Wonder Mum

This is very quick, but a follow up to 'dressing like a peg bag'. It seems Baby A & Mr Big if left unattended with some pegs will make their own amusement! WM x

It's been well over a year since I painstakingly removed all 4 layers of wood chip wallpaper from our hallway, landing and ceiling. And finally, we got plastered! Woohoo! Progress! And my ever-so-clever Mr Big also put up a new bannister to match our now not-so-new staircase. It all matches. Perfect! There was the odd plastering casualty but nothing soapy water and elbow grease couldn't fix as you will see from the pics. You never know, we might even attempt the infamous kitchen soon, the rate we're going!! WM xx PS - excuse the 'porn star' moustache Mr Big is sporting - it's for Movember and not a permanent feature! x

We had a fantastic weekend away at the end of September at our friends wedding in Cornwall. Bit of a trek but well worth it and we managed to go down a day early to make a proper break of it. I was a bridesmaid so had lots of wedding duties to tend to the evening before and on the day, of course, but we got some quality family time in beforehand and it was wonderful. Baby A squealed with delight when we let her 'off leash' without having to wear her butterfly bag with reigns attached. I felt a pang of guilt - she was so delighted to be free I realised we don't make the time enough to go where she can just run free. Then I got over myself and remembered we've got our beach hut and she runs free on the beach all the time! It was fun though. We went to Tintagel Castle and Baby A adored running all the way down the hill to the actual castle, along by a bubbling stream which she thought was the best thing ever! She was so exhausted by the time we got to the botto...

It's amazing how much filming goes into making these 60 minute shows. We haven't seen it yet but we expect there will be a max 10 mins of footage of us in the episode we are featured. Yet we must have had at least 4 filming sessions which lasted at least. 4 hours each! Crazy. Anyhow, all very exciting stuff. We're very used to bring 'miked up' now, albeit I kept getting the giggles 'on mike' which is probably really annoying for the editing team. Never mind. I'm an amateur, don't you know! And unpaid! It's also all about Mr Big's project and not really to do with me, so I'm trying not to say too much. Anyone who knows me will appreciate that is something I find very difficult, so this really is going to be interesting when its aired! I bet I'm made out to look like some little kept housewife, which couldn't be further from the truth! The final filming day with George was obviously also exciting. Lots of people asked ...

In a previous post, I alluded to the fact Mr Big had 'ideas' on what he wanted to do with our beach hut. By 'ideas' I meant designs. But not just any designs. Oh no. Mr Big went bigger. So we have been selected to appear in a TV show! Featuring our very own beach hut. It's all very exciting & due to be aired in Jan/Feb next year. I'll obviously post more info when I have it, but that's as much as I know for now. Mr Big is a very clever man, as we all know. Although he finds it difficult to take compliments from me, so I will state them here: Mr Big, you amaze me. What you have managed to achieve in the tiniest of spaces is outstanding and frankly, to be commended. It is true I may have moaned from time to time about being a 'beach hut Widdow', however now it is finished, I can see how remarkable it is and I can't wait to enjoy it for years to come. You are a very wonderful, creative and inspired designer as well as a loving hubby ...

Towards the end of summer, we had the air show in our area, which I love. It brings out the aircraft geek in me and I am transfixed by events in the sky. We saw the Red Arrows, the Blades, Miss Demeanour, fighter jets, rocket powered jets, helicopters (including chinooks, which are amazing!) and lots more. We had friends to stay for the show who also loved it and got to experience our then new beach hut. Feedback was extremely positive :) Here are some pics of the weekend. WM x

Here is the first of probably many plugs for my dear Hubby. Since our beach hut creation, Mr Big & Lloydie decided to start a small business. They are clearly a good team and very talented. Here is their website. It is definitely worth a read. Not least for the explanation behind the name. http://www.bambooape.com/ Please also visit and like their page on Facebook. We will be on TV THIS Tuesday!! WM x