The end of the holidays...

It has been a wonderfully long holiday full of good times and PJ days. I love my children more than life itself but holding the sick bucket , constant " open" sign up at Clarey`s cafe, washing and cleaning all day everyday is HARD work. I had forgotten . I usually ,after one week that flies by, wish I was still at home lounging around, but this end of the holidays has been  different. I need a little time on my own, even if that is just my drive to work and back with The Foo Fighters blaring out soaking up all my worries.

We all need a focus in our lives and my children fill every corner of my waking hours and sometimes break into my sleeping ones too. Both weeks of the holidays have been shadowed by a sickness bug which has played havoc with our fun. No sooner had I got one well, the over affectionate lot had licked each other or shared the same milkshake straw and so I have not been on playground duty this fortnight but sick bucket duty which  is so much worse. Even so these dioralyte days are coming to an end and everyone seems a little perkier today just in time for the return to school. I would rather be ill myself than have them pale faced and listless clogging up my sofas and calling out for flat coca cola to cure all ills. I have tried to be a honey Mummy and have waited on them hand and foot, neglecting my own wants. You only get one chance to give them a lovely childhood and if you mess that up , it doesn`t matter how accomplished you are in other areas of your life, that doesn`t really count. So I`ll hold the sick bucket, keep the Clarey cafe open and look forward to going back to work next week!!

Make it better biscuits

My Mum used to put these in our packed lunches , she was no master baker, but she was the loveliest Mum. I used to long to see her face outside the classroom window and she always had a little treat for us , for going to school without a fuss. We all hated school, which is why it is so funny that I have spent 20years in the classroom. My Mum taught me all you really need to learn and that is to always be kind. "You catch more flies with honey, Clarey, than you do with vinegar." She would say and she was right.

Makes 4
8 digestive biscuits
honey
butter cream icing
smarties

Sandwich the biscuits together with honey, top with buttercream and smarties. Heaven!