A pocket of my life

Goodbye June and hello July, it has been a crazy month with so much going on and so many highs! We started off last month with a job interview for me and I am pleased to say that i got the job, I start in September which is so exciting and hopefully a new chapter for us. Liam has been enjoying his job and has a tan that many people would envy. The girls have had transition days and meetings for there new school and have done amazing! This certainly was the month of change. Me and Lils took part in the  race for life  this month which I am so proud of, we raised £150 for cancer research, a charity very close to our heart and are so grateful for everyone that sponsored us. Liam was sadly working on Fathers day so we celebrated on the Saturday, on the Sunday we spent time with my Dad at Bodiam castle, a beautiful national trust location with lots to explore. We had lunch and watched the steam train on the local track from the tower. Lils has been on her year 6 residen...

Sunday just gone me and Lilly took part in the annual race for life in our local park for the first time. If you know our story just then you know just over 2 years ago we lost Liam's dad to a very short battle and wanted to help prevent what our daily had gone through by raising some money. We signed up back in January so have been waiting a long time for this day, when we arrived there was lots set up including photo opportunities, the start and finish lines, sponsor stands and they also had placed extra toilets for the participants.          Our race started at 11am and we were asked to get into categories for either walkers, joggers and runners to help keep the course clear. Me and Lils joined the Wales part but did jog round part of the course too. The course is well marked out with volunteers to cheer you on too and each kilometre is marked off with a sign to know how far you've gone. It was slightly longer than though but me and Lils crossed the finish li...