The pool is up! I have been waiting for this for a very long time. Charlie is obsessed with water. He absolutely loves it! He would play with water every day if he could.

Last year I joined a Facebook group dedicated to above ground pools. I have spent the last 12 months researching how to maintain and build the perfect pool for us. Then I started saving and buying little bits a a time. The best advice that I got was to have foam mats under the pool to stop the bottom of the pool getting damaged (we’ve had pools before and they’ve ended up ripped at the bottom because of the grass underneath. And to get something that would naturally keep the pool warm so that I didn’t need the expense of running a heater.

That's why we got the Polytunnel. This acts as a greenhouse to keep the pool water warm. And so far it’s been a success. In the past i’ve struggled to maintain pool water and ended up draining pools a few days later and then throwing them away. It's very frustrating!! So here’s to the future of above ground pools.

Other than sorting a pool, our half term has been relatively quiet. We tend to stay home. It can get very busy being out and about, and with Charlie being home educated we have plenty of trips that we can do term time! Silver linings of course. We have been very lucky that Charlie's dad has also seen him 3 times this holiday which has been positive for Charlie as we're constantly building that bond so that eventually Charlie will be in a position to go to his dad's house for sleepovers!

I feel like i’ve had more than enough downtime during this week to be able to put some energy into our upcoming meetings with the LA around getting Charlie's provisions in place. It is coming together slowly. But it is very slowly! And I can’t help but think if they hadn't of ignored me for the best part of 2 months while I continually emailed them then we may of been a bit further along than what we are now.

Wish you all a very happy jubilee weekend whatever you’re doing.

Love Georgina x