What do you call a collection of bin men ?

You know what its like you are strolling through the centre of Birmingham and you happen upon this scene..........

A collection of bin men talking rubbish in Birmingham.

It would appear after much debate on twitter the correct term is Refuse Collector . I am never shy of being corrected but there is a polite way of doing it . Such is the topic of this subject it prompted a debate over on digital spy many moons ago http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=814900 . Right I am off now to listen to some

Is your child a Fusspot ?

Is your child a Fusspot? I am not talking a just being foodie fusspot here but a fusspot  in general? A Fusspot will expert many signs from not liking the foot on their plate to the fact they don't  WANT to wear pink today. Working in a school you get fussiness all the time " Miss so and so won't play with me "  "Me Well did you ask them?' The child "No but they won't play with me.."

The problem with a fussy child is that is can lead onto other behaviours if not managed correctly. I myself am battling a fusspot eater and a fusspot shopper ...

When it comes to a fusspot in the classroom I heard about a clever idea that seemed to work for teacher that I know. You simply draw a pot on a whiteboard  and when the situation arises you put the fussy child's name in it.  The thinking behind this it will stop other behaviours escalating and thus produce a happy and harmonious classroom.

Of course simple ideas like this can be transposed to the home... Only wish I had thought of it years ago then perhaps I would have a boy who would be happy to shopped till he dropped?

Silent Sunday

Simple things are free the price of Love

The simplest of things for children cost nothing and evoke a lifetime of memories. You don't have to buy them expensive toys for them to love you. The simplest thing to do is to write them a note and perhaps leave it in their school pack lunch or if they are school dinners leave it on their pillow to find when they get home from school.


I witnessed a girl at school had been given a handwritten note(in her pack lunch)  by her dad and it said " I shall be thinking of you when I am at work eating my dinner'

A handwritten note shows love.

The joy it bought to their child was beautiful to behold I only wish the parent could have seen this. I encouraged the child to write a note for her dad. So in this fast paced world its the simplest of things that make us smile and help us know we are loved. And the same I hope can be said of you or I when our child or children give us a handwritten note.

How the Byron Cookie crumbles

I was luck enough to be sent a box of Byron Bay Cookies  for review who make delectable cookies from ingredients that are locally sourced and free range eggs.  It was like having all your Christmases rolled into one !

And some of the range is Gluten free- a win win situation for those who are coeliac and struggle to find a decent biscuit.

My son got straight  on to the Dotty one!

The biscuits come in a wide range of flavours,  I was sent White Chocolate Chip and Macadamia Nut, White Chocolate Chunk and Cranberry, Strawberry and Clotted Cream, Milk Chocolate Chunk, Fig and Pecan, Lemon Macademia Nut Shortbread, Sitcky Date and Ginger with Walnut and Dotty. 

 The gluten-free cookies come single wrapped like the other s to make sure that they don’t get contaminated by those naughty gluten cookies. They are distributed to cafes, to have with your take-away coffee and are also available in mini cookie bite boxes from larger Sainsbury’s stores and health food shops.


And the new cookie on the block is the single wrapped Gluten-Free cookie features pieces of real English strawberries, clotted cream and chunks of European white chocolate.
Like all Gluten-Free Byron Bay Cookies, the new gluten-free Strawberries & Clotted Cream cookie has been certified by Coeliac UK and approved by the Vegetarian Society.

The cookies are well basically huge  and would cause the Cookie Monster to go really really quiet for a long time!

J tried  the Dotty cookie appealed to him and to be honest its the first one I noticed too!.


Having tried a number of the cookies myself ( sorry Mr T it was just me and J ) one of my favourites was the Strawberry and Clotted Cream  they make the perfect mid morning or afternoon snack with a cup of tea.


There are so many different varieties to choose from and I still have one or two more to try, there's time yet for my favourite to change!
As long I had a decent size latte to go with these then I would gladly buy one from a coffee shop.

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