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Halloween Potion Making with Plastic Pots from Tesco

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Jennie

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Not all of Halloween is dark and scary We have had lost of fun this week Making colour changing potions Complete with frothy bubbles Using washing up liquid And Halloween cups and tubs From Tesco I set up our lovely … Continue reading →

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Ten Tesco Tricks and Treats This Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Jennie

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4 sleeps to go Until Halloween We love Halloween here And this year has been extra special And came extra early With our very special spooky delivery From Tesco We have been having lots of Halloween Fun That we would … Continue reading →

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A Capital 40th

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Jennie

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Last month I turned 40 40! I think I am still in denial That I can possibly be that old So far, 40 is fine I feel no different than I did at 39 I was not facing 40 with … Continue reading →

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When You Lose A Baby

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Jennie

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When you lose a baby The loss is enormous As time goes by You realise the enormity Of all you have lost When Baby Tilda died Our Matilda Mae I did not just lose my 9 month old baby I … Continue reading →

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Disastrous Start to Counselling

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Jennie

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So today I am exhausted before the day has even begun After a restless night worrying about my telephone assessment for counselling The call was this morning at 8.45am I drove out in my car to find somewhere I could … Continue reading →

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Kick Starting Halloween with the Tesco Spooker Van

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Jennie

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Sometimes something so magical happens That you just know that your children Are going to remember it for the rest of their lives On Tuesday night my children had the fright of their lives Some early Halloween fun With a … Continue reading →

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Too Much Today

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Jennie

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Tomorrow my counselling begins Just a phone assessment to start But it cannot come too soon I feel like I am under a very dark cloud at the moment Engulfed in a fog I cannot see through Breathing feels hard … Continue reading →

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Loss Through Prematurity

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Jennie

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When you fall pregnant Especially for the very first time You assume Perhaps naively That you will be pregnant for 9 months Perhaps a little less with twins What you do not expect Is to fall ill at 25 weeks … Continue reading →

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Our IVF Loss

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Jennie

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I met David in May 2007 Right from the start We knew we wanted to be together forever We knew that we wanted to have children We were so happy And so in love Our future was open wide We … Continue reading →

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A Second Miscarriage

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Jennie

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1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage 1 in 4 Every one of us knows someone who has lost a baby Often they will not tell you They will not tell anyone Sometimes they will not know themselves As the … Continue reading →

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