It's Been Too Long!

Hello everyone!

It's been ages hasn't it? And I am so so sorry for that!

I have been ridiculously busy and on top of all of that, my computer has died! It's been a HUGE deal as I use it pretty much all day every day, mostly for business purposes so it's been really hard without it. It is still currently down at the moment and won't be fixed for 2 weeks! So I am borrowing a laptop but unfortunately it means that I am unable to post as often as I would like to.

Anyway, besides that it was my brother's 4th birthday on Thursday so it's officially been party central here for the last week or so :)

My brother had such a lovely party on Thursday at a indoor play area. He invited all of his friends from Nursery and they had a brilliant time. I have to admit that even I had a go on the play area, and it was awesome! Then they had a little picnic tea with pizza's, smiley faces and sandwiches and after that the party host took us into another room where the kids enjoyed a disco and played with wigs and blow-up guitars. It was so lovely to see and my brother definitely enjoyed it! The place were the party was held was called 'Imagination Street' and I would highly recommend it if you are looking for somewhere to hold your child's party!

In amongst all these parties I have been working a lot of hours and sleeping the rest haha.. Work is going well but one of my fellow carers is leaving in a few months and so I have to learn to drive in order to keep my job. I am not bothered about this because if I'm honest, I should have passed my driving test a long time ago but I am also nervous to learn and that I won't get in done in time to keep my job. So, I have booked myself in for one of those crash course thingies.. You know the one's? Test ready in 5 days?! It seems crazy to me because most of my friends were learning for months on end but if I can do it, then I would be absolutely over the moon!

That's pretty much everything that I have been up to in the last 2 weeks and again, I am really sorry that I haven't been able to post but I promise, that when my computer is fixed, I will be back to posting at least once a week, if not more!
Thank you for reading and for sticking with me!

I hope you are all doing amazingly and are having a lovely bank holiday weekend :)

Keep smiling and stay positive,
Charlotte xx

British Heart Foundation

Today I supported my dad, Step-Mom and other members of our family as they ran a 5km route for the British Heart Foundation.

In November of last year my Step-Grandad, Steve, suffered what would be his 4th and final heart attack and after being on life support, passed away. It was a huge blow to our family, particularly for my brother and Step-Mom (Sam). It was so hard for my dad and Sam to explain to my 3 year old brother that his Grandad, whom he loved so dearly, had gone to heaven.

And so today, in memory of him and in support of the foundation that helped him so much whilst he was alive, they ran 5km in the Wyre Forest. In total they raised approximately £500 for the charity and I am so unbelievably proud of them and I know that Steve would have been too.

We plan to do it every year and next year I will also be doing the run. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do it this year but I was so happy to look after my brother whilst they ran and to cheer for them when they crossed the finish line. It was very emotional for us all when they finished but it was for such a great cause and we had a lovely pub lunch after to celebrate!

My Step-Mom on the right and her brother and sister, running for their Dad :)

Playing with my brother whilst waiting for them to cross the finish line :)