Pick Me Up! 25-Oct-2018

From the moment I first laid eyes on you in August 2010, I knew I was going to love you forever. You were such fun and gorgeous - my partner in crime. We hadn’t even been dating that long when I’d joked about marrying you. ‘If I asked you to marry me right now, would you say yes?’ I’d questioned you. ‘In a heartbeat,’ you’d said, beaming back at me. It made my heart flutter and I couldn’t wait for the day that I asked you properly. Of course, I had to get the blessing from your eldest daughter Laur Thankfully she agreed... So in September 20 I finally proposed and, jus like you’d promised, you did say yes in a heartbeat! We got married in the May of 2013,…

‘I’ll put a spell on you,’ says my little witch Mia. She’s a mini Potter or Hermione in the making. Mary Hadley, Brierley Hill My son Dylan couldn’t decide which costume for Halloween, so he wore both, telling me, ‘Vampires can change into both bats and wolves.’ Rachel Cleak, Ivybridge I always say that my wife Lisa is very lucky to have married such a looker. Richard Adams, Halesowen My 2-year-old son Lenny, dressed and ready for trick-or-treating fun, followed by our annual ‘Haunted House’ Halloween party. He had such a great time and really got into the spirit of things! Gemma Davies, Tuffley My daughter Phoebe, 6, and son William, 5, had great fun messing about and playing dress-up with Gran last Halloween. Caroline Marsden, Nantwich There was no…

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It’s never the most graceful of things - peeing on a pregnancy test. But it was the result that had me falling back onto the toilet seat. ‘I don’t believe it!’ I gasped, as the test showed that , yes, I was pregnant. Talk about tricky timing. It was spring 2017, and I was in a very new, and very casual relationship. But, after the initial shock wore off, I felt a flip of excitement in my stomach. You see, I’d not had it easy. Back in 2016, I’d had an ectopic pregnancy - a fertilised egg had implanted in one of my Fallopian tubes, meaning surgeons had to remove it. They couldn’t make any promises when it came to my fertility in the future. But now, a positive test…

Head down, school books clutched to my chest, I prayed I’d be able to get to my next class without anybody saying anything. Some hope. ‘Oi, granny!’ one of the boys shouted out. ‘Shouldn’t you be home knitting?’ As his mates snorted with laughter, I felt my jaw clench. ‘Just rise above it,’ I told myself, trying desperately not to cry. But after years of ‘rising above it’ I longed to tell this bully where to shove his insults. Not that it would have helped much. Once bullies can smell hurt or fear, there’s no stopping them. And I didn’t need to encourage any more hate towards me. I was 15, a time when every girl is insecure about her appearance. And longing to attract some compliments, maybe even a…

Bright idea Get your winter whites ready with Glowhite fabric whitener, which restores and retains the whiteness of your fabrics from the first wash. Usually £1 for three sachets, it’s 80p in Asda stores nationwide until 14 November. Spice it up The Spice Tailor Fast Pastes are £1.75 (usually £2.49) at Sainbury’s until 30 October. They’re a great way to make a quick curry at home. This offer is nuts! Pip & Nut Smooth Peanut Butter is a silky spread with a natural sweetness that contains no added sugars, palm oil or nasty additives – just peanuts and a sprinkling of sea salt. Perfect spread on toast or drizzled over porridge. It’s only £1.75 at Tesco (usually £2.25) until 7 November. Bun and games Burger King is giving away a…