Another week has flown by and we’re another week closer to Christmas and then the end of the year. This week the boys have had more nativity rehearsals, I did a bit of Christmas crafting, it was the school Christmas fair and we ended the week with putting the tree up and a visit to Nana and Grandad.
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I’m super late with this week’s Living Arrows post. This always seems to happen as we get towards the end of the year but I don’t think I’ve missed a week for at least a couple of years so I’m not about to start now!
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Every year we like to get one or two new decorations for the Christmas tree, and this year I decided to make some personalised baubles using some Bostik products that we had been sent. These baubles are quick and easy to make and you can personalise them however you wish.
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Saving up for a house takes a lot of time and dedication, especially if you want to become a homeowner as soon as possible. Depending on the type of mortgage that you’re going to apply for, and whether you’re going to be buying through a shared ownership scheme or not, your deposit could anything from as small as £5k to a much larger amount. And the bigger the deposit you put down, the smaller your mortgage amount is going to be.
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After another normal week in the Toby Goes Bananas house we did something a bit different on Saturday night. After tea we got the boys into their pyjamas but then put their onesies on top, got them into coats and hats and walked into town for our local Christmas lights switch on.
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With Christmas just around the corner Toby and Gabe have been getting crafty and making some easy Christmas cards to send to their grandparents. We used craft materials provided by Bostik to make the cards. In this post I’ll show you which products we used, and how you can make this easy Christmas Card craft for kids too.
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There are many reasons why people choose to make changes to their home. In some cases, it can be to accommodate a growing family that has increased in size beyond the point where your starter home can really contain them. In other cases, as we’ve seen, it’s a good idea to make a home fit for the future by adding smart tech and making it a little greener. Both of these are excellent reasons, and another is one that we’ll deal with here; adding value to a property you may wish to sell in the future.
How are we over half way through November already? I think this time of year always go so fast though because as soon as Halloween is done everyone starts looking to Christmas and it’s here before you know it!
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I can’t believe it’s Monday again already – are the weeks just flying for anyone else at the moment? I feel like I’m a bit of a stuck record with these posts sometimes – mostly our weeks are the same from one week to the next!
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I know we’re nearly a week into November now but I wanted to share these family pictures from October, especially since we managed to get two this month! They were both taken when we went to the Lake District at half term.
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