Today the boys and I have been making Eater bonnets. A simple thing… and whilst we made them, my mind began to wander.
I began this blog 4 years, 5 months and 8 days ago.
To the day.
When I started writing I had no idea that it would become such a permanent fixture in our lives. Or be the bearer of so many amazing and wonderful experiences and life-changing opportunities.
It was just an online diary, to share my thoughts and feelings. A cathartic escape, if you will.
But over time, it’s become the keeper of our big family milestones and ordinary moments. A place to document the boys’ early years; for them to look back on when they’re a little older.
I don’t tend to write about sad or negative things on here. This is my happy place after all. But when life-changing things happen, I do occasionally cover them on the blog.
I wrote about the time my dad was gravely ill and rushed to hospital — and about losing our furry faced child Widget.
I wrote about the death of my grandad and losing my nana.
So whilst this little corner of the internet is mostly about the good things, it does occasionally bear witness to the bad too.
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Accidents Will Happen
If you don’t follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may not know that I fell on the penultimate day of our skiing trip to Tignes and shattered my knee.
I was heroically taken off the mountain by the Piste Rescue — carefully bundled into the back of a French ambulance — and driven to the hospital in nearby Val D’isere.
I had an x-ray to make sure nothing was broken, then the British doctor carefully dropped the bombshell, that he suspected I’d totally ruptured the ACL and MCL in my knee. Ouch.
As a result, life recently has been ‘tricky’.
To say the least.
I have to wear a full length brace on my leg. It can’t bend more than 30 ° and I have to sleep in it; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No idea how long for; I had my first UK hospital appointment yesterday and am now on the waiting list for an MRI scan.
My amazing boy is having to do everything for both me and our little sons as a result.
I can’t dress them, pick them up from nursery, tuck them into bed.
It. Is Hard.
For all of us.
So being able to do something lovely with the boys — a little bit of normality — is just what the doctor ordered (if you’ll excuse the pun).
Making Easter Bonnets
We spent a very happy morning yesterday, making Easter bonnets. Sticking, gluing and generally enjoying ourselves.
Easter Treats
It was so nice to do something fun and engaging with the littles. Really lovely to see the concentration on their faces and a joy for me to be able to do something with them, that didn’t involve bending, stretching, lifting or carrying!
You wouldn’t think that a little kit of cardboard and foam shapes would be so good for the soul but they really were!
So cheering to be able to do something fun that didn’t require much movement.
We made salt dough Easter decorations a couple of years ago but these little Easter bonnet hats were much simpler for little fingers. Albeit they did need help at times.
If you’re looking to do something lovely with your kiddos over the Easter bank holiday, I highly recommend it. The boys had a ball.
As did I.
Caro Davies is a former art-director turned writer and content-creator, and editor behind UK lifestyle blog The Listed Home. She writes about home-related topics, from interiors and DIY to food and craft. The Listed Home has been featured in various publications, including Ideal Home, Grazia, and Homes & Antiques magazines.
Gorgeous photos. All the things in Sainsbury’s were so lovely this year. Happy Easter xx
Aah thanks lovely :)