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I'm alive!

Jessica Jones, 39, from Swansea

Squirting Fairy liquid onto a plastic sheet in the garden, bubbles started floating all 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.

The pain in my head was severe

My husband Mark, now 40, adding buckets of water to really make the slip and slide more fun.

Ella, now 10, would take the lead with her twin sisters Emily and Lily, now six, 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

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