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But it was good.

April 3, 2013 by

It was a lovely day, despite the tears and the grief. After all the snow and rain and grey, the sun came out. You might even have believed a little boy blue sent us the clear sky and the biting brilliance of a cold spring day. Bene, wearing the shoes all his sisters have first […]

Filed Under: Being a Parent, Benedict, Family Life, Freddie, Photos, Trips Out

Three.

April 2, 2013 by

I love you, little boy. We didn't get long enough, or enough cuddles, or to get to know each other properly, but you are loved. Loved by all of us. In all sorts of ways. Sleep well little boy. Happy birthday.  

Filed Under: Freddie Tagged With: #rememberfreddie, freddie in the sand, grief, hunstanton, infant loss

So here we are.

March 31, 2013 by

It's April again. For the third time since Freddie's birth and death, April has hauled it's sorry self back into view. I want to love it, I do. It's his month and I want to love it but the irony is all too much. My little Good Friday boy, my little Easter boy. All this […]

Filed Under: Freddie, Grief

Guest Post: Kiddycharts

March 28, 2013 by

As part of PoP’s 10 year anniversary, I thought it would be interesting to showcase guest posts from people who work as hard on their small businesses as we do and perhaps also look as businesses which do something a little different to how we parent and how we work. So first up is Helen, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #10wks10yrs, behaviour charts, guest post, kiddycharts, reward charts, rewarding good behaviour

The Ten Things That Make Me & Us.

March 27, 2013 by

A person, a family, are far more than a collection of things, ailments, personalities, looks, interests and abilities. What I notice more than anything about having a large family, is how we all alter with each other; each little change brings about something new. With the exiting of Amelie from every day home ed, Maddy […]

Filed Under: Amelie, Being a Parent, Benedict, Family Life, Fran, Josie, Maddy Tagged With: #10wks10yrs, about us, allergies, asthma, baby loss, blogging, bullying, chicken pox, cleft lip and palate, depression, eczema, family life, hypothyroidism, no toes

Mrs MuddlePuddle by Helen Haricot – the tenth anniversary kick off!

March 26, 2013 by

This post first appeared on Petits Haricot, the blog of my lovely friend Helen and occasionally her dh Chris. Helen is kicking off my 10th anniversary with this post, which had me a bit weepy and all glowy 🙂 Thank you Helen – for everything. Merry /Mrs Muddlepuddle, queen of hama, friend and blogger has […]

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: #10wks10yrs, blog is 10 years old, family life

10 years.

March 26, 2013 by

In a few weeks time, this blog will be ten years old. It's seen many things – some amazing, some terrible – over those 10 years and most of our life is captured inside it. But not all. Not everything I'm interested in, not everything there is to know about us. There are posts I've […]

Filed Under: PoP at 10 Years

Centerparcs Chocolate Challenge

March 25, 2013 by

As part of being a Centerparcs blogger, we do challenges for them – you can do them too and you might win a holiday. Easy Peasy 😉 The full details are at the Tots100 Blog including t&cs etc 🙂 Anyone who knows me knows I’m not too good at cookery but luckily Max does things […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: centerparcs, chocolate recipes, cpfamilybreaks, easter

Moment.

March 23, 2013 by

This blog is suppose to capture moments. I thought Maddy's mockingjay pin from The Hunger Games, made in lego, was just so extraordinarily beautiful it deserved a post of its own. She is a genius, that girl.  

Filed Under: Maddy Tagged With: hunger games, lego, mockingjay

You may Wonder.

March 20, 2013 by

I have a friend, who I have never met and who I share only a few things in common with, called Johnny Daukes. I’m not even sure how we came to be Facebook friends if I’m honest, perhaps through home educating. When Freddie died he was one of the people who checked up on me […]

Filed Under: Freddie, Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: freddie, grief, Johnny Daukes, Wonder

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