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Heart to Heart – May 2017

15/05/201726/04/2017
A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Heart to Heart linky was set up to help other heart families share their stories and experiences in order to help support each other as a community.  It opens on the 15th of each month and stays open for a week so there is plenty of time to share your CHD-related posts. You can share… Read More

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#365daysofgratitude – Week 19

14/05/201713/05/2017
A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and loved it so am looking forward to continuing with it this year. Here are the things that I’ve been grateful for over the past week:… Read More

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My Sunday Photo 14/05/17 – A big achievement on a significant anniversary

13/05/201713/05/2017
Jessica with her 3rd place ticket for the obstacle race at her Girls' Brigade sports day

Yesterday was exactly six years on from the day we were told Jessica’s heart condition was so severe that it was unlikely post-birth surgery would be an option. Back then, we thought that she would live for only a few hours at best. Yesterday, we watched our little miracle taking part in the Girls’ Brigade… Read More

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Seeing the rhododendrons at Langley Park

12/05/201712/05/2017
A close up of one of the rhododendrons at Langley Park

Langley Park is one of our favourite places to visit. It is especially pretty at this time of year with all the rhododendrons in bloom in the Temple Gardens. It’s the perfect place for a walk on a sunny spring afternoon.     Sophie always enjoys deciding on our route through the Temple Gardens. There… Read More

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Friday Focus 12/05/17 – Celebration time!

12/05/201711/05/2017
Celebration - this week's word of the week. A cartoon of the word "celebration" with doodles of a graduation cap, wine glasses and a birthday candle

There’s been a couple of reasons for celebration this week. The first was my birthday. I always like to try and celebrate it with my twin sister on the weekend nearest to our birthday. We had a lovely time last Saturday visiting family and enjoying a birthday barbecue at Auntie Fizz’s house.   Hubby took… Read More

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Creating an egg box flower garden – a simple craft for preschoolers

11/05/201705/11/2018
The finished egg box flower garden

Spring is well and truly here – even if the weather doesn’t always seem to agree! Our recent crafting activities have been inspired by the flowers that are starting to appear everywhere. The contents of this month’s #BostikBlogger craft box were perfect for helping us create a beautiful egg box flower garden. This is a… Read More

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#withkindnessandlove 16 – stories of kindness and sharing some blog love

10/05/201708/05/2017
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#withkindnessandlove is a weekly series all about sharing some little moments of kindness and a blog post I have loved this week. Some weeks I might also share a quote that has inspired me, or some suggestions for small acts of kindness that I have come across. Here are this week’s little moments of kindness… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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