Today I was feeling really rough, with many symptoms that meant I was sitting on the sofa doing my dying swan routine. The moment the kids found out I was ill they rallied round and filled the sofa with more toys that I had headache tablets. I had not realised all the kids toys were […]
One of the other things I love doing is writing children’s stories, so I read a story I had written to Captain Chaos about people finding their talents. Imagine my surprise when Captain Chaos asked “Would you like to see my talent?” Love to son, fire away! Suddenly he announced “My talent is karate!” and […]
Recently it was Captain Chaos’ birthday and we bought him a brand new bike. Granted, it came in a million bits, with an instructions manual I mistook for cigarette wrapping paper that contained millions of pages. My wife went to have her eyes tested and left me with the kids. They proceeded to beat each […]
I genuinely thought today would not feature a blog as my kids were so calm and peaceful, and even when told to get washed and dressed, they complied. It was not until my little girl ran into the kitchen area and shouted “Slug daddy, slug on the ceiling!” Superb, either the kids are playing with […]
For some people money makes them jealous, but for most parents the thought of a lie in in the morning is enough to make most parents green with envy. If you are one of those parents then brace yourself, as this morning was an 8.30am, yes I did start with an 8, an 8.30 lie […]
A lay in two days in a row? OK, if ever there was a red letter day, today is that day. It was amazing, even the birds outside were thanking me for not waking them up so early. I did sneak back upstairs after breakfast and have a quick sneak under the duvet, to hear […]
7am and the first I knew about today was two kids jumping into our bed and Daddy being pushed almost out. No problems, I’ve been in worse situations, I’m a man I can handle it. Then a dog wanders in and touches his wet nose on my face. I’m not a bad man so what […]
After yesterday’s rant about a lie in, my kids must have heard me as 7.30am was a peaceful affair and the birds woke us up. This was short lived however, and by 7.35am I was on my hands and knees muttering half dressed looking for missing Lego. I did ask my son whether he was […]
Day two of our holiday and I swear there is a parent manual that states lie-ins are mandatory after a long journey the night before. Our kids woke up like they had been drinking energy drinks all night, and were jumping up and down furiously like they had been fully caffeinated for hours. My lovely […]
As I packed up from work the night before our holiday everyone said you must be so excited as I left the building. As soon as I got home though, the rain started and the heavens opened. This was to be a sign of how the first twenty four hours were to start. My little […]