Week 3 of 2023 and all bout toddler groups really!
Week 3 – 15th January to 21st January 2023
Day 15 – Sunday
A quiet day. Decided to bake a cake. Doesn’t look too great but it tasted really good. Going to practice making cakes as buying special personalised cakes on birthdays is getting too expensive. Can’t justify paying close to £100 for a cake unless its a significant birthday such as 18/21.
Day 16 – Monday
A quiet Monday. I did consider taking Minu out somewhere but ended up just staying at home. No pictures.
Day 17 – Tuesday
Toddler group in the morning. And once we got home she had really long nap!
Day 18 – Wednesday
Toddler group in the morning and then headed to a Muslim Mums meet up. I don’t often go to it as it clashes with Minu’s nap time but really needed to get out and have some decent adult conversation. Had lunch at the cafe and couldn’t resist the ferrero rocher cake again.
Day 19 – Thursday
Hubby’s day off and managed to convince him to come with us to a toddler group. They were having an open house where you could try a session for free. Minu seemed to enjoy it but eventually that we weren’t going to sign up. It is a 15 min drive away and as we are already going to two other paid groups I couldn’t justify paying for another….and it didn’t overly impress me anyway.
Day 20 – Friday
Took Minu to get a fringe cut. I hadn’t wanted to cut it but she wouldn’t let me put any clips or hair bows in to keep it away from her eyes. So had no choice. I was surprised that she sat quietly in my lap while the hair dresser did it. It is now so much better as she can see without hair in her eyes! Minnie is getting friendly and comes out to play with me while Minu is asleep. She does venture out to the living room but as soon as Minu sees her she gets frightened and runs off. But the fact she isn’t hiding as much is progress. Also managed to get a blog post live about a book: Learning to deal with loss.
Day 21 – Saturday
Bee at karate in the morning and when we went to pick her up we stopped off at the garden centre. Eldest got herself a new plant. Then a quiet afternoon just chilling at home and watching TV.
Good effort on the cake. I’m fine with making the cake itself, but my decorating skills are terrible! Thankfully N likes a plain victoria sponge so nice and easy. Glad to hear Minnie’s getting more used to being in your house.
Yep my decorating skills are pretty terrible too!
Making cakes instead of buying them is a great idea. It sounds like you had a nice time at the mums meet up and that Minnie is getting a little more confident. x
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I did have a nice time thanks
That cake looks yummy. Glad that it tasted good too! I’m not sure I could have resisted that Ferrero Rocher cake either. Well done to Minu on sitting quietly while having her fringe cut. #project365
It was such a surprise that she sat quietly!
I cannot believe how bug Minu is now, she isn’t a baby anymore. It is lovely that you get to take her to toddler groups. Poor Lilah missed out on all that
Yes so glad that all the groups are back on
That cake looks yummy. Making cakes instead of buying them is a great idea. Good effort on the cake! I appreciate your work
I’ve never bought anything for a birthday other than a super market cake, in fact our wedding cake was a plain white iced cake from Tesco. I’ve made themed cakes though over the years. Glad to hear the new cat is starting to build it’s confidence and coming out more
I never should have started getting the unique cakes!
Both cakes look yummy. Your cat is making great progress. I think two toddler groups are plenty. They used to do free things when Ethan was a baby at a government-run place but I think they closed them all down. Which is such as shame as there was a lifeline for me #365
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Thankfully some of the free groups here were taken over by a childrens charity