Life at the moment is about getting ready Getting ready to leave my job Getting ready to hand over my class Getting ready to go to Spain Getting ready to extend and renovate our house Getting ready to turn 40! … Continue reading →

Monday will be three years since we said goodbye Three long years Life has gone on As it has a habit of doing Our living children are growing The hole left in our lives remains I cry less now But … Continue reading →

Last Friday with my mixed Year 1 and 2 class I had a castle day It was a magical day of art and craft It was a wonderful day of working together Marking the midpoint of our castles topic Next … Continue reading →

Today the school run felt like a horror story Bea was bumbling around the playground as she does William chased after her At first I thought he was trying to cuddle her Seconds too late I saw he was tackling … Continue reading →

This post is part of Disney’s #HealthilyEverAfter campaign with BritMums, sponsored by Disney. Share your stories and be inspired at DisneyHealthyLiving.co.uk and live Heathily Ever After (#HealthilyEverAfter). This year in the Edspire household is all about living We have survived … Continue reading →

2016 is well under way now But for me and for mine A new year is just beginning Another year without our Tilda Without our baby in the sky This year should be her fourth year This year is my … Continue reading →

Sitting here In the dark A snuffling rainbow baby in my arms Dream feeding Tears stain my face My heart hurts As my timeline fills with pink and purple stars I feel sick to the soles of my feet Three … Continue reading →

Some decisions are easy to make You know what you have to do Some are much more difficult You wrestle with them Debate and discuss Decide, undecide and decide again Last year I made a decision An easy decision I … Continue reading →

So teachers everywhere are worried about the new end of key stage tests Year 2 and Year 6 face equally gruelling assessments Including the new spelling, punctuation and grammar paper The introduction of the new test Has sent many teachers … Continue reading →

I have an angel in my pocket It is Bea’s angel really From a Nativity Playmobil set She has taken rather a shine to it Now I seem to have become attached to it We take her every where we … Continue reading →