Age is but a number!

This week I've had people say to me;
"You don't look old enough to have been married nearly 16 years,"
"I hadn't realised you were THAT old"
"You can't be that old"
"Is this year a big birthday?"

Age is a strange thing....when I was a child I longed for birthdays , reaching the next milestone ...being old enough to join the boys and girls brigade at 7, going into double figures, becoming a teenager, sweet sixteen, eighteen and legally able to go to the pub and there it pretty much stopped for suddenly you realise that with age comes responsibility, adulthood and another birthday is no longer fun!

But for some reason this year there's been a break through ...there's no rhyme or reason why, we didn't particularly do anything extra special but we did spend the day with friends and family , we danced the night away to 80s tunes and at Dan s request played musical statues and bumps. I was really touched by the cards, gifts and messages in real time and virtually that I received and just went to bed feeling thoroughly loved!

This week has been really really emotionally draining at work with really difficult situations to deal with, assist with and face full on...it's made me truly appreciate what I've got .
My dear friends and family thank you for your support, for listening, reading, for just being there...I love you dearly and wish I could give each one of you a great big hug!

Working weekend

I'm sure most of you are fed up of hearing about my work / child care tribulations but this weekend has been a real eye opener on many fronts.
To have people I know will come , entertain, cook, offer lifts and just be there for us (bring prosecco and make the odd cocktail / or two !) is such a relief...being able to step out of the door and not worry too much about how the boys will be is a massive weight off my mind.

Choosing to work full time has been the hardest decision I've had to make but practically the only viable option, yes it's really tough and many a time I'd much rather be at home or out and about with the boys than working, and yes I'm blessed to have such a job that has flexibility to enable me to work from home, work when they are sleeping etc but it's still tough. And along side that there's Marc s work and his passion for music and worship that is just growing from strength to strength.

The next few months may see a lot of change for us as we await What the future holds but we enter into it knowing we have some wonderful friends and family, those who live near and those who support us via a phone, a text or a Facebook message knowing when to call, when we need a boost, when we need a chat and for that I am so grateful