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Excited - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 18/10/19 – Excited for show week

We’ve had our last rehearsals for The Sound of Music in the rehearsal hall this week, and Sophie and I are getting very excited for show week next week! We…

The word 'cloudy' in a grey cloud

Friday Focus 11/10/19 – Cloudy with moments of sunshine

My mood seems to be matching the weather again this week, with life feeling quite grey and cloudy. Thomas was unwell over the weekend and although he was much better…

the word 'dull' in grey letters

Friday Focus 04/10/19 – Just a little dull

Broken nights, ever-present grief and a lack of energy have combined to leave me feeling a little dull this week. Thomas has been waking multiple times a night again. I’m…

The word 'friends'

Friday Focus 27/09/2019 – Thankful for friendship

I love catching up with friends, especially those friends where no matter how much time has passed since you last saw each other, you just pick up as if you…

The word 'milestone' with a doodle of Thomas walking above the 'o' and 'n'

Friday Focus 20/09/19 – Milestone moments

We’ve had a couple of little milestone moments this week. Thomas took his first unaided steps while waiting for Sophie to go into Girls’ Brigade last Friday. He was very…

Eventful - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 13/09/19 – An emotional, exciting and eventful week

The last week has certainly been an eventful one. We’ve had Jessica’s birthday, a couple of milestone moments, interesting days out and finally managed to get Sophie’s and Thomas’s room…

The word 'sadness' in grey

Friday Focus (on Thursday!) 05/09/2019 – September sadness

The end of summer and back to school always brings a sense of sadness. I’ve always loved having that extended period of time with the children at home over the…

Family - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 30/08/19 – Family time

We’ve been enjoying time with family this week, having spent a few days staying with my twin sister. I always try to fit in a few days visit back home…

The word 'mixed' with a mixing spoon behind the "ix"

Friday Focus 23/08/19 – Mixed emotions

This week has been a bit of a mixed one – there have been happy moments but also moments of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, tired and fed up with everything. Such…

The word 'JoGLE' with a John O'Groats signpost on the J and a Land's End signpost on the L

Friday Focus 16/08/19 – Our JoGLE for Jessica

We’re now back home again after spending six days travelling on trains and buses to go from John O’Groats to Land’s End and home again on our JoGLE for Jessica.…