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Me (holding Jessica's photo), my husband, Sophie and Thomas with Father Christmas at Chessington World of Adventures

Me and Mine 2023

Here we are again at the end of another year. I’m grateful for another year of making memories together. I’ll never stop wishing that Jessica was here to be part…

The word 'emotional'

Friday Focus 21/07/2023 – Emotional

This week has been quite an emotional one with the transitions that come at the end of the school year. There would have been a couple of big milestones for…

Sophie fishing at the lake at Northala Fields

100 kids’ activities in 2023 – an update on our challenge

We love planning activities to try and do during the summer holidays. In previous years, we’ve put together a list of summer holidays activities to help inspire us. This year we’re…

Sophie and Thomas sitting together on Sophie's bed with Sophie holding a picture of Jessica

Siblings – July 2023

There’s just a couple of days left to go now until the end of the school year. Another school year done. It’s a time of transition and the reminder of…

Sophie and Thomas wearing princess dresses with Jessica's photo blanket on the sofa between them

Siblings – June 2023

We’ve had the last half-term break of this school year and it won’t be long before the school year is over and the summer holidays are here again. We had…

Thomas sitting on Daddy's shoulders with me standing in front of them and Sophie standing in front of me holding a photo of Jessica

Me and Mine – May 2023

May has certainly been quite an eventful month. We’ve had all the excitement of the King’s coronation and the various events happening locally as part of that which was followed…

Sophie and Thomas having cuddles on the sofa next to a photo of Jessica from her photo-blanket

Siblings – May 2023

It’s the little moments that are often my favourite ones. The ordinary, everyday moments – the snuggles on the sofa, the sound of Sophie and Thomas laughing together, the hugs…

Thomas, my husband, me (holding a photo of Jessica) and Sophie sitting and standing around the Easter bunny who is sitting on a bench

Me and Mine – April 2023

In spite of the fact that I was more organised than usual when it came to taking our family photos for April, I’m late again with my Me and Mine…

Sophie (holding an Easter egg and a photo of Jessica) and Thomas standing near cardboard cut out eggs

Siblings – April 2023

April brings sharp reminders (not that we ever forget) of a family life that will always be divided into ‘before’ and ‘after’. A life with two pairs of siblings sharing…

My husband, Thomas, Sophie and me sitting on the Sophie next to Jessica's photo blanket

Me and Mine – March 2023

I’m very late with my monthly ‘Me and Mine’ post for March. The last couple of weeks have been a bit hectic with juggling work, preparations for Easter at church…