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Parenting Pep Talk #23 – Dear Bear and Beany

Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and…

Our summer activities list

I’ve spent most of this year being scared to look too far ahead.  Knowing that another surgery was on the cards for Jessica, possibly before she was due to start…

A brief moment of tidiness

It’s such a satisfying feeling when all the housework’s done, So I stop and enjoy the moment because it doesn’t last for long. Look, I can see all the floor!…

From the mouths of babes #78

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

#366daysofgratitude – Week 28

Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project.  Here are the…

My Sunday Photo 17/07/16

Whilst recovering from each of her heart surgeries, Jessica was cared for on the paediatric intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.  Yesterday we attended the Friends of PICU Family…

The beach at Minehead

An afternoon at the beach

Trips to the beach are few and far between for us as a family. We live well over an hour’s drive from the nearest one.  It was therefore one of…

Bittersweet - this week's word of the week

The Friday Focus 15/07/16 – The end of the preschool days

It’s been a bittersweet week. Jessica had her last day at preschool on Wednesday – the end of an era for her.  Emotionally, I’ve been up and down like a…

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 – July 2016

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…

Parenting Pep Talk #22 – Newcastle Family Life

Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and…