Moira's Blogs
Our Candis blogger Moira keeps us entertained on a weekly basis with tales of her family life and how she copes with being an Army wife...
The woes of weekly commuting...
Action Man HATES weekly commuting. I haven’t seen him for ten days – I’ve had a weekend without him, which I found quite hard, but I spent it with my parents and sister who live half an hour away. He’s...... Read more
Date Posted: 03/02/2012
Rotten redundancy
It’s been an up and down week. The bubble definitely burst when Action Man left me once again to start his new job, but by the end of the week I had butterflies as I stood curtain twitching until his...... Read more
Date Posted: 30/01/2012
The bubble is about to burst
They say that all good things must come to an end and sadly my idyllic existence is about to cease for a few weeks. The time has come for Action Man to go off to work again. I can’t really...... Read more
Date Posted: 16/01/2012
Running back into a routine
I’ve started my running routine again and it feels great to be getting back into shape after having four weeks off. The sitting around like a sloth has to stop. I was tempted today with a massive slice of chocolate...... Read more
Date Posted: 09/01/2012
Happy New Year!
As the clock struck midnight on 1 January 2012 I was stone cold sober as I’d volunteered to drive home – I’m storing up brownie points for later. My birthday is in a few months and I’m working towards a...... Read more
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
Moved by mountains
What a week it’s been. We left Lancashire on Wednesday, driving up in cold wet sleet and wind. I got it into my head that we would break down on the way up to Scotland, be late at the estate...... Read more
Date Posted: 20/12/2011
Action Man is home!
What a difference a week makes. My life has completely changed. The terrible, persistent nagging worry in the back of my mind is finally over. Life is no longer just an existence counting the days and muddling through. The shadow...... Read more
Date Posted: 12/12/2011
Birthday Boy
Today is James’s birthday. He’s been torturing me since 7.30am with his new electric guitar. I’m wondering how long the battery in the amplifier will take to run out! Heather has taught him how to play Bad Romance by Lady...... Read more
Date Posted: 05/12/2011
Milton Keynes madness
This week has gone really fast but I don’t seem to have achieved much. I have another cold, which has turned me into a zombie. Heather says I have been muttering and my sentences don’t make sense. My head feels...... Read more
Date Posted: 28/11/2011
Invisible threads
Dare I say it, but I think I may be getting a little bit excited about our house move and the return of Action Man. I’m sick of feeling down and so instead I’m doing a lot of positive thinking....... Read more
Date Posted: 21/11/2011
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