Summer hols yee ha!

The summer hols have been and are nearly over and what a holiday i have had.

I had a fabulous break away just me and my husband in our caravan at Skegvegas, what a time, i loved it, even took uni books away to have a read and i managed to read three quarters of noughts and crosses. But half way through we were discussing my 40th birthday thats coming up, i wanted a puppy and fell in love with a teacup chihuahua we spotted. So over dinner there i was with me new iphone 4 trailing internet for breeders, well that night we went to view a chihuahua x and i took him with us, it was fantastic and had a brill holiday but didn't want to come home.

Woo hoo Nana C is in de house, finally my little grandson has arrived with a few worrying trips to the hospital but all was well in the end. A beautiful boy weighing 8 pounds 10.5 ounces, he is a beaut!! Well done Amy xxx

Well i am now knuckling down to some reading around racism and child development to get back in to the swing of things, how time flies when your having fun x And i can't believe i am preparing for my second year xxxx

Exam time!

Woo hoo, exams weren't too bad really, can't believe i smoked like a trooper, had lack of sleep and munched my way into another stone in weight!!!! But hey, i survived and they weren't as bad as i thought. Its all about being prepared and revising a little at a time to ensure retainment of the info. So glad they are over though!!!

Results are in and i got a 2:1 score, damn fine work there if i do say so myself!!!
Well i can't say its all been easy however you can't expect a degree to be easy, lol

Omg that means i am a second year! xxx

Transition Dip

I am a lively, busy, happy go lucky person that just gets on with life, however i have hit a transition dip!!

Can just see the light at the end of the tunnel and pulling myself up to get there!

Didn't think i would really suffer with it but actually i am only human.

College work is going well, its just everything else around me thats falling down and that makes it hard to concentrate.

Thanking Lin for being my mentor right now. Have spent most of my life supporting others and now realising that i actually need support too.

Well off to town to get exam cards and start the journey of revision.

See ya bloggers xxxx

Holloway prison has set up Kinship support group. (PACT)

Great to see the bigger organisations getting involved.

What is pact doing at HMP Holloway?
pact is piloting a new Kinship Care Support Service, offering help to families who find themselves in this situation.

Our Kinship Care Support Manager is developing a range of pioneering support, aimed at people who find themselves looking after a relative's children when that person is sent to prison.

The aims of the Kinship Care Support Service
Our aims are as follows:

to support family members and friends who care for children whose parents are in HMP Holloway
to help resolve conflicts between the carers and parents of the children
to help facilitate contact between children and their parents in these prisons
What does pact offer?
The Kinship Care Support Service offers a range of support to carers:

someone to talk to about any concerns you have as a carer
help to explore how these concerns could be resolved
relationship counselling for prisoners and kinship carers. This service is offered in partnership with Marriage Care and is suitable for all manner of family relationships, not just married couples or partners
links to a wide range of local and national services
Getting in touch



I have had email conversations with the lady that is running this group, they saw the impact of the carers bringing in children to see parents in prison. Well done HMP Holloway!

Im gonna be on the radio!!!

Today i had a call from BBC radio Leicester, they are interested in my Kinship quest and will be doing an interview about my journey and the new support group. Weds 6th Jan is when i'm there going live around 10.10. I am sooooo nervous yet excited that i have this opportunity.

Bring it on!

Bill Maynard supports Hinckley ROCKS

Well took the bull by the horns and tracked down a phone number for the lovely Bill Maynard aka Green grass in Heartbeat! What a super duper guy, he is going to help me along with the BBC raise the profile of my support group!

ooo mixing with the famous now lol

Will keep posting as my journey develops. xxxx

The Grapevine, Leicesters own fostering magazine

Well i haven't been on here in a while, so busy with the pressures of life and essays etc. But i had to take a moment to share my good news with you all.
I am reaaly pleased to find an article has been published for the counties Fostering magazine!!! Looks like i will be writing regular articles on my Kinship care quest, woo hoo would you believe it!


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