Yo ho ho and a bucket of plasticine
The kids have been back at school for a week now but I am only just coming up for air. We celebrated the last day […]
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My precious: Lord of the Rings Lego arrives
We love trying out new Lego, but the latest range had us scratching our heads a bit. The first Lord of the Rings film […]
Goth Nazi hunters a gogo
Well that was a right old stinker of an Easter Bank Holiday, wasn’t it? With my family still drunk on chocolate and whipped into a […]
How to get through The Smurf Movie without wanting to kill yourself
Ever since we made our Build a Bear Smurfs, The Offspring have been slavering at the prospect of The Smurf Movie.
I have not. The smell of this one had started wafting our way, and it wasn't good. I tried to dump it on to JH, but he pointed that he had already visited his own seventh circle of cinema hell in the shape of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
So yesterday we did the deed and went to see The Smurf Movie. And yes, the children did enjoy the film. Personally, I felt it was a horrible waste of everyone involved's time.
Parents, if like me you get sucked into the vortex of hype that is The Smurfs, here are a few tips to help you endure the experience:
Filth, music and art – inspirational reading for weirdos
A million years ago, when I started in coaching, I tried to read as much mind/body/spirit-type inspirational guff as I could. Every week I would […]