So Proud

I know as a parent we all feel proud of our kids and what they achieve in life, But at the moment all i can say is i am bursting with pride of what my son Jamie is doing and some of his friends from college, there are also some boys from his old school.
At the moment he is in the Philippines, helping with the Philippine comunity fund, the things they are seeing just puts into perspective of how lucky our children are.
I can't describe of what i watch as i follow the schools blog, with photos, video and notes from the lads.
I feel blessed that my son is one of those lads out there just trying to help give that extra smile to those that are more unfortunate than him. If you would to follow his adventure go to www.groveparkphilippines.org.uk.Jamie is in the group photo 3rd from the left. Go and have a look and tell me htat it doesn't move you too.

Well done Jamie xxxxx mum

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Not many e-mails to wish me a happy birthday last Monday so i am wishing myself one, The people that counted remembered , those that did not well, i may just forgive you, Only another 5yrs and i will be able to have aanother big party, those that know me , will remember the last one the next will surely be better,

Anyway happy day to me xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Just to wish you all a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR

we hope you have a great one wether it be niosy or a quiet one, with family or with friends, thinking of those that we still wish were here.For those that live too far away, of not being able to be with them .

love to you all tracey xxxxxx

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Ok so it's that time of year when most of us mum's are pulling our hair out, hoping that we have got and done everything that we meant to have done,The dreaded food shop hustling with every other mum who is as stressed out as you.. "oh "the joy of the holiday season, The dad's if they are the same as my delightful husband through no fault of his own go to work and hope that we have got our acts together nad got everything done.

Well enough said just to wish everyone we know a very merry christmas and we hope you have as good as one as we are hoping to have, to the really special people that know us love you loads.....

love Andy, tracey, jamie and steffie xxxxxxxx

Christmas Time

Well it is once again upon us, that time when we go up the attic to the far corner and hunt out all the xmas decs, with steffie hot on my heels i manage to get them all down.I seem every year to have more and more boxes , this year again changing all the colour scheme, i decided to go with different colours of brown to go with the lounge, carefully hiden from "Andy" as i know what he will say.
The tree has never looked better and the decs look fantastic. Needless to say Andy still wonders again why i need new ones,but i have told him "yeh but it looks great " it's a woman thing.......
With my beautifull new tree with all it's baubles, at 3am this morning Bruno takes his aim and decides they look rather good and gently as to not make the tree fall over takes some to bed carefully taking them off the tree and quite happily munch them to bits.....Needless to say me at 3.15am this morning after him waking me up decided to have a few stern words. There will be a board infront of the tree tonight

Happy 13th Birthday

it is Steffie's 13th birthday today,i can now quite unhappily say i have 2 teenagers in my house. Besides the fact that i seem to be feeling decidedly old these last few weeks,the last 13yrs seem to have flown by.
The very special child that survived the car crash when i was pregnant with her, and fought hard to stay where she was, has turned into the most smart, stubborn as her father,witty child who can talk for England.The joy she brings to those that know her ,always helping the neighbours with their kids or dog sitting for those that need her, All i can describe her is a joy and hopefully as she goes through her teens will stay just being the way she is now.
Hopefully after the sleepover she is having tonight there maybe a few photos to show as the camera has somehow dissapeared with them.

Have a wonderfull Birthday with lots of huge hugs and kisses

mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

update

life here in the household has seemed to be just to hectic to put down the time to actually sit at the computer.
Mum and dad have been over , dad has been ill, my brother also with his back, Andy's birthday seems to have flown by with not too much celebration, we have camped in the new tent at "Paw's in the Park" with friends in Kent for the weekend and then gone on holiday the day after we got back.
The kids have gone back to school and Jamie starting college. Our lives seem to be just like a roller coaster at the moment. Andy diagnosed as having a Hernia the day we went away . The day after we get back Bruno was back at the vets, it now seems that he has slipping knees in both back legs , this at the worst will be both legs operated on at £1500.00 each leg without the x-ray or specialist consultation fee. We are now waiting for our appointment.
Mum flew back today as dad has gone back downhill so it maybe she will have to bring him back with her for a while again, meanwhile my brother is on a detox so i am on call for him. Stress is a word i can see coming quite rapidly round the corner....