Happy new year 2021

I can't believe I haven't written here since autumn.

Things have got worse for me medically, which has impacted on my mental health. I am always trying to keep it together, especially over Christmas. 

One of the more recent things we have tried here has been making colour changing lemonade. It was meant for gin, but that doesn't agree with the morphine. Besides, my children can try the lemonade too. 

inside a pretty box were these blue pea flowers. We added them to the lemonade, waited, waited..... And then the liquid was a deep purple.

On adding alcohol slowly (8 year old with a bottle of brandy), the liquid turned more pinkish. Tada!

Also this week. We had a blanket of snow fall during twixmas, then more the next day.

The kids and husband had snowball fights, built a snowman and repeated the snowball fight the next day. 

Our children have enjoyed throwing snowballs for our dopey staffy x to catch. Bless. 

Snow is the best free plaything the world sends us. 

Our Christmas has been lovely. With no extended family, it is always a quiet day. If anything, it was busier than usual with friends of our children coming over everyday. 

We are in tier 4 so are only allowed to meet in our support bubbles. We made sure, back in March last year, one friend is in our support bubble and the other, who practically lives here, is in our childcare bubble. 

We have done our best throughout to keep everyone safe. 

Stay safe xx