Let’s try this again.... Ramadhan

So let’s try this again.

I sit on boy2s bed ‘getting him to sleep’ while I listen to the snores above (boy1) and pray the baby doesn’t wake up. I’m just to google sleep patterns for a 15month old as I always forget until I remember and then forget again but I don’t know whether it’s teeth (she’s just cut number 6) or just getting down to her own pattern. Unfortunately I’ve been off for 2 weeks following a car accident and I’m still waiting for my own car back so patterns have gone all out the window. 

It seemed we had finally made a break through with boy2 nursery and he had a great week.... then bam... literally! Straight in the back when on the way to pick up boy1... boy2 complained of a sore neck the next day and my shoulder and neck were starting to ache a little so we went to a&e and I’ve been off work since. 

Let me know your plans for ramadhan... since having children I’ve tried to make the time around the 2 eids exciting for them. Like Christmas yet not if that makes sense. We don’t have family to visit (abroad or don’t celebrate) but I make an effort to include my non muslim family in our celebrations. Last year we bought gifts for my dad and stepmum who came over for food, the boys made a card for them too... and of course as is currently tradition thanks to a local friend we took chocolate cake and if you haven’t tasted this cake before try it!! It’s amazing!! All money to a great cause but only available for 1 month a year. I keep an eye out throughout the year for decorations, presents and ideas... trying to do things that will still be doable in years to come with 3 children with our age gaps (19months then 3 years) Last year I went a bit overboard with treat bags as I was off and had the time... don’t know how I will do it this year but thankfully 2 will still be in nursery so I won’t have 2 full school classes until next year lol. Then I do wonder what I will do when Eid al-aha is during school time, currently it’s during the summer holidays and I think I’m going to try make that a party thing for the children... just got to figure out specifics. Our current traditions are chocolate cake, pre eid pjs, changing certain decorations for last 10 days and then for eid obviously  and eid prayers big breakfast, presents, family time... we both take a few days off and enjoy ourselves.

Anyways.. I feel like I’ve kinda waffled on here but just wanted to start getting some things down. Not too sure yet where I’m going to go with this blog, I want to show you guys the things that I test me and the things I  buy for our home and family, the choices we make and the things that affect us in general. Hope I don’t bore you all with it, but will see :)