Lately, we keep hearing how the 8th amendment saves lives. The ‘LoveBoth’ crowd say if abortion was available here millions people would not be here today. I was recently asked on twitter by an anti-choice zealot which one of my kids would I have aborted if abortion had been available here. That really hurt, they
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Netflix – What’s on our watch list Jan/Feb #StreamTeam
No particular order, just a mix of some of the latest kids and adults shows on Netflix. Some we’ve seen, some are still on our watch list! Joy This is a nice feel-good movie, funny with some drama. Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper. Annie 2014 version of this classic musical. Everything
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Gift Box from our Elf – LĂ©ana’s Gift in a Box
Our Elf on The Shelf arrived this morning! Yes, he was a bit late but look, better late than never. He came with his usual ‘Hello, I’m back’ letter and also a special gift bag from the north pole. See every year our elf brings the kids something, sometimes it’s pjs on Christmas eve but this year
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Family Friendly Hotel – Clayton Hotel Sligo
Last month just before the October midterm break myself, himself and the 4 kids stayed in Clayton Hotel Sligo as we were invited down to review it and have a look at their new Sensory Room for kids! I’m always looking for a good family-friendly hotel to add to my list of recommendations so I jumped
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Santa’s Cove Liffey Valley – Worth the âŹ25 per child & âŹ12.50 per adult?
So last night we were invited to the opening of Santa’s Cove Liffey Valley. It’s where Pirates Cove normally is in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre Now first off I understand there will be teething problems as it was their first night welcoming people. We were left queuing outside a half an hour after we were told
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Get Halloween Ready with DEALZ! #ad
I feel so unorganised this Halloween. We only put up our decorations yesterday and then realized we have very little…thanks to kids for breaking a few every year! So I’m heading to Dealz this week though to try get some more Halloween nik naks. I actually love these metallic tea lights, I’d keep them around
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Cognikids Sip & Dip Helpful aids for Baby Led Weaning
I’ve been a fan of baby led weaning since my 2nd kid s have done it with 3 of 4 of my kids. Actually, to be fair I did a combination of BLW and traditional weaning (spoon feeding) on the last 2 kids as sometimes it was just lot quicker and less messy to just
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9 Things we Watched over the Summer on Netflix #StreamTeam
We did a lot of watching of Netflix over the Summer hols, both the adults and kids…and baby in our gaff! I’ll just do the adults in this post. It contains a lot of horrors/thrillers, my fave movie genre. I’m sure there were more than 9 but I can’t remember them all so these are
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The First Year is the Hardest
I say it to every parent. I say it to myself when I’m finding things tough. I keep reminding myself the first year after having a baby is the hardest! Maybe come teen years I’ll go back on that theory but I’ve always found the first year is the hardest. Yes the first smiles and
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Win the Ultimate Baby Gift from TheBabyBox.com
When my fourth…and last (definitely the last!) baby was born 9 months ago I dreaded the thoughts of preparing all the equipment needed for a newborn baby. I literally left it until the last week or so to pack my bag and get some clothes. Very unlike me as I like to be organised but
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My Top 6 iPhone Apps
I have a lot of apps on my phone, I love a good app, don’t we all? Apart from the usual social media apps, there are other apps that just make my life that bit easier so I’ve done a list of my top 6 iphone apps! Google Photos I recently found out about this
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Pampers Launch New Nappy Range for Premature Babies | Ad
When I got the news that Pampers were making nappies for premature babies I instantly thought how lucky I am to be associated with a brand that wants to care for all babies in this world, especially those who are most vulnerable. There are approximately 4,500 babies born prematurely every year1 here in Ireland and while
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Take folic acid, don’t drink, actually don’t leave the house just IN CASE you get pregnant.
Since June 2016 Safe Food has been running a campaign on the importance of taking folic acid. Of course, any campaign that promotes good health is great. And I am not denying folic acid or rather folate is good if you are planning a baby. I do have a few issues with the campaign and how
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Alternative Easter Gift Ideas for Kids
Anyone else think Easter has just gotten so expensive over the years? Or maybe it’s just the fact I keep having more kids đ Ah no but seriously, this whole Easter Bunny thing wasn’t around when I was a kid. It’s like feckin’ Christmas now with the ‘Easter Bunny’ bringing a load of eggs that
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Make your own Spice Bag
I love a good takeaway especially a spice bag or anything salt & chilli from the takeaway. I’m a self-confessed junk food addict, everyone knows it! I decided I needed to learn how to make my own takeaways or ‘fakeaways’ as they call them so I could have it whenever I want and not spend a
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