Blog : Little Lilypad Co

You know sometimes life gets in the way doesnt it? We can all get caught up with the school run, the cooking, the cleaning, the shopping (!!), updating Facebook (!!!) and I seem to spend half my time tidying up after the children, for them to simply make a mess again 5 minutes later. I am not suggesting for a single second that I abandon the housework (as appealing as that sounds) but maybe there are other things that are far more important than a bit of dust.

For Halloween, we have always had a big Halloween party but due to having the little one (coupled with the perils of teething), this year was a more sedate affair. We went trick or treating with my best friend and her children, round to all my neighbours, who had been prewarned of our impending arrival. The children loved it and we managed to escape the rain. No one was updating their facebook status or worrying about being back in time for a TV programme, we just let the children run riot and have fun. I am the first to admit that I am never very far away from my Blackberry and links to important emails and social media but it was quite empowering to simply watch their fun without a worry for anything else (except aforementioned teething).

Someone once told me that you have to lead by example and parenting is no different. Do I want my daughters to grow up with their face in a computer or her phone the whole time or when I ask for her attention, I hope to get it. So shouldnt they expect the same in return? So if I dont reply immediately to an email, text or tweet, I promise you that I will, I just need to remember the important stuff first. My Family.

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Hands up, who managed to save enough pennies to get the Natwest Sir Nathanial piggy bank?

I remember my Nan opening my bank account at the Natwest Bank with the lure of cute money boxes (which incidentally were actually made by Wade) if I managed to save enough money.

As my savings grew, so did the family of pigs. There was Woody, Annabel, Maxwell, Lady Hilary and Sir Nathanial if you managed to save £100. It was a shame when they were discontinued and I know they reside in a loft space somewhere!

The child in me was stupidly excited by the latest competition by Natwest to find their "new pig", although I was a little dissapointed that only children can enter! You have got to be quick to get your entries in though!