In the end, we did go to the emergency room, and a very good thing too. As I said in the postscript to my last blog post, E2 got me back up again around 3.15am (though I say she “got me up”, I had yet to actually sleep) and, this time, she was having to [...]
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Follow-Up
Posted in Gratitude, Living with Allergies, Motherhood, Observations of Life, tagged allergies, asthma, childern, daughter, egg allergies, egg allergy, ER, flu, food allergies, food allergy, h1n1, Health, hospital, kids, Life, mothering, parenthood, Personal, swine flu on October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Rise and Fall
Posted in Gratitude, Living with Allergies, Motherhood, My mother, Observations of Life, Prayer, tagged A&E, asthma, breathing, Children, croup, ER, Family, Health, hospital, kids, Life, parenthood, Parenting, Personal on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This time I spotted the signs much quicker — the belly breathing; the way the base of her neck caved in on the inhale; the listlessness, so much so that she was lying flattened on the floor and wouldn’t even lift her head — and I knew what to do. My mother held her [...]
She’s a Good Mother, My Mum
Posted in Gratitude, My mother, Observations of Life, Who am I?, tagged Children, Family, ill, kids, Life, mom, Motherhood, mothering, mum, Parenting, Personal, sick on January 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today’s post is an homage to my mother, and how wonderful she is. Yes, I know, I don’t say that much and it probably comes as a surprise to hear it at all. But she is, truly wonderful, very loving, and everything a mother should be — she really is. The fact that she and [...]
Forgiveness
Posted in Gratitude, It happens to an Expat, Making our move, My mother, Observations of Life, Prayer, Repatting, Who am I?, tagged Children, Family, husband, kids, Life, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, parenthood, Parenting, Personal, relationships, sick on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am supposed to be spending this week finalising any work we want done on the house before we move in (carpets cleaned, floors finished) and getting all the move-organisation done (movers, address-changing, utility installation), but I have been so sick that everything has ground to a halt. My throat is killing me, I can’t [...]
Virtual Friends
Posted in Gratitude, Observations of Life, Who am I?, tagged Blogging, cyberfriends, Friends, friendship, herbal tea, internet, Life, Personal, rooisbos, strangers, tea on October 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
And just when I was losing my faith, I received a gift from a virtual stranger.
Which makes me wonder, in a virtual world, how do we draw the line between stranger, acquaintance, and friend? When we spend years interacting with people we’ve never met and probably never will meet — as we all do in [...]
Now I Lay Her Down to Sleep
Posted in Gratitude, Making our move, Observations of America, Observations of Britain, Observations of Life, Prayer, Repatting, Who am I?, tagged babies, baby, Children, danger, kids, Life, Parenting, Personal, safety, Sleep on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In all the emotion and confusion of moving and trying to get settled, it is easy to forget that — even though we have spent seven months living in a house furnished with only two chairs, a dining set, the girls’ cots, and our mattress on the floor, and even though our lives are still [...]
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