Thank you to those sending well wishes. I am feeling a little better save for my coughing fit while driving (no accidents thanks only to the grace of God.) So much has happened in the past few days. I will blog about it at a later stage inshaAllah (God willing)
PHEW! Alhamdulillah (praise to God) it is all over.
Tomorrow I am child free for a few hours and am very much looking forward to cooking, cleaning and baking without interruption.
Agh, …

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I am not saying that we will go ahead with any of this and even if we do get some money from the tax man we probably couldn’t afford any of it and besides, we are probably going to save any money but here’s a hypothetical for you:
I love my house and although it isn’t inhabitable or in complete disrepair, there is so much that we can do to improve it. BUT WHERE TO START?
The walls are stained with crayon, …

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Really unwell at the moment. Horrible cough, sore throat, headache and generalised irritability.
So far haven’t needed to resort to DVD/TV to keep the children entertained which is a blessing.
School holidays are finally here and not a moment too soon. I was getting very tired with the school run, the homework and the nagging in the mornings. Cancelled gym today – i think I would have braved it but the children are not doing so well either. Alhamdulillah they are still …

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So, continuing on from my whinge fest
WHAT IS UP WITH ALL THIS RAIN?  I have never been so tired of seeing wet grass and grey skies.
Plus all the clothes are stinky because they are just not drying.
Now that I have that out of my system, let me tell you some good stuff. I had a great weekend. My Friday was awful. One of the worst ones of my parenting life and Saturday came and made everything right. It could have …

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