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Giving up dummies

Jessica has had a dummy since she was a tiny baby – it has been invaluable during her time in hospital, especially when she was recovering from surgery and we…

A Little Christmas concert

Over the last few weeks I have been busy with rehearsals for a Christmas concert which my mother-in-law and I were organising as a fundraiser for the charities that our…

Wicked Wednesday

I think my girls enjoyed their Yule log at last week’s Christmas meal…

Play date with Dr Miriam Stoppard and Galt Toys

This week we were invited to attend a play date with parenting expert, Dr Miriam Stoppard, who has worked with Galt Toys to design a range of toys aimed at…

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Heart to Heart – December 2014

Yesterday was the third anniversary of Jessica’s Norwood procedure.  The surgery that day was long and difficult and shortly after Jessica had been stabilised on PICU following the surgery, she…

Jessica and Sophie playing the piano together

Silent Sunday 14/12/14

Black & White Photography Project #23

A walk around Black Park

With the weather becoming colder and greyer, we’ve not been out and about so much – other than travelling to various groups and classes, or going shopping. One of the…

Friday Fabulous Five #15

One of my favourite things about blogging is reading so many wonderful blog posts – posts that make me think, make me smile, make me laugh and sometimes make me…

The Friday Focus – 12/12/14

I think the drama and poorliness of the last couple of weeks have caught up with me a bit this week as my general feeling this week has been just:…