Last weekend was my twin sister’s wedding and it was such a beautiful, if bittersweet at times, day. Sophie and I were bridesmaids and Thomas was a page boy. He looked absolutely adorable in his little suit and Sophie looked beautiful in her bridesmaid dress. Jessica wasn’t forgotten – her picture was on a little… Read More

We’ve been making the most of the lovely sunshine this week and have spent most of the time out in the garden. I have a few jobs on my to-do list that have been put off as a result. If they can’t be done while sitting outside and are not urgent, they can wait. Weather… Read More

We’re gradually adjusting into the old routine again and getting used to Sophie being at school during the day. She’s enjoying being back with her friends and although the house still feels very quiet during the day, it has been nice to have some one-to-one time with Thomas too.     Some of the changes… Read More

We’re back to school and back to reality this week. Thankfully Sophie has settled back in quite well. She did get very upset the night before school started though. She’s missing Jessica a lot at the moment and it’s hit her that she’s started year 2 and Jessica never got to do that, and that… Read More

We’ve been having fun this week doing “making” as Jessica would have called it. Sophie had fun with me in the kitchen making Daddy’s birthday cake last weekend. She did most of it herself – I only helped with getting the mixture into the cake tins and in and out of the oven and spreading… Read More

With the end of the summer holidays starting to come into sight, I’m becoming more and more aware of how precious this time right now with my children is. Five months of having Sophie home all day, every day has been such a gift. Yes of course, there have been times that I’ve wanted to… Read More

I’m feeling quite frazzled this week. It’s been one of those weeks where everything just feels too much. The heat; trying to juggle work, looking after the children, doing housework, keeping on top of church commitments; never quite managing to get enough sleep; struggling with grief and missing Jessica. Grief has been overwhelming at times… Read More