Before she had even arrived..... This time a year ago I was admitted to our local hospital for what could possibly have been the rest of my pregnancy. At 10 weeks I had bled so heavily that we had assumed I had suffered a miscarriage. The amount of blood that I lost, and the ferocious… Continue reading Part 2: An unexpected journey
Author: lizziemiller148
Part 1: An Unexpected Journey
Today marks 70 days since our beautiful baby girl made her entrance into the world at only 25 weeks and 4 days gestation, an incredible 15 weeks or just over three months early! A few people have encouraged me to blog about our experience as I enjoyed blogging before. But it has taken a while… Continue reading Part 1: An Unexpected Journey
Oops: March!
We continued this month with a letter (sound) a week as the overarching theme for most of the activities I planned. This month we covered G, H and I and had a lovely and much needed week off at Centre Parcs with family. Looking back over the month a lot of our outdoor time was… Continue reading Oops: March!
February’s fun!
It is hard to believe another couple of months have flown by, we are very nearly in April and I haven't even taken stock of February yet! Looking back over the last month or so I am really glad we now have a bit more structure to our days and weeks. I have noticed the… Continue reading February’s fun!
Homemade Bread
As of the last few weeks I am totally hooked on making bread and have become a promoter of home made bread to anyone who will listen! But seriously this book is brilliant! It has changed how I feel about making our own and now I make it nearly every day. Having had a go before at… Continue reading Homemade Bread
Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese
1 Large Butternut squash 2 tsp olive oil 300g macaroni 50g butter 50g plain flour 1 tsp English Mustard Powder 200g cheddar cheese 50g Parmesan This recipe is so easy and we love it in our house. I think I like it better than straight up macaroni and cheese. The butternut squash is a… Continue reading Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese
January: A new rhythm to our weeks
The New Year is in full swing! January in our house is the month of birthdays. Reuben turned 5 and we celebrated with a Superhero themed party! Followed quickly by Dave's birthday and for this we celebrated with breakfast out (Dave and I that was!) Lots of people continue to ask me how Home Schooling… Continue reading January: A new rhythm to our weeks
The fun before Christmas: November and December
When I started to blog late last year I promised myself that I wanted it to be for fun, a hobby, a way to keep a record of this year of our Home Ed journey not just another job I had to tick off my to do list! So here I am in January blogging… Continue reading The fun before Christmas: November and December
Home Made Baked Beans
Yum! What is not to love about this (Recipe) I decided to have a go at making Home Made Baked Beans as the boys love baked beans, who doesn't hey? As we are still in the early stages of weaning the littlest one I was conscious of the salt/sugar content so I thought I'd give… Continue reading Home Made Baked Beans
October Days
This month has flown by again and here I am reflecting on what we've done with our October days. Once again as I look back on the month I am actually surprised by the amount we have been able to do and how much learning has been going on for all of us not just… Continue reading October Days