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Morning Mood: Realising I’m Doing Too Much I woke up grumpy today. Not “wrong side of the bed” grumpy, more “why am I packing everyone’s emotional and physical suitcases all the time” grumpy. Even on holiday, I’m making sure everyone has what they need for breakfast, that iPads are charged, that Summer’s at her swimming Read more
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A Night of Mr Worldwide River actually enjoyed some of the entertainment last night. He found a little circular planting area and walked round and round in time to the music like it was his personal racetrack. Summer, meanwhile, was at the front making friends and getting very involved in the quiz. Our room is Read more
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A Glorious Sleep He slept! I slept. We all slept and yes, there may have been some all-inclusive wine involved. Only the white one though, the pink one tastes like candy floss. I woke up at 7am (6am UK time) and had that momentary Where am I? panic. Checked on River, happily asleep, upside down, Read more
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The Day Begins (Far Too) Early The day began bright and early at 5.30am, yep, our flight wasn’t till 2pm but that’s not going to stop River. Kike gets up with him, puts on Mutant Turtles and tries to sneak back to bed… but the noise has already awoken Summer, who happily launches herself onto Read more
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The Spark of an Idea A few months ago, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself, another summer looming with no holiday plans, when I came across an article about new SEND-friendly resorts offered by TUI. I had a click. It looked promising. The staff are all “trained” in working with neurodiversity, which probably Read more
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Day 1: Dawnosaurs Woke up at 6am, not normally awake at this time even when I’m working, let alone during the holidays. But today was the first day, and as people who know me will tell you… I start strong and then slowly decline, both physically and mentally.So we’re starting with a bang! Today was Read more
50 days of River 