Thomas has been driving me crazy this weekend, we’ve had the heating installers at our home fitting us a brand new top of the range free heating system inclucing a new Worcester Bosch high efficiency boiler and 5 radiators! I couldnt believe it when my close friend suggested I look into the Warm Front Grant Scheme The Warm Front grant is a UK Government incentive to bring UK households to a certain level by providing free home improvement grants. The governments main aim is to reduce our carbon emmisions by ensuring we have high efficient boilers in our home, we have adequate loft insulation and cavity wall insulation as well as draught proofing.

The Warm Front grant scheme is a brilliant incentive to help those who would otherwise struggle to pay for a new heating system to replace your tempermental boiler which may be 10 years old or more! By installing a grade A efficient boiler you will automatically reduce your heating bills as it is much more efficient in the way it uses energy. The Warm Front grant entitles you to £3,500 to spend on home improvements improving the efficiency and value of your home.  I can’t wait for the insulation team to do our loft insulation next week, it can get so cold upstairs in our home we have to have the heating on full, which is just throwing money out the roof really as all the heat we do generate just goes up and out of the loft.

I wanted to bring the Warm Front grant scheme to your attention, it has been a life saver for us I don’t know how we would have managed this winter it is really starting to get cold now. Since our new boiler has been in our home has been lovely and warm, we can really tell the difference it is brilliant! If you would like more details about the UK Government grant scheme Warm Front, to see if you qualify for the grant, and read up on what home improvements you could be eligible for simply click here to find out more.

I write Little Man “Found” His First Christmas Present! On the title it was actually Daddy who made the mistake of accidentally leaving it in the lounge downstairs after collecting it last night. Thomas like most boys is mad on trains and cars so we had a look round online and saw a fantastic brio kit on ebay. The brio kit has over 50 parts to it including bridges, trains, arches and even a zoo! we won it on ebay and Nathan went out last night to collect it. We had it all out last night looking through all the pieces and cleaning them making sure there ready for Christmas. Luckily Nathan had packed the majority of the brio away at the end of the night after I had gone to bed but he did leave a wooden car park on the floor in the lounge. So I am there carrying Thomas downstairs this morning, open the lounge door and there is a pretty impressive wooden three story car park….Well it was too late by then Thomas had spotted it, with a beaming smile on his face he got so excited wanting to play with it.

It was great to see Thomas so excited, he wanted me to play with him so I lay down on the mat next to him and shown him what to do, how to use the lifts and the ramps, how to park the cars he loved it! It sounds a little sad Iknow but I found a music channel on the tv that is already playing Christmas songs, it felt like Christmas morning! A small taster for what Christmas morning is going to be like when the lounge is all decorated and presents under the tree – Thomas is just going to be so hyper on the big day. Needless to say we decided to let Thomas have his early Christmas present, we couldnt take it off him after that he is a very lucky boy having an early Christmas present, I am just so glad that the car park was the only thing Nathan had left out.

It is Thomas’ 2nd birthday a week before Christmas, I cant believe my baby will be 2 where has the time gone! He is really growing up now, becoming a little boy. I am so excited about the future all the things we plan to do with him, all the experiences has yet to discover. Its upsetting to think around this time last year Thomas was very ill in hospital with bronchitis it was touch and go, I feel like crying every time I think about it, it was the worst moment in our lives. Nathan and I are blessed havin such a beautiful healthy little boy this Christmas and every Christmas is going to be so special, we love him so much words can not express.