Tangled Branches, Roots and Shoots

AGHHHHH

People who clone debit cards and then spend others money make me so MAD!!!

Grrrrrrr!

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Proud mummy

Well as the title of this post suggests I’m a proud mummy. Nathan has (at last) cut his first tooth. He’s been teething for what feels like forever. I’m sure the amber teething beads have helped a lot. He’s not been grumpy with his teething, just drooling like crazy. I’m really looking forward to seeing him with a toothy grin

It feels like he’s growing up so fast.

He started crawling in November and now he’s pulling himself up on whatever he can get hold of (everything!) and he loves walking around with someone holding his hands. I get the feeling he’ll be walking on his own in the not too distant future.

I guess I’ll have to get used to the idea of him being a toddler and not a baby soon.

So far his words consist of dada, mumuh, mum, boob, bum and now he says something along the lines of bebbah beh which I think means Peppa Pig since he says it every time it comes on the TV or you give him his peppa pig book or toy. He loves Peppa Pig rather a lot and I’m pretty sure J knows almost every episode word for word. Frightening

It’s been 8 months and I love being a mum more than ever. It’s the best job in the world

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Jason Stuart Barnes killed in Afghanistan

It’s taken me what feels like forever to sit down and write this. I was so shocked when I was watching the news and saw that beautiful photo of Jason Barnes on the TV. I felt sick when I realised what they were saying. Only a few weeks before I was showing photos of Jason to my husband and telling him of how we used to play together as kids. I guess I always thought we’d catch up one day. I just left it too late.

It’s so odd seeing people calling him Jay on the memorial sites. I never knew him as that. He will always be Jace to me…

I will always remember his cheeky smile and days spent playing in the garden or on the staircase in the flats, though not sure that we were supposed to be playing on the stairs. We were so very little. My dad was no longer in my life much and I often felt lonely, although Jason was 2 years younger than me his friendship meant so much to me. He always managed to make me giggle. One time when I was crying because I thought my dad didn’t love me, he said with a grin “don’t cry, you can have my dad” . I’m so glad to see he never stopped caring or helping people.

The lasting memory I have of him is us playing on the climbing frame together, not sure how old we were. But he grabbed hold of my skirt and pulled it over my head, giggling like a loony. He ran away and I chased him round and round until we were both too tired to stand and we just fell down on the grass and laughed. His laugh was always infectious. I think that’s how I’ll always remember him.

I sit here writing this with my 3 month old son sleeping on my lap. Feeling the bond that only a mother can feel. My heart really goes out to you Beverley. The thought of ever losing my son is like a knife in my heart. I can only just start to think of what you must be going through. What all of you must be going through. He was an amazing person who without a doubt touched the lives of many people.

Jace, my little flame haired playmate. You will forever be in my thoughts. Rest well. Maybe one day we will play in the sun again.

With much love
Tasha
Xxxx

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Cyber Stalking

Why is it that just because a person has stuff on the internet people think it gives them a right to contact them repeatedly, spam their accounts and those of loved ones and generally make a nuisance of themselves?

Given the job I do, I’m quite well versed in the law and quite willing to take legal action against all perpetrators. I’m meticulous in keeping track of all communications, be they phone calls, emails, comments or letters.

The warning has been issued.

What wikipedia has to say on stalking

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