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This morning at school we held a cake sale for Children in Need. The children are all wearing spotty clothes and they will do some fun activities to raise money to help children who really need it. I am so thankful that I have 2 healthy children. Yes, they  have both had their problems but [...]

Thankful Friday

Posted: 22 July 2011 in Thankful Friday

I won’t lie… these last few weeks have been tough. I’ve spouted about it all a bit on twitter but we have mostly had to keep things to ourselves. We’ve had money worries and a dilemma that could change our family dynamics forever if I’m totally honest. Sometimes life really isnt plain sailing. It would [...]

Thankful Friday

Posted: 12 November 2010 in Thankful Friday

It’s been a while! I’ve got out of the blogging habit and I need to break back into it. I’ve missed it. A gentle way to break back then is Thankful Friday. Here goes It’s been a tough few weeks here. I’ve had to take Katie for a number of appointments at the Child Development [...]

Thankful Friday

Posted: 27 August 2010 in Thankful Friday
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This morning I managed to sleep in until 9am. I wasn’t sound asleep as the girls were awake but I was able to doze while the girls played together nicely. OK, so when I did get up the living room looked like a bomb had hit but at least my batteries were recharged! This week [...]

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Posted: 16 July 2010 in Thankful Friday

It’s not just any old Friday today, it is the end of the summer term. Tonight when I pick up Robyn from school and Katie from nursery we will have almost 7 weeks at home together. In that time Robyn will be at her Dads for one week and Anthony has a week off a [...]

Friday, Friday… it has been a long time coming this week! I could start and end this post by being thankful just for it being Friday this week! Let me explain why… Early on Monday morning we got up and drove across to Leeds for Robyn to be admitted to hospital for tests. Robyn was [...]

Apologies for my absence. Life has been really very good lately. Anthony has been enjoying his new job and I have been enjoying being a mummy. We finally seem to have found our roles again and it is having such a positive effect on family life. This morning I was showering both the girls and [...]

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Posted: 16 April 2010 in Thankful Friday
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I can’t believe it is Friday already! This week has gone quickly. Today I am particularly thankful for the water board who took responsibility for the blocked drain at the front of our house. We’ve had the pipes backing up for the last 2 days and it was not a pretty sight. Without going into [...]

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Posted: 9 April 2010 in Thankful Friday
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So much to be thankful for this week! Anthony got the job that he had the trial for! We just found out this evening. Totally thrilled! Lorna had a healthy baby girl. She has called her Alexis Iona and has 2 big brothers to look after her. We will hopefully be able to go and [...]

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Posted: 19 March 2010 in Thankful Friday
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I’ve just got back from Robyns school assembly. Robyns class (year 2) did a performance of “The Gruffalo” for the rest of the school and the class 2 parents. It was really wonderful! The children all performed very well and there was an extra special guest, The Gruffalo himself! School had hired the official costume [...]