Category: KnittyKnotts Family Life

1. On Reflection

   Posted on 10:32pm Thursday 29th Dec 2016

   Ah it’s that time of year again, you know the New Year is looming in the back ground and so it’s only natural you sit and look back at the year you’ve had on reflection. I quite like doing this, you spend your time rushing through life that you often don’t have chance to realise all that you’ve achieved and gone through. For us as a family 2016 has been hard but we’ve gotten through it, and even though we are a remarkably close family, I think this year has made us even more closer.  I truly am thankful for the family we have because we have needed them for so much support. We always knew the beginning of the year was going to be tough. We’ve faced cancer battles, a potential job loss and a car that seemed to enjoy having things break at least once a month. But hey we’ve gotten through the year and we are still standing.

   I wouldn’t say I’m a negative person but neither would I say I was an overly positive person, (both are far too exhausting) but I do believe in making the most of a crappy situation, and I guess that’s what we’ve done this year. With all the doom and gloom we’ve made sure to make happy memories for the girls and us, because laughter really is the best medicine.

   So, with a New Year come New Year’s resolutions. Will I be making any? No. No I won’t. I’m just going to carry on doing what I do best and make the most of the best situation. Sure, I will make realistic goals, things I’d like to achieve, like organising the wardrobe (ok maybe that’s not realistic) or winning the lottery (maybe I need to re think these “realistic” goals) but I don’t think I will be making world domination goals. I’m hoping 2017 brings calmness and is smooth sailing. I’m not wanting to seek out excitement, I’m not a thrill seeker, I can read a good book for that. I just want to enjoy my family and enjoy the life that I have.

   

   Muchas Love

   Mrs KnittyKnotts

   xx

2. Dear Mum, Happy Mothers Day

   Posted on 7:43pm Saturday 5th Mar 2016

   Dear Mum,

   We’ve postponed Mother’s Day until next Sunday as you know, you said “that’s ok, don’t worry, I understand” because that’s the type of mum you are, but I do worry because I want you to know how amazingly special you are to me and the girls, so I’ve written this letter to you and you can keep coming back to it every time you miss me (lets face it you will be reading it all the time).

   I don’t think I’ve told you enough how much you mean to me and when I do you just tell me to shut up, but you are amazing and I feel incredibly lucky not only to call you my mum but my best friend too. I can tell you pretty much anything without fear of judging and you know the right thing to say to me to make me feel better, even if it’s just a little bit better.

   Until I became a mummy I didn’t appreciate how much a mum actually does and what it means, but that love you feel when you look at your children is just unconditional isn’t it, it makes all the battles you face just fade away. I know there were many a time when I made you want to pull your hair out and cry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all my vial moods (and there were many of them I know), for breaking you hairbrush against my bedroom wall, funnily enough that was on Mother’s Day and for writing notes calling you a cow and posting them under your door. You didn’t deserve any of that and I dread the day that my girls do that to me, though I reckon you’ll get a kick out of it.

   You tell me I’m a good mum whenever I phone you crying usually because the girls are fighting, shouting and generally screaming at each other and I feel like I’m failing as a mum. You reassure me. Thank you. I hope I can live up to be as amazing as you.

   I love you for being my mum, for being a selfless mum even now when me and the bro are fully fledged adults and I love you for being a granny to my girls (you silly old lady). I thank you for showing them how to laugh and love the way you showed me.

   So thank you mam, I love you more than you will ever know. Happy Mother’s Day and I can’t wait to see you to celebrate a belated Mother’s Day with you next weekend.

   Love you always

   Katie

   X

   P.s let’s stop pretending, we both know I’m your favourite child, I mean he’s never written you a blog has he?