<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Dear Mummy Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dearmummyblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[dearmummyblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dearmummyblog.com/author/dearmummyblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Burning the candle at both&nbsp;ends]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Dear mummy, it&#8217;s been a bit quiet on the blog lately. In fact our life couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. It&#8217;s been crazy busy offline. We&#8217;ve been enjoying Halloween and Bonfire night, birthdays and family get togethers. Trips to London and gigs&#8230;it&#8217;s all been a bit, well, hectic.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_11811" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11811" data-attachment-id="11811" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/img_0553/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg" data-orig-size="725,725" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="A bloggers hectic life!" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;A bloggers hectic life! &lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;A bloggers hectic life! &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg?w=725" class="size-large wp-image-11811" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="A bloggers hectic life! " srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg 725w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0553.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px"   /><p id="caption-attachment-11811" class="wp-caption-text">A bloggers hectic life!</p></div>
<p>That&#8217;s the way we like it (occasionally) when we get swept away with all the hustle and bustle of family life&#8230;.however something needs to give and on this occasion it was the blog. Sometimes it&#8217;s nice to take stock and document our days with piccys. So here&#8217;s our manic, crazy week in photos&#8230;enjoy!</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_11807" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11807" data-attachment-id="11807" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Halloween Party 2016" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Halloween Party 2016&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Celebrating Halloween &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=1024" class="size-large wp-image-11807" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="Halloween Party 2016" srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/d4391ec4-95fd-4a52-80ca-dba57e71e226.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /><p id="caption-attachment-11807" class="wp-caption-text">Celebrating Halloween</p></div>
<p>We hosted a house party and invited all my friends and family along. My mummy enjoyed making all the party food and I liked helping her put up the spooky decorations. We all enjoyed carving pumpkins, dressing up and playing musical statues in our dinning room to the makeshift disco that daddy had created. My folks were also lucky enough to be invited to an adults fancy dress party too! That was a late night with (thankfully) minimal hangover damage!</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_11813" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11813" data-attachment-id="11813" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Bring Me The Horizon at the O2 Arena" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Bring Me The Horizon at the O2 Arena &lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Bring Me The Horizon at the O2 Arena &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=1024" class="size-large wp-image-11813" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="Bring Me The Horizon at the O2 Arena " srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/a1b9a245-ee15-41d1-a4e9-0aecd8d80e24.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /><p id="caption-attachment-11813" class="wp-caption-text">Bring Me The Horizon at the O2 Arena</p></div>
<p>As part of the continued Halloween celebrations my mummy went to go and see one of her favourite bands play at the O2 Arena (and on a school night!). She was shattered afterward but really enjoyed seeing Bring Me The Horizon. She didn&#8217;t get back until after 2am as she lives outside London, but being Halloween it was fun seeing all the revellers dressed up on the tube&#8230;so where a bit worse for wear..even on a Monday night!</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="11831" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/img_0740/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg" data-orig-size="720,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Pumpkin Carving" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Pumpkin Carving&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg?w=720" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11831" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="Pumpkin Carving" srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg 720w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0740.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px"   /></p>
<p>The week passed in a bit of a blur after that&#8230;My mummy won a certificate of recognition at work last week for a large project that she&#8217;s been working on and I&#8217;ve received a couple of stickers and medals from nursery celebrating the &#8216;big toddle&#8217; and acts of kindness. There were a lot of early nights dozed up on night nurse and Vicks to keep colds at bay. We were really living for the weekend by the time Friday came!</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_11809" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11809" data-attachment-id="11809" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Celebrating Bonfire Night" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Celebrating Bonfire Night&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Celebrating Bonfire Night&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=1024" class="size-large wp-image-11809" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="Celebrating Bonfire Night" srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/9e7e710f-58e6-4b64-b4ea-65fe054d4c5c.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /><p id="caption-attachment-11809" class="wp-caption-text">Celebrating Bonfire Night</p></div>
<p>We celebrated a lovely little girls first birthday on Saturday the 5th November and we enjoyed seeing friends (I even made some new ones) afterwards we celebrated with a small garden display which was perfect for the toddlers and babies. Driving home afterwards we saw lots of professional displays over the city. I spent ages looking out of the bedroom windows spotting them and stayed up way past my bedtime!</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="11830" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/img_0739/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg" data-orig-size="720,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Bonfire Night" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Bonfire Night&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg?w=720" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11830" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="Bonfire Night" srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg 720w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0739.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px"   /></p>
<p>The following day was my Daddy&#8217;s Birthday! We had a lazy Sunday, watched plenty of family films and sat in our PJs until midday! (Unheard of in this household) We then had an amazing feast at COAL in Basingstoke. My daddy even got his own firework on top of his ice cream!!</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="11826" data-permalink="https://dearmummyblog.com/2016/11/07/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/img_0733/" data-orig-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg" data-orig-size="3024,3024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478446189&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01010101010101&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="My Daddy&#8217;s Birthday" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;My Daddy&#8217;s Birthday &lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11826" src="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=1024" alt="My Daddy's Birthday " srcset="https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=2048 2048w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://dearmummyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0733.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></p>
<p>What have you all been up to lately? Burning the candle at both ends? We sure have and can&#8217;t wait for a rest! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz</p>
<p>Love Bella x</p>
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