We’ve been quite sociable this week. It’s been good to catch up with friends and family members. Sophie has particularly enjoyed spending time with her cousins. I’ve been very grateful for family this week and the love that holds us all together, especially at times like this.
It’s the little things, like being able to go out with a friend for coffee, or being able to hug close family members, that I’ve missed most. We’re still being cautious but it is so nice to be able to enjoy some of those things again.
What I’ve been grateful for this week:
- Day 141 – I am grateful for “wishing flowers” as Sophie calls dandelion clocks.
- Day 142 – I am grateful to Eurovision for making me cry with laughter and reminding me that today might have been stressful but at least I’m not dressed as a middle finger.
- Day 143 – I am grateful that Sophie had so much fun riding a vintage tricycle at the museum.
- Day 144 – I am grateful for catching up with a friend over coffee for the first time in over a year while watching Thomas having fun in the soft play.
- Day 145 – I am grateful for fridge magnets – for all the memories that they remind me of and the joy all of my children have had from playing with them.
- Day 146 – I am grateful for a productive day helped by a well-timed nap.
- Day 147 – I am grateful for cousins.
Other things that have made me smile this week:
- Thomas’s joy when the bubbles came out at Tiny Talk.
- The way that Sophie and Thomas love to give each other lots of cuddles at bedtime.
- Going for a preschool visit with Thomas. He enjoyed being able to run around their garden and it was lovely to see they still have the garden area that was created in memory of Jessica.
I have loved spending time with you this week – with more to come today. Seeing people “properly” make a so much difference
It’s so lovely to be able to meet up properly again 🙂
I’m glad you’ve had a better week this week, we are hoping for a little socialising next week. It will be so nice.
Thanks Anne. It is nice to be able to meet up with people again.
How lovely to be sociable. It is very exciting to see people after all of the lockdowns.
Aww! Wishing flowers, what a lovely name for dandelion clocks.
Eurovision was brilliant, I laughed so much at it. x
It made me laugh too. I love ‘wishing flowers’ – that’s a name that’s definitely going to stick.
How lovely to meet up with people again. I’m looking forward to seeing my family again. Wishing flowers is such a lovely name for dandelions. I hope all her wishes come true. Has Thomas really reached the age of pre-school? How exciting for him. I hope he carries on enjoying the garden. #wotw
He’ll be three in July. I can’t quite believe that he’s big enough now to be preparing for preschool!
The easing of restrictions is definitely helping us to be more human again. Hugs and cuddles galore! Glad the whole family is enjoying these very special and precious times.
It is so lovely to be able to see people properly again.
What a lovely post, so positive and joyful to read. xx
Thank you Anca.
We’ve still not socialised yet, I need to try and organise seeing a friend this week while I’m off work. Nice to get those memories at preschool. Loving that vintage trike.
The vintage trike was a lot of fun 🙂
It’s so wonderful to be able to hug those you most want to again isn’t it. Giving my uncle a hug on his birthday was just precious.
I’m so glad you were able to hug your uncle on his birthday. It is so good to be able to hug again.
We watched Eurovision together as a family and it was a lovely bit of light relief even if it was a late night! It has been lovely visiting my parents in their house again and this week we’ve had my niece and nephew to stay #project365
It was a very late night for us but we did enjoy it (although Sophie was quite indignant about our lack of points!) I’m so glad you’ve been able to visit your parents and have your niece and nephew to stay.
It is so nice to be able to get out and do the simple things again isn’t it? Eurovision also made me laugh too! We love fridge magnets here too, sounds like a wonderful week. I hope you have had a great half term as well.
Thank you, we had a lovely half-term.
Eurovision was excruciatingly awful, wasn’t it. I did giggle a few times though. Glad to hear you have been getting out and about
Eurovision did make me giggle. It’s been nice to get out and about a bit more.
Must admit the middle finger did make me chuckle when I caught up with it later on in the week!
I am a fan of fridge magnets too!
Fridge magnets are great. My children love playing with ours and there are a few which have special significance.
Isn’t it nice that we are able to be a bit more sociable now? It sounds like you have had a lovely week. It is nice that the preschool still has the memory garden for Jessica 3WotW
It has been lovely to be more sociable. I was so glad to see Jessica’s garden was still there.