Marie's Web Log

I've been neglecting you, sorry. It's been a difficult transition for me, coming back here. Just as we left Canada, an autumn feeling was beginning to creep into the air. The mornings and nights were cooler, and down in NB there were already trees with patches of bright red and orange leaves - a hint of the brilliant colour to come. Autumn is my favourite season in eastern Canada - the best season. Some might say the only good season. It's the season I really miss. Autumn here in the UK can be dreary and grey and brown, though it is a sunny day today. It's not the same, though.

And I miss being around my family and friends. It was great to see Amelia and Keira together, even though Keira is still so young. I hope they'll be good friends when they get older. I never put that much importance on being close to family until I became a parent myself - kind of a cliche, I know.

Amelia is back at nursery now. It seems to be disrupting her sleep - something I thought would happen in Canada, but did not. She goes to nursery three full days a week. She was supposed to be starting preschool one morning a week as well, as a prelude to starting school next autumn (!) But we got a referral through to Honeylands Children's Centre, which we've been waiting for for some time. She supposed to go there for the next three Fridays for an assessment re: her sensory and social issues, so that is probably going to mess everything else up. To be honest, her 'issues' are much less severe than they were last year when we first asked for the referral, but as it took so long to come through I didn't want to turn it down.

As for me, well... Finishing off a work project in the next couple of weeks, but don't have anything lined up after that. Time for more marketing I guess.

Bye for now...