A Work In Progress

This week Grace and I went on a school trip to the zoo! It was such a wonderful chance to see how Grace interacts at school and share an adventure with her and her school friends. I am so glad I got to do it as I really wanted to go on a trip before we reach the point where she is embarrassed of me (I have reconciled myself that I will never be a "cool mum" !!!) Turns out Grace is very directive with her friends (aka a wee bit bossy!!), a bit dramatic if things don't go to plan, and also very protective of me!! One little girl held my hand and Grace got so upset!! I had to reassure her that she was my number one girl now and forever, and as an added bonus I have two hands, so one for each of them!! Grace is also very hard on herself and got so frustrated then she couldn't spell Wallaby. Something I need to work on with her, help her see it is okay to make mistakes but you have to keep trying and don't give up. She is doing so well with the extra work we h...

I simply have no idea where time goes.  Since moving in February, time has passed fast. Chad has had his shoulder surgery and in recovery for the last seven weeks at home. With him unable to drive, I needed to be driver for the family and do the heavy lifting (literally and figurative!!) for the family.  We are past the most intense period (when poor Chad could not do anything without huge amounts of pain) and are now back into a bit more of our regular routine. Work has been hectic, having to leave work early to pick up Grace has meant I need to do a bit more work on weekends get keep up. Unfortunately all this occurred when we had a few resignations in our team at work. We have a hiring freeze on so I am needing to pick up more. All a bit stressful but nothing I can't handle. Ester was a wonderful break in the middle of all of this. Due to Easter dates matching up with ANZAC day and school holidays we were able to have a ten days hanging out together. We did a mix of unp...