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Our Sleepy SmilesJanuary 20, 2017January 22, 2017

Mid week adventure at Gordon Castle Walled Garden

I like having a routine  and to do set things on set days.  We have days when we go to toddler groups, swim lessons and 8 hours each week JJ is with his childminder (this is when I clean the house, do laundry, cook and blog) .  Wednesday is our midweek adventure day.  I love…

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Our Sleepy SmilesJanuary 18, 2017January 18, 2017

Tantrums are not bad

JJ is now 19 months old and he is forming an opinion which is not always the same as ours.  A few times we have had situations where someone has said, “ohh he is having a tantrum”.  I can not explain how much I dislike that sentence.  He is not having a tantrum!  He is…

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Our Sleepy SmilesDecember 25, 2016December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I truly hope that everyone has a lovely time with the ones they love.  Our Christmas is being spent in Scotland with James’s family.  I am lucky to have such nice in-laws that I see them as…

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Our Sleepy SmilesDecember 10, 2016December 22, 2016

Fire engines and christmas lights

The night before we left the Faroes the Christmas lights in my hometown were turned on. It was lovely to be there for the occasion and it also meant a lot to my parents to have me and JJ there. Since me and James met we have celebrated every other Christmas in the Faroes and…

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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 20, 2016December 16, 2016

A Culinary Adventure

I have been very excited to put this blog post together  about some of the amazing food that we had on our holiday in the Faroe Islands. Lamb and fish make up a large part of the faroese food.  The taste of both fish and lamb are very much determined by the method of preserving them.…

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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 12, 2016November 27, 2016

Omma blomma og abbi krabbi

First of all I have to explain the title. Literally translated it means Granny yolk and grandad crab. This is just a rhyme that we say here in the Faroes really 😄 There is something very special about seeing your parents in the role as grandparents. When I see JJ with my parents it makes me…

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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 10, 2016November 22, 2016

Faroese winter visit part 1. 

When I came to Scotland in 2008 there was no direct route between the Faroe Islands and Scotland. Only the occasional Christmas flight home. In 2015 the faroese airline company Atlantic Airways decided to try out a new route and set up direct flights between the Faroe Islands and Edinburgh. It goes without saying that…

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• Hiding Lil Elf • This is exactly how I feel today! After the mock exam early this week (which went well btw) my body has decided to give up a little. I have hardly slept for two days and have a terrible headache and snotty nose 😐 not ideal when there is more revision to be done and lots of suitcases to be packed for our holidays. But we will power through (we, because James and his family are a great support!!) and in a weeks time this will all be behind us and it will be family time and no more studies for the rest of the year ☺️ . . . . . #lilelf #littleelf #christmas #revision #studentandmom #silasaonghuskelly #hiding #hellopomclothing
• Nursery Christmas Event • I took a break from revision this morning to go to JJs Christmas Event at nursery. Very proud mamma moment when he played Joseph during the kids singing Away in a manger 🎄 Now back to my coffee and reading. Mock exam tomorrow, after which I’ll be meeting up with a bestie, so at least I have something to look forward to 😉 . . . . #christmas #merryandbright #photobooth #jamesheralvurkelly #christmastime #myboy #motherhood #revision #givemecoffee
• These Guys • Sitting here sipping coffee, another long night ahead of me trying to get my head around anatomy and physiology. These guys will be heading to the Faroe Islands in one weeks time and I will have a few days to myself to revise for my exam before heading up to join them for Christmas. Can not wait for family time with ZERO studying 😉 . . . . . #family #studentmidwife #silasaonghuskelly #jamesheralvurkelly #motherhood #motherofboys #crazylife #familyportraits
• Sunday • I stopped revising at 22:00 last night but then I just did a liiiiiittle bit more and before I knew it it was 2:00 in the morning 😕 so I am tired today. We had a slow start to the day, JJ went to Sunday school whilst I went to church. Daddy took Silas and Suzie for a long walk. Now we are preparing lunch and then it will be revision again. I am sincerely hoping that some of this revision is sticking to my brain 🧠 . . . . . #revision #studentmidwife #jamesheralvurkelly #sunday #slow #tired #mumfirst #motherhood
• Enough • That’s it, I’ve had enough for one day! Time for bed and to continue the revision again tomorrow! Oh and this is what most pictures of Silas look like 🤣 . . . . . #overandout #done #enough #goodnight #silasaonghuskelly #motherhood #revision #studentmidwife #bedtime
• Bedtime story • The boys got a new book (second hand) from the little elf who stays in our house during December. We love the stories about Katie Morag. In tonight’s story was this lovely illustration of Katie’s mum breastfeeding their baby and it made me so happy to see. Once again, the more society is exposed to breastfeeding the more acceptable it will be. . . . . . #katiemorag #normalisebreastfeeding #morethanjustfood #motherhood #storytime

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