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One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
Where we've been
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Learning to ride a Bicycle
Days like today, when it’s been raining for hours nonstop, Hidai is travelling, and the universe keeps sending me negative emails, these days are the best time to find a positive thought and hold on to it. Well, actually these … Read More
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Sunday Bus Surprise
Last weekend I went to Britmum’s Live, which is the biggest Mummy-Blogger convention in the UK (though now they also have food, style and dads. So maybe they should find a different description), which was what I intended to write … Read More
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Asperger
They lead us into a bright room and invite us to sit on uncomfortable chairs arranged in a circle so it’s not so formal, after all we’re here to “chat”, and it all feels so surreal. They look at us, … Read More
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Mammoths exhibition
To celebrate Father’s Day, and not at all because it was cold and damp, we decided to take the kids to the Natural History Museum to see their new Mammoths exhibition. Truth be told I am not a huge fan … Read More
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Thames Cruising
I want to tell you that yesterday was well planned in advance, and that we looked at the weather forecast and thought to ourselves – hey, it is supposed to be sunny on Sunday. What should we do that will … Read More
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Our adventure at Chessington World of Adventures
In the midst of all the chaos of life, work, and Yon assessments we’ve been having around here we decided to take a short break and tick off another thing from our London Wish-List, and so we booked a weekend … Read More
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And the shoes keep dropping
Amongst the million of things that could, and did, go wrong over the last few months, everything relating to Yon was, like always, front and center. It is amazing how much un-static a static condition can be, I mean, every … Read More
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Thirty five
Last Tuesday I turned thirty five. It actually came as a bit of a surprise my birthday I have to admit. I mean, I knew it was coming, it is hard not to when you are sandwiched between two boys … Read More
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Easter conclusion
This is the first day of the last semester in school, also known as the Summer Semester, which can mean only one thing – it is raining. But it also means that Easter 2014 is behind us. Last night I … Read More
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The Arsenal experience
This is the story of our family outing to watch last night’s Arsenal football match. Hidai and Ron are big Arsenal fans and so they try to go to as many matches as they manages, but Yon and I have … Read More
