Today marks the end of an era..Daniel has finished his early years education and said goodbye to his beloved reception class staff and will head to the world of year 1 in September. Marc describes it as experiencing free range education and moving into battery farming! For as happy as we are with Daniels school, the whole education system leads a lot to be desired, a system that expects 5 year olds to be able to do so many fine motor skills including writing full on sentences, recognising words with many letters and complex mathematical terms is beyond me. Put it this way, if I was 5 now I expect I would be classed as an under achiever.
It is no strange notion to many that Daniel isn't a lover of writing or frankly sitting still for too long ( unless it's a cinema or building something)!!! Yet his love for school, his 100% attendance and his thirst for understanding how and why and all things historical and scientific baffles me. The year has shown him a desire to become various occupations ranging from an undertaker ( I've clearly done too many funerals!) to his current passion..a scientist.
It's not been an easy year for Dan with starting school and the arrival of a baby brother and he certainly has pushed us to the limits, but he's grown, developed, entertained and amused us immensely ! The next few weeks will be interesting as we head full on into the school holidays but here's to making family memories, enjoying each moment and being blessed to have this time dedicated to my boys. It's 2am am awake feeding the younger, marc is snoring yet I'm still feeling hugely grateful for what I've been blessed with ..I'm writing this to remind me on the days these next 6 weeks that prove a challenge 😜 embrace you good and faithful parents of all aged children, young and old xxxxmoving on up
Thursday 23 July 2015
Monday 6 July 2015
Memories
Tomorrow marks an anniversary of horrendous memories and for a dear friend life changing consequences. The 7th July for the last 10 years has been a date of terror and fear...
In 2005 Marc and I had returned from Indonesia dodging a bomb and a tsunami but succumbing to a serious bout of pneumonia on my part (another story!!) while I was recovering we were working at the CMS office in London.
On the 7th July I had an appointment at the Royal Brompton Hospital to get my lungs checked..meaning we set off later than usual.
As we got closer to London someone opposite us had a text saying there was possible delays on the underground so people started to try and work out alternative routes...as we got off the train the underground at Victoria was closed so we ...assuming some fault... Searched out the right bus. We literally had our foot on the bus when officials began shouting that the buses weren't safe and then it became clear this was no underground technical fault.
Instantly I tried to call home to reassure mum and dad we were ok but all lines were down..we tried and tried every mobile and finally got through to my best friend Nathan who happened to be sat next to mum...by heir advise was to get home ASAP if possible ....we ran to Victoria and by some miracle got on the last train to leave. It was the only time I've known folk talk to each other on the train people scared, terrified for loved ones uncontainable and still the uncertainty of what was happening. As we pulled into Rochester we got off and we All kissed the ground in relief.
That afternoon another friend was concerned for her daughter a nurse at Great Ormond street , thinking she was caught up in helping the injured as so many were that day mum reassured her as best she could. It's not my place to tell her story ...but it was late that night we had the call Susan was very poorly and lost her leg .
It's weird what happens amidst devastation. Susan is such an amazing woman and achieved so much in this last 10 years, and has gone on to do great things include have 2 lovely girls!
It was so hard coming back from such difficulties in Indonesia to then experience a bit of this, but we came through it by the grace of God and thanks to family and friends ....
tomorrow we will give thanks for our safety and those brave people who helped on that day but especially remember those poor people who weren't so fortunate and lost their lives .... Rest in peace you innocent people xxx
In 2005 Marc and I had returned from Indonesia dodging a bomb and a tsunami but succumbing to a serious bout of pneumonia on my part (another story!!) while I was recovering we were working at the CMS office in London.
On the 7th July I had an appointment at the Royal Brompton Hospital to get my lungs checked..meaning we set off later than usual.
As we got closer to London someone opposite us had a text saying there was possible delays on the underground so people started to try and work out alternative routes...as we got off the train the underground at Victoria was closed so we ...assuming some fault... Searched out the right bus. We literally had our foot on the bus when officials began shouting that the buses weren't safe and then it became clear this was no underground technical fault.
Instantly I tried to call home to reassure mum and dad we were ok but all lines were down..we tried and tried every mobile and finally got through to my best friend Nathan who happened to be sat next to mum...by heir advise was to get home ASAP if possible ....we ran to Victoria and by some miracle got on the last train to leave. It was the only time I've known folk talk to each other on the train people scared, terrified for loved ones uncontainable and still the uncertainty of what was happening. As we pulled into Rochester we got off and we All kissed the ground in relief.
That afternoon another friend was concerned for her daughter a nurse at Great Ormond street , thinking she was caught up in helping the injured as so many were that day mum reassured her as best she could. It's not my place to tell her story ...but it was late that night we had the call Susan was very poorly and lost her leg .
It's weird what happens amidst devastation. Susan is such an amazing woman and achieved so much in this last 10 years, and has gone on to do great things include have 2 lovely girls!
It was so hard coming back from such difficulties in Indonesia to then experience a bit of this, but we came through it by the grace of God and thanks to family and friends ....
tomorrow we will give thanks for our safety and those brave people who helped on that day but especially remember those poor people who weren't so fortunate and lost their lives .... Rest in peace you innocent people xxx
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