Just got back from a school assembly....

[Dingle]

...Amelia was in the nursery and I watched DS's Harvest assembly in peace . It was all about community and all the children sang some wonderful songs. It was just so great to see DS's little face as he sang so proudly.

He is off to visit the old people's home this afternoon to sing to them. I am so very proud of him.

Why post this on the SN board, you may ask-although you may all know how soppy I am!
But as part of the assembly the head teacher read out a book about a little flamingo who was in effect "disabled." There were a few phrases that just hit home....." his parents know as soon as he was born that things were not quite right....he didn't walk like the other flamingoes....he didn't look like the other flamingoes....!"

I really enjoyed the assembly, but now I am back home on my own...I feel so very sad and lonely!

Someone come along and kick my back into gear ...PLEASE!!!

Aaah, Dingle - bless your DS, it sounds lovely.
I had one of 'those' moments listening to DS sing 'Sepitmus the Octopus' with 7 legs,
You're having an overwhelemed moment. Go with it for a bit, and then have a lovely little treat, a brisk walk and zoom yourself back on track.
You're ALLOWED to feel sad sometimes, it doesn't make the love and pride any less valid.

I must admit to being close to tears...not necessarily because of Amelia but the whole package IYSWIM. Watching them all singing, the story.....at the end they sang "with a little help from my freinds"......oooohh..ooohhh. I suppose I had pictures in my mind from the charity event video-was it Children in Need? Just so emotional.

I must admit, I suspected an emotional breakdown at some stage. It's been such an awful week. Amelia had her hearing check Tuesday afternoon, SALT on Wednesday afternoon and today we have OT. I am absolutely shattered by rushing from nursery, to hospital and back to school, she is full of cold and we are trying to decorate!

I just want to be a mum again for a while.