Back to work

Well the blog kind of stalled as a busy Christmas and going back to work after 14 months loomed.  Both the girls had chicken pox in December followed by the usual hive of activity around Christmas.  Christmas Eve was super special this year as both girls starred in the Crib service on Christmas Eve, one as Jesus and one as an angel, they were amazing!  Being a family of four for the first time at Christmas was lovely and a good time to reflect and be thankful for all that we have been blessed with this year.

2010 will certainly be a year that we remember happily in the future, we welcomed Verity into our family and celebrated several big events, a baptism, a 40th birthday, a 10th wedding anniversary, a 4th birthday and Olivia starting at Primary School.  We also took more holidays than usual, nothing flash but time away from the day to day which gave us all chance to bond as a family and have lots of fun.

2011 started with my return to work, although I can mostly do my job standing on my head I have found it hard emotionally to be away from the children after enjoying every day with them for over a year.  As a parent who generally subscribes to the ideals of attachment parenting, working outside the home challenges me, not least with suitable childcare arrangements which has taken some settling into.  I have been lucky though to have most of Verity's first year off work and the separation from them has made me realise in a fresh way how much I appreciate them and what a blessing they are to me. 

So here I am in February 2011, now a working Mum to two girls, part of a growing family, ever aware of the challenges that lie ahead in life but trying more than ever to be positive and grateful for all that I have.