Today, I threw away her changing mat. We were given it by a friend who had it as a spare and had barely used it. Today, I threw away her changing mat. I was determined that her sibling should have their own new one. Who would want her second-hand changing mat? Today, I threw away [...]
Two Tuesday 26
Let's start with a couple of milestones: We're half way! We have a six month old! Aidan can sit on his own and is growing used to his highchair, so we will be in the throes of weaning very soon! Sitting on his own at Lullababy today Being half way to 1 and half way [...]
2 Samuel
I have mixed feelings about the second book of Samuel. I quite enjoyed reading the first half, although it threw up some interesting questions for me. For example, in chapter 3, there's the sad little love triangle between David, Michal and her husband Paltiel. Paltiel goes along weeping after Michal as she's taken away from [...]
A family trip to Whalley
For the fourth time, Nathan and I found ourselves heading off to Whalley Abbey for the annual deanery chapter overnight away. We went in 2020 (when lockdown began and they locked the doors behind us as we left), 2023 (my first since returning to the Deanery) and 2024 (when I was struggling to eat the [...]