Bless me blog world for I have sinned. Its been two months since my last blogpost. These are my excuses…. OK, so there is a small chance that the first communion preparation for Number Two is rubbing off on me a bit. But nonetheless it has been a full two months since I last… Continue reading Bless Me, Blog World
On the drive home from work most days there are horrific stories on the news. In The Irish Times recently there was an article on the stabbing of a teenage girl in a town close to us here in Germany. Work is busy. The weather has been woeful. The youngest is being a handful. I’m… Continue reading Things That Made Me Smile This Week
January and February have been quiet months here at Three Sons Later. Unlike last year when crochet took over my spare time, so far this year I haven’t lifted a needle at all. I haven’t had time to since I have mostly had a book in my hand. In the past month I’ve read everyday… Continue reading Books, Flowers and Stuff in General
When Number Three woke me I didn’t look at the clock. On Saturday mornings time doesn’t matter. I dozed, he wriggled and chatted. When Number Two came in for a quick snuggle, he told me the time, reading it from the digital clock on my bedside table. He knows I can’t read it without my… Continue reading Get Up & Go
Things have been quiet here on the blog lately. The reason is that things have been very, very far from quiet in our house. We’ve had my family staying and, while it was wonderful to spend four whole days together, I know now that stopping at three was the right decision for me. Seven children… Continue reading 16 from ’16
I have rarely had as odd a week as this has been. Monday was uneventful, something I am glad of now, in hindsight, considering what else the week held in store for me. On Tuesday on the walk to school I was the sole witness to a car crash. No one was hurt but Number… Continue reading A Funny Old Week & A Big Thank You
