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 of our moments together but I’m grateful for the moments that we’ve had as a family over the year. Some of the things… Read More
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 by my birthday. Sophie has had a dance festival and a successful audition for the Wizard of Oz. Thomas has had a very good month… Read More
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 post. I’ll blame my tardiness on the fact that April is always a rollercoaster of a month and having school strikes and extra bank holidays… Read More
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 and then having a week full of activities with Sophie and Thomas off for the Easter holidays. Sometimes I manage to be organised and… Read More
I’m combining my Siblings and Me and Mine posts this month as February has been quite a hectic month. We’ve had a week of dance festival for Sophie during half-term followed by show week for The Drowsy Chaperone for me and I feel like I’ve hardly had a moment to stop and focus on anything.… Read More
Last January, we started making time in the mornings for ‘snuggle time’ – a few minutes of cuddling up together on the sofa before the start of the rush to get ready for the day ahead. We’d read the poem for the day from ‘I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree’ and just enjoy… Read More
Here we are at the end of another year. Christmas and New Year is a particularly difficult time for us. I think grief feels more acute at this time of year, plus it also brings back memories of Jessica being in hospital for her Fontan procedure. We saw in her last New Year on the… Read More