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Next week Friday, I have to see a labour specialist (and I say that lightly - it's a light-weight study). This person will see what wor...

My friend's daughter is in hospital after an emergency appendectomy and peritonitis. Go little Heidi! Get better, poppet. We'r...

Here's to loving starts of new seasons. We had a quiet-ish night, waking Sons#1 and #2 for the Big Bang at midnight. Sleep caught u...

The husband is at work. Son#1 is off with friends - we confiscated his bought-and-paid-for-himself tablet that he has been watching all ...

The husband took us out for a (gluten free) pizza. Our kids were so well-behaved, bar Son#2 who screamed 'I have a willy infection!...

We are beset with stomach bugs. Son#2 fell asleep on the couch - and if Mr Hiiiiigh Energy falls asleep while the sun is still out, you K...

The Christmas Season. We did the food, hit a new playground in a small harbour nearby, then home again. The husband made fire. ...

Son#1's impulsive behaviour at school is a cause for concern, so it's back to parent-teacher meetings again. Somehow (but this migh...

We are alive. Still. I have been referred to a rehab centre in Breda to get me up to (physical) scratch again. Hopefully I'll wal...

I met up with an old friend - she is utterly intelligent and utterly pragmatic. No faffing around with jumbled emotions.  Just clarity and...