Pick Me Up!

My little SAVIOURS

Squirting Fairy liquid onto a plastic mat in the garden, bubbles floated over the lawn.

As the water gushed along, my girls formed an orderly queue jumping up and down in their swimsuits.

‘3,2,1…go!’ I shouted, as they slid along the grass, giggling.

My husband Mark, 39, adding buckets of water to really make the slip and slide more fun.

Ella, nine, would take the lead with her twin sisters Emily and Lily, five, following behind.

With the sun shining and the weekend in full swing, we had to think of inventive ideas to keep the kids active – especially as Covid had limited our plans.

Home-schooling and working on my laptop had taken its toll in the week, so relaxing in the garden was the perfect solution.

By the time Sunday came along, I would be asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.

Unlike Mark, who would

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