building community starts with family
They told me I had conversion disorder and that I was imagining the pain. Then, I started to think I was going mad and I think I am mad. It was a sunny day as we sat outside and talked. We were in the courtyard of a mental health intermediate care centre. I sat and Read More …
In every separated family situation there are going to be times of the year that are just not as good as others when it comes to co-parenting and feeling as though the other parent is choosing to act in the best interests of their children. You know, holding in appropriate esteem and not shooting you Read More …
You know, I must say that I don’t see this kind of thing go on around Father’s Day, well at least not between fathers. Maybe though they just know their thoughts and choose to keep their thoughts to themselves? I’m not sure. But, oh my golly goodness, it crosses my path online and often in Read More …
This post actually relates to a date in the past. Out of respect for close friends and family I have delayed the publication of this post. If I could do yesterday over again, what would I do differently? 1 February 2019 Dear, dear Lyssa. If I could have done yesterday differently I would have given Read More …
It’s been a hard start to 2019 and I have felt like someone moved my body in my sleep and I woke up in a glass walled room devoid of anything meaningful. It has been a little surreal and confusing as I have seemingly looked through the glass of this odd shaped space to see Read More …
Yesterday began as a pretty normal day. The kids got up and got ready for school whilst I breastfed baby Charlie. They ate their breakfast whilst Jeremy made their lunches. In our home lunches do vary a lot from day to day. They can be leftovers or they can be sandwiches but most of the Read More …
It is a special day of the year today. It’s a time to cheer on and celebrate those who are often considered the underdogs of the education world. Yes, it is a day for all those people who fill all those gaps around direct teaching – our all amazing Education Support Professionals. We love you Read More …
This poem is dedicated to all the education support staff that work in our local schools. Your are the grease to the cogs of learning for our children. You develop the look and feel of their learning environment, your help them scaffold their learning and you are there to help pick up the pieces when Read More …
With the safe arrival of ‘Charlie Brown’ Clarke we have really felt blessed. Her safe arrival was not something that we took granted, not by any measure. We have lavished the last three months as we have watched her emerge from her fourth trimester into this amazingly engaged like person loves playing with her hands, Read More …
It’s been a while since Jeremy or I have written. Sometimes I wonder if maybe there’s something wrong because our blog isn’t filled with all the joyful moments, bragging off this amazingly wonderful newborn that has joined our family. And she is truly amazingly wonderful. She is beautiful and brings a smile to my face Read More …