Half term

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Half term next week, and I am really looking forward to it. I miss the demons when they are not around and having to keep weekends free because they are seeing the ex is a bit of a pain at times. We love going off and doing things.  Love going for long walks, love watching […]

the idiocy continues..

If you will recall gentle reader, my ex is an idiot as detailed here… Have I ever mentioned that my ex is an idiot? If you thought that was an end to it then like me you were wrong… The Ex rang me yesterday. I sent the email explaining things to his father and sent […]

Closure

It’s been a busy weekend but a productive one. I needed to clear the loft for a number of reasons and fortunately DG was on hand to help. While he was doing the actual work I was sorting out the piles of stuff that are stored up there. Out of sight is certainly out of […]

Fed Up

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I am feeling totally fed up today. I was in court (again) yesterday with the Ex about contact with the boys. It was frustrating to say the least. Nothing was discussed, nothing decided because the judge wants to see a medical report about the youngest’s condition. The unreasonable nature of the ex’s demands was not […]

Mission Impossible

I have blogged about this before, apologies if this is repetitive but I feel it is worth another mention. I’m a lone parent, two children aged 6 and 7, the youngest has spina bifida, hydrocephalus and a number of other complications arising from the condition I am claiming benefits and because my case was classed […]

Products of an un-broken home

Today is a significant day. It marks the day that the demon’s father has been absent for over half  of the younger demon’s life.  Every single day from this point onwards he will have not had his father present in the home longer than he had him there.  That’s quite something isn’t it?  To have […]

Corn and Cornier

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We managed to make it to the Maize Maze this year. Last year the we really wanted to go but things get cropping up and we never made it. It wasn’t planned the visit this weekend.  We were hungry, we needed somewhere to have lunch, the local football team were playing at home so town […]

290 days remaining..

That’s all, just 290 days. I started out with 1001  but now I have just 290 days to complete the 101 tasks I set myself (added to/changed/adapted etc) the time has flown. However conversely it feels like ages ago that I came up with my list and certainly parts of my life are almost unrecognisable […]

Priorities

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It’s the elder demon’s 7th birthday on the 13th of this month. He was just a little over 4 when his father left so this makes the third birthday without his dad there. He saw his father on Sunday and told him what he wanted for his birthday. He asked for a swing, his father […]

Cheshire Cat Days

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I blogged a few months ago about “Black Dog Days” the days when depression seems to stalk you and you just cannot shake off the feeling of doom that pervades every part of your life. The days when not only can you not see the wood for the trees but the wood is a dark […]