A long time since I last updated

It has been a very long time since I last updated, so I thought that it was about time that I did so.

My eldest is now 5 and will be 6 next March. The twins are 3 and will be 4 in January.

My eldest son has started primary school and the twins are at nursery. I used to take the twins to Homestart on a Thursday has sadly come to an end due to funding problems but I did get a letter from them not too long ago asking how we are. I really must phone them on Monday to thank them for the letter.

It is still madness in our home but the good thing is that all of the younglings are in one room so my partner and I have got a bedroom back. We have to sleep in the living room twice a week when my step daughter stays over but that is not too bad. We are waiting to get a new home though. Hopefully we will not have to wait too long.

There is still damp in the flat and we have to work hard at keeping the damp spores under control for our health. My youngest son has been in hospital twice now due to breathing problems. That is in fact the main reason that I want to move. We could make the flat work for us by making sure that we do not have too muck stuff but the damp is what is really causing the problems. The landlord said he will get it fixed but he still has not done so.

If he has not done anything soon we are going to call out the environmental health. I have found that is not just our health that is being affected but our possessions. Our bedding is getting mould on it and some of my bags and clothes.

I must confess that I am glad that the twins are at nursery as it gives me some time in the morning in which I can get some housework done. It is not much but it is better than nothing. I am getting tired from the extra walking that I need to do but at least it will be keeping me fit.

The younglings are kind of sleeping better. My youngest son sleeps the best but it is not unusual to find my eldest and my daughter in bed with us in the morning. The good thing is that we are mostly getting uninterupted sleep.

My eldest is enjoying school and is getting on well and the twins are also enjoying nursery and getting on well.

Though my youngest son had taken up swearing. I have been guilty of using swear words from time to time but my partner was the worst. Thankfully after he started saying the f word we both became so much better. I managed to stop swearing totally and my partner only swears occasionally (hopefully to improve as well) but this has been enough to stop my son from swearing (hopefully it will continue)