn, he goes to bed to late and he…
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The big Scout camp
After my daughter’s first, failed Scout camp experience just a few weeks ago, I was seriously worried about whether she would survive her first big…
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More Parkrun triumphs
My family is still enjoying Parkrun and the triumphs keep on coming, although less frequently than when we first started out (well, apart from recently…
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Being invested as a Scout
My daughter has recently been invested as a Scout. The normal length of time from joining Scouts to being invested is about 4-6 weeks, but…
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The newest Scout
My daughter was a Rainbow back in the day and she loved it. But we decided not to move onto Brownies because, by the time…
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The new and improved big brother
If there’s one thing you can categorically say about our family, it’s this: My eldest and my daughter don’t get on. Like really, really don’t…
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The singers
My daughter has always enjoyed singing around the house and I’ve always enjoyed listening to her. She has a sweet, child-like voice and her enthusiasm…
