15th April 2016 It was a date that had been etched in my mind since September.  The date when we would find out where our little boy would be going to school. As an eager first time mum I had researched the application process, read up on the local schools and on what criteria pupils were selected.  I knew how many places had gone to siblings and the furthest distance from which pupils had been taken the previous year. I filled in the application form well in advance, and then returned to it to add a supporting statement.  I double…

One of the things I was always told when I found out I was expecting O was that little boys adore their Mummies, and how affectionate and loving they are.  They weren’t kidding!  My son has always been one for the cuddles and as he has got older the hugs and kisses have kept coming.  Quite often we will be sat playing and he will pipe up out of nowhere, “Mummy, I love you.” He is, without doubt, a Mummy’s boy.  My husband works quite long hours and a lot of the time it is just me and O.  Whilst…