Ready for bed?
On the eve of his second birthday, the boy's shown us that he's well and truly ready to move out of his cot and into a bed.
He's been showing us all week to be fair, but tonight was a clear line drawn in the sand.
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21 August 2008
11 August 2008
Have travel system, will... travel?
The second most important purchase you're ever likely to make is your car.
Unless you buy a 57' narrowboat like I have my eye on - unfortunately that's all that's on one, my wallet is a little light in that respect.
So is the travel system the second most important purchase you'll make for the little one? Or the single most important thing?
From the "must-be-seen-to-be-splashing-cash" brigade, forking out a King's ransom on a pram or buggy, through the "last-year's-colours-so-what" type and on to the re-use and second hand markets, one thing is for sure. Your choice directly impacts on the environment.
How?
06 December 2007
Buy ICI shares
Just a little bit of investment advice. If your pension fund has gone down the tubes thanks to the pillaging it got from Gordon Brown, then here's a sure-fire way to make money:
Buy ICI shares.
01 April 2007
Filmstalkers of the future
Now here's a good idea. MOTS picked up a leaflet in the changing room in a leading supermarket yesterday. In this instance this is a good thing, as MOTS came across a service she did not know about but would find useful. In that respect the advertising has worked, unusually.
And the service? Odeon's "Newbie" screenings.
08 November 2006
Baby's first...million
Junior’s well on his way to his first million. At only 11 weeks old I can’t believe just how much cash he’s got. And of course it’s being well looked after. Well, some of it is.
28 October 2006
Algebra in parenthood
Can you remember the formulae for calculating the area and circumference of a circle from the radius? Working it backwards? Did you ever think at school "this is a waste of time"?
Well, it is vital you know how to do this when looking at playpens. I kid you not!
18 October 2006
Lets get a travel buggy car seat pram..eh?
No doubt about it, it has got to be the most confusing purchase you will make as you prepare for your kids birth. What will it travel in, be it pram, buggy or car seat. Do you go for seperates and have a pram, then move onto a buggy, have car seat and then another in 9 months for when it outgrows its first...or do you go for a "Travel System". Like Transfomers these are in disguise! It's a pram, it's a buggy AND a car seat....my head hurts, lets go home...
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13 August 2006
Focus on the Future
My beloved Bug is no more. It’s going, after almost 5 years it’s time to say goodbye. We have a total of 17 days left to say our fond farewells before we get our new Focus Sport.
So, Focus on the Future. Pathetic pun, given we have two new arrivals due just days apart. Scary stuff! The pun, not the impending arrival, that’s petrifying.
30 July 2006
New car - ongoing search
It’s no secret we’re looking for a more practical car. I still love my Bug, but it’s just giving too many doubts with the shape of the boot over whether or not the pram will go in it. So far the thought scores are:
Will it? 0
Won’t it? 10,657,342
So what have we ruled out so far?
24 July 2006
Baby suppliers - moans & praise (Part 2)
Part 2 of the moans and praise "franchise". I must ask Richard what constitutes a "franchise" in the movie world (eg Pirates of the Carribean) when a "franchise" may have the same production team....
I digress. As seen in M&P Part 1 (NOT to be confused with M&P of the Mamas & Papas trademark variety) I had the bar raised on customer service by Glasgow Pram Centre. Well, this weekend it was held up there, possibly creeping higher. Hence their very own entry!
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17 July 2006
There's no bigger adventure (Part 2)
As far as a potential new car goes I've already said the jury is out on the Nissan Note due to a lack of testing on the car seat we've bought. It's a good job we don't live in Wakefield, because there's one salesman at Harrat's who talks out of his arse.
So do most salesmen, but this one took the biscuit.
14 July 2006
Baby suppliers - moans & praise (Part 1)
Baby products are big business, so shouldn’t companies who sell baby products be geared up for excellent customer service in order to win repeat business? So far we can’t fault a number of stores, but then there’s others, large and small, that need to learn a thing or two about customer service.
So who are the winners and losers in our world?
As one of the winners is on the back of a loser, I’ll go for the losers first. No doubt there will be many more along the way, hence this is “Part 1”.
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28 June 2006
Fatherhood: The Truth
The only book I’ll ever read on being a father is Marcus Berkmann’s “Fatherhood The Truth”.
It’s comedy, tragedy, documentary. Yes, it shamefully tries to be everything except a medical manual, and manages quite well.
The pages are packed with insightful information on what do expect during and after the pregnancy, complications, how to deal with them, urges, feelings, fending off untimely visitors.
27 June 2006
There's no bigger adventure than having kids
So if you've seen any block of adverts on ITV in the last 3 months you'll have seen the Nissan Note is the only car you'll ever need. Unless you're prone to forgetting the baby.
And so far the jury is out as far as Nissan are concerned.
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Jazz it up
So here starts the new dads guide to buying a new car.
Stick with the one you've got.
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