Since being back from Santorini, my near breakdown experience of physically and mentally exhausting myself to get this new house in order has paid off greatly. I know my children very well, and though they love going on holiday, they always know it is temporary and by the end are longing for their home comforts; … Continue reading Settling developments part 1
Adoption: To move, or to stay put? There’s always a dilemma created by any decision that will involve big changes for children who’ve been adopted. And for that reason, for months I had the professionals (who only had a small window into our life) saying that they thought the only way to achieve stability for … Continue reading To move? To stay put?
What a week? So many things cropped up to set us back, but we’re all getting back on physical form now so actually, we could work with it. Still not there on finding our feet, but definitely made an impact. Every day, before breakfast has begun, our plan is to work on our reading; snuggles … Continue reading The light at the end of the tunnel
ARGH! What a week. I am officially naming the week, “The Slump” everyone has been so riddled with illness from tummy bugs to flu like colds, we have all endured all of it. And we are wiped out. It’s always the way though isn’t it? When you have been over-exerting and then you slow down. … Continue reading The Slump
So we are out of the starting gate and over the first, and biggest hurdle – the first week! We’ve had some rest, not enough by a long shot (thanks to being so run down that we catch bugs simply by talking to sick people over the phone – well that’s how it feels). And … Continue reading The First Hurdle
Telling the children was the beginning of it all. Logan was concerned as to whether, or not, he’d get to see his friends – once that was settled he was happy about the decision. Caitlin was even less concerned, when questioned about how she felt “I’m happy, I will still play with my friends Mumma… … Continue reading Making things official
A Pleasant Chaos 