Friday’s Foster Care Blog With Harriet still under the weather, I am grateful that I work mostly from home so I am able to help with childcare with the children off school this week. Harriet is also dispatching me to
Saturday’s Fostering Blog We went to visit some friends today who we haven’t seen since they moved to London 18 months ago. Lauren had been invited to party weeks ago, and we had already said she could go, so we
Thursday’s Foster Care Blog After a few quiet days at home not feeling 100 per cent, I need to return to the organising of Christmas. Mum’s don’t really get “time-off” and I am no different. Charlie has to work this
Monday’s Fostering Blog Today is the first day of our half term holiday. It has felt like it has been a rather long half term. It has only been 7 weeks – but in the winter that feels like a
Friday’s Foster Care Blog In the business of this Christmas week – both for family and Charlie’s job – we decided that Charlie needed a new car. His car was written off last year when two youths careered into it
Wednesday’s Fostering Blog Alice has gone to a disabled activity day today. One of the activities she is doing is swimming. She has been looking forward to this for weeks. She loves swimming. I think that because she is a
Sunday’s Foster Care Blog Christmas Day has always been an interesting experience since Alice has been with us. We try to be sensitive to her and recognise that Christmas can be difficult for looked after children, Christmas can bring up
Friday’s Foster Care Blog Things have definitely been bubbling under the surface for Alice since she broke up from school two weeks ago. Unlike the rest of us, the break from the routine does not do her well at all.
Wednesday’s Fostering Blog After a challenging few days we are relieved that today the children have gone back to school. The longer that Alice has been with us, we realise that she really does need routine. After a week out
Saturday’s Fostering Blog Today is Alice’s birthday. The day did not start too well. Her bowels have not opened for two days so we have to start the day by giving her an enema. For some reason she objects to
Friday’s Fostering Blog I am pleased to report that we have had a pretty uneventful week. Following last weeks birthday fiasco we are relieved to have a week with relatively few tears and no tantrums at all. We never take
Sunday’s Fostering Blog Today Alice went to an ice-skating party. She does not get invited to many parties. I have to admit when she received the invitation, I had mixed emotions. Firstly I felt joy that she had been invited
