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Friday Focus 19/08/2022 – Holiday

We’ve had a lovely time away this week, enjoying a holiday in the Lake District. We spent the first couple of nights glamping near Ullswater followed by three nights staying…

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Friday Focus 12/08/2022 – Magical

This week has been full of magical moments, making the most of spending time with Sophie and Thomas and doing things together. It’s been a lovely mixture of events and…

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Friday Focus 05/08/2022 – Family

It’s been nice to catch up with family this week. Sophie and Thomas loved being able to spend a couple of days with their cousins who were visiting from Luxembourg…

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Friday Focus 29/07/22 – Four

We’ve been celebrating Thomas’s birthday this week as my baby boy turned four on Tuesday. We had a party in Grandma and Grandad’s garden last weekend, which was fun and…

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Friday Focus 22/07/22 – End

This week has seen the end of an era as Thomas finished preschool and we said goodbye to all our preschool groups. Some of them have been part of our…

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Friday Focus 15/07/22 – Intense

This week has felt somewhat intense. Emotionally, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster with joy and sadness very much mixed together at times, especially at Sophie’s Girls’ Brigade awards…

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Friday Focus 08/07/2022 – Transitions

This time of year is all about transitions. Transition day at school with Sophie and Thomas spending an afternoon in Year 4 and reception. They both enjoyed their time in…

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Friday Focus 24/06/2022 – Eventful

This week has been quite an eventful one with a dance-filled weekend, plus a preschool day out at Legoland and Sophie’s sports day. Today we have her school summer fayre…

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Friday Focus 17/06/2022 – Sunshine

We’ve been enjoying the sunshine this week. I’ve loved being able to sit out in the garden and work when Sophie and Thomas are at school and preschool and getting…

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Friday Focus 10/06/2022 – Busy

This week has certainly been a very busy one. We had quite a lot happening over the Jubilee weekend, which made for a lovely end to the half-term even if…