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Friday Focus 24/01/2025 – Chickenpox

Chickenpox has struck the LHBL house this week with Sophie being unwell at the start of the week and then coming out in spots on Wednesday. So far Thomas is…

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Friday Focus 17/01/2025 – Up-and-down

It’s been an up-and-down week with some lovely moments of family time and some good news along with a few struggles with various things and challenges to deal with.  …

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Friday Focus 10/01/2025 – Normality

The Christmas decorations have been taken down and packed away and it’s back to normality again with Sophie and Thomas being back at school this week and getting back to…

Friday Focus 03/01/2025 – Refocus

Happy new year! I’ve chosen refocus as my word for the year ahead. I’m hoping to refocus my attentions on my family and my home, having started the year by…

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Friday Focus 27/12/2024 – Christmas

This week has been all about Christmas – the countdown to Christmas Day and all the preparations for Christmas and then the magic of Christmas Day itself – well, from…

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Friday Focus 20/12/2024 – Preparations

It’s been a busy week with preparations for Christmas and trying to fit in all the things that still need to be done in amongst work, school events and everything…

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Friday Focus 13/12/2024 – Achievements

It’s been a week of achievements, starting with Thomas getting a certificate for winning the November marks competition at Boys’ Brigade last Friday. He also came home with a chocolate…

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Friday Focus 06/12/2024 – Panto

Panto season is here – oh yes, it is! We enjoyed our first panto of the festive season last Sunday when we saw BACCES’s production of ‘Jack in the Beanstalk’.…

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Friday Focus 29/11/2024 – Walk

I’ve had a quieter week work-wise so have been making the most of it by getting out for a walk a few times this week. I’ve been joining in with…

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Friday Focus 22/11/2024 – Milestone

Just as parenting has its milestone moments, so does our journey with grief in our life after child loss, and today is another one of those horrible milestones. Today we…