Phew

The few weeks have been a bit of a blur. Both children have had chickenpox, hubby has been incredibly busy at work and both children have had birthdays. Busy busy times.

This past weekend has been so tiring, not only had we not caught up on the sleep lost last week due to Daniel's pox, but we had Lilly's birthday party and associated stuff. The party went brilliantly, Lilly loved every moment of her special day(s). Lots of friends joined her celebration and she had a ball, she also received an incredible amount of beautiful gifts and was lucky enough to have TWO birthday cakes (one for her party and one for family on her birthday).

I cannot put into words how special Lilly is, she has changed my life, she brightens every day, she is so beautiful that sometimes it is hard to look at her without crying, and she is so very very bright, funny and kind. She also has balls and some of her mother's attitude, but I'm not holding it against her!!! We wanted this birthday to be a special one, once she is at primary school we will scale things down a little but one thing that I always want her to experience is the fun, laughter and love of having your family and friends around you, making each passing year even more special and TWO cakes can't be bad either.

I still haven't managed to get the house straightened after a few days out of routine but Danny has been a little off colour today, very weepy and clingy and is not eating either (always freaks me out, even though I know he'll come back to it when he feel ok again). Today though, I made a decision to take it easy, and enjoy every small moment of the children's day. I took pleasure in their laughter, took the time to feel every little touch , smile or tear. It was (nearly) enough to recharge my batteries. An early night tonight should complete the process and tomorrow we can get ourselves straight again.

Or if the sun shines again we might just fill the paddling pool and play in the grass.