Justin's house- Justin gets it right

My children are absolutely HOOKED on Justin's House, the latest offering from Justin Fletcher of CBeebies infamy.

I don't know how he does it, but all of Justin's portfolio of irritating but somehow compelling shows have captured the girls' attention incredibly.

The formula of slapstick-meets- musical and larger than life characters is a winning combination in the Gifford/O'Carroll house and is a sure fire way to get half an hour to have a shower.

What works for your chidlren? Are they Justin fans too?

My fork 'n knife!

Now I am sorry, but when a 2 year old start yelling repeatedly for "my fork'n knife, MY FORK'N KNIFE!!" it's a little hard not to giggle just a bit. It also has to be filmed, and posted on a blog to make the child in question laugh later in life.

Take it away, Mia...

Back to routine and a rainy January day

What do you mean, we need a break from the old routine?

Now I don't know how you have fared over the Christmas holidays, but I for one am happy to get back to routine today. I have loved having Papa Diva and the girls with me for 2 weeks, it has been so special. BUT, and I almost hate to type this....I am glad to be back at work today.

The Mini Divas are out of routine and playing up (mentioning no names *cough* Mia), not sleeping well (Mia), and generally behaving like Divas. Well, ok it's mainly Mia but the cumulative effect of two toddlers griping, my Zoladex induced hot flushes and 2 weeks of disturbed sleep is a recipe for grumpy parents, grumpy children and January blues.

As I herded the girls to nursery this morning after several fights over what to wear, chasing them around the house dragging my eye bags with me I am sure I am not the only parent returning to my desk with a large coffee and a grateful sigh.

I will of course look forward to picking them up at 3; I will have missed them dearly and it will be lovely to squish them, stick on some aprons and make a mess doing dinner but for now?

It's just me, myself and I.

How did you get on today? Are you pleased January is here?

A very happy new year from the Mini Divas and I.
x

Images by Miles O'Carroll/Papa Diva

Feist on Sesame Street - a Mini Diva favourite

This little ditty is a favourite in our house.
Papa Diva and I love Feist, and I am also a huge fan of Sesame Street (the best retro kids programme out there), so a combination of the two is a winner.
The Mini Divas demand the "chickens at the door" song and never get tired of it, and to be fair - that's fine by me. Check it out, and apologies for the ear worm....

Do your small people have a favourite You Tube earworm? Let us know, and maybe I can have a change from the chickens...

Festive photobook Divas

This year was pretty much a Diva-fest in terms of gifts.
We gave photos with messages on, Diva brew own-brand coffee and we made some photo albums with CeWe photobook - have a look at our one and a half to two and a half book here:

Having the Mini Divas is a journey of ups and downs, banana covered carpets and a house resembling a crime scene.

It is full of love, warmth and learning too - for me as well as them. Those little ladies bring me so much joy, and some reminders of what is important in life.

This is what I learn from my daughters:

Health, exhaustion and a warning tale

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This week I had a very frightening lesson.

I would like to share it with you, as my story is, sadly, not a rare one.

So. As Diva readers know I am a mum of twins with endometriosis, a journey I document here on the blog. Tiring, right? Oh, and I run my own business. And have just started a very strong treatment of Zoladex for my endo. All very good reasons to be tired.