Feeling Weary If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I have a son with Aspergers (and added extras). And as any parent with a child who has special needs or is 'different' will know, that parenting a child with special needs brings with it a different set of worries, struggles ... [ Read More ]
You Want Me To Go Where?
She Can't Speak... But her eyes say it all... She is not going outside without putting up some resistance. This picture was taken at just after six thirty on a cold morning this week. When I get up in the morning, the dogs get up too and (usually) quite happily go outside to do their ... [ Read More ]
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen This week has been an extremely manic week, but it's not all been serious stuff as my youngest turned sixteen this week (although turning sixteen, is quite serious business, I suppose!). Yes, as of this week my youngest 'child' is now sweet sixteen, although I am sure there will be ... [ Read More ]
What A Busy Week!
What A Busy Week! This week has been manic. The children's passports needed renewing, so we've been running round for that, Gregs needs a his own medical book and my driving licence is due to expire, so I've been applying for a Greek one. Sounds easy? Not so... Also this week we celebrated my ... [ Read More ]
Dancing Turkeys
Dancing Turkeys On a recent walk we saw these rather flirtatious and colourful turkeys. They were doing that turkey dance; ducking, gobbling and fanning their feathers. As far as turkey looks go these dancing turkeys were looking mighty fine, and quite beautiful in a quirky kind of ... [ Read More ]
What Home Means To Me
What Home Means To Me Recently Morgan from Morgans Milieu tagged me in the 'What Home Means To Me' blog series, and it really got me thinking about what home really does mean to me. So here goes: What Home Means To Me... Home is my sanctuary, it's my 'safe' place. It's where I can be my ... [ Read More ]
The Waiting Is Over…
Over Two Weeks Ago... We finally took the step of ordering a solar hot water system. We live in a country that gets more than enough sun to heat our water, if we had the money we could probably get a solar paneling system that would supply the house with enough energy to run the house off the ... [ Read More ]
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum…
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum Is Testing Parenting Any Child Is No Easy Task... But for me and many other parents like me, parenting a child on the autistic spectrum has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, and one that I can see no end to (I've never even liked roller ... [ Read More ]
It Would Be Misleading To Call It Gardening…
So I'll Just Call It Planting... I am so excited! This week we've planted some winter veg (okay, so tomatoes and rocket may not be strictly winter, but in they went!). I love fresh veggies straight from the garden. They taste far superior to supermarket bought stuff and contain a much better ... [ Read More ]
So Slow
It's Been One Of Those Weeks... When our internet connection has been head bangingly slow (and that's when it's been good!). It's been stop. Start. Connection lost. Connection slow. Connection timed out. All week! I'd find time to sit at my laptop to get some blogging done and just start to ... [ Read More ]
The Secret Of A Happy Family Is…
Compromise... Yeah, right! In an ideal world maybe, but in the real world it takes a bit more than compromise to make everyone happy. This Week... Has seen Neal finish his summer work at the hotel. Which has him going from working long hours, seven days a week (since the beginning of May), to ... [ Read More ]
That Bumbling Feeling…
You know the one... It's that feeling where you don't seem to know your arse from your elbow and you feel as if your are bumbling from one thing to the next, never seeming to complete anything. Please don't tell me I'm the only one. That could be the straw that breaks the camels ... [ Read More ]
Curiosity Killed The Cat…
It Really Did... This was meant to be a happy post, about how we recently had two of our now totally tame male kittens neutered. It was something I wanted to get done and dusted; one, because I just wanted to get their surgery over and done with (I'm a worry arse) and two because they are getting ... [ Read More ]
Oh Me, Oh My! I’m Back From My Unscheduled Break…
As Silly As It May Seem... I am a touch nervous. It's been a while since I wrote a blog post. I've got butterflies in my stomach and feel a tad silly. My Absence... Was unscheduled. Summer is always a busy time for us. The change of routine in May throws me off kilter and I struggle to find a ... [ Read More ]
Withdrawn…
It's Been... A good couple of weeks since I've fallen off the blogging wagon. I've not written a blog post in what feels like weeks and I know I've fallen well behind on my blog browsing, reading and commenting. It's Not You, It's Me (directed at bloggers whose posts I usually regularly ... [ Read More ]
A Much Needed Phone Upgrade!
Being one who isn't keen on change and looks after things almost to the point of obsession, I sometimes find myself in the position of owning something that is long past it's sell by date and would benefit from an upgrade. My Recent Upgrade... For the past six years I my mobile phone has been a ... [ Read More ]
ARGH!
ARGH!... I know, it's probably not a real word, but it's my Word Of The Week! It's been one of those head shaking weeks. If it's not been one thing, it's been another and it's left me feeling ARGH! Why?... It all started on Monday when after sorting Greg's medical books out (he's recently ... [ Read More ]
Still Broken…
Six Months Later... For this fortnights Mommy Reality Challenge, Jen and Celeste are asking Mums to share all things broken. It's not anything to be ashamed of, we all have something that's broken...Don't we?...(Humour me please?)...In fact it's liberating to be able to stand up and say...''This ... [ Read More ]
When Did I Start Opting For The Lazy Workout?
Last Week It Dawned On Me... That maybe I had been getting a little lazy when it came to maintaining my fitness. Don't get me wrong I am no fanatic, but I like feeling fit (or relatively fit at least). It's something I've always tried to maintain ( I want to die as old and as fit as I can be ... [ Read More ]
We Just Don’t Realize How Lucky We Are.
A couple of nights ago we were awoken by a horrendous noise, there was an almighty rattling noise and when you live in an area that is prone to earthquakes, hearing an almighty rattling sound in the middle of the night will quickly bring you to your senses. The fact that we have recently been ... [ Read More ]