Our half-term week has been focused on shows with all of us involved in various different shows throughout the week and preparing for future ones.     Sophie and Thomas both took part in their Brigades display last Friday and performed well. Sophie’s section performed ‘When I Grow Up’ from Matilda with Sophie singing Matilda’s… Read More

We’ve had lots of little happy moments this week. Sophie and Thomas had the dress rehearsal for their Brigades’ display last Friday evening and enjoyed taking part in that. I had a lovely day to myself on Saturday and enjoyed an afternoon tea with friends to celebrate a friend’s 50th birthday and then had an… Read More

This week is SATs week for Year 6 and Sophie has been going in to school a little earlier each morning as her school are providing breakfast for the children in her year before their SATs papers. She’s been quite calm about it all and has come away feeling that they’ve gone well which is… Read More

I’ve had a few proud mummy moments this week with both Sophie and Thomas.     Sophie had a busy weekend with Girls’ Brigade activities as she had the junior sleepover weekend followed by a trip into London for the VE Day 80 celebrations on Monday, where she had been selected, along with two other… Read More

The brighter, warmer weather this week has definitely had an effect on my mood and I feel like I’m emerging again from the grief-storms and challenging moments of the last few weeks with a bit more energy and positivity.     Getting out and about for a nice walk in the sunshine is always a… Read More

I’ve gone for trying for my word of the week this week – in both senses of the word. It’s been quite an intense week emotionally with trying moments and grief-storms and I’ve been trying to be kind to myself while struggling with various emotions.     It’s perhaps not too surprising that the grief-storms… Read More

This week has been a busy one, mostly focusing on dance as Sophie has been competing in two different dance festivals as well as performing in Made in Dagenham. It was lovely watching her performing on stage with her friends and dancing beautifully at the festivals.     As well as her solo dances in… Read More