December 1, 2011 - Actually Mummy

How to Celebrate New Years Eve with Kids

by Helen | Dec 31, 2011 | Family Activities, Miscellaneous, Parenting | 16 comments

So. Here we are. New Years Eve. You have downgraded year-on-year from wild parties and Capital city fireworks, to champagne and canapes at home. You no longer celebrate with alpine ski breaks, and there was even one, dismal New Year that saw you force down half a...

A Boxing Day Tradition: Gingerbread House (and Mini Cooper!)

by Helen | Dec 27, 2011 | Cakes and Biscuits, Family Activities, Miscellaneous | 17 comments

Boxing Day is traditionally when the Actually Mummy household break into our gingerbread house. Lovingly crafted sometime during December, it takes pride of place on Mummy’s counter, suffering mini-burglaries, and minor structural damage until Boxing Day, when...

Christmas Eve is Caption Eve

by Helen | Dec 24, 2011 | Miscellaneous | 7 comments

It may be Christmas Eve, but it is still Saturday, and you know what that means! A photo to caption: On the 24th Day of Christmas Mummy was hunting around for quick and easy recipes and discovered this at I’m Counting UFO’s. I suspect that this is what we...

Parenting: How my Birthday has Changed Since Kids!

by Helen | Dec 23, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Parenting | 13 comments

“My birthday has changed beyond recognition.”

Meet me on a Monday

by Helen | Dec 19, 2011 | Miscellaneous | 8 comments

There is a very cool blog over in the States called Never Growing Old. Over there. Java asks questions once a week designed to give us all a little bit more insight into each other’s lives. This week it is about Christmas, so we are joining in to record our...