get together

Today we went to the Zoo, not just to see the animals although we did enjoy that but to be with very special friends. A meeting of some lovely twinless mothers and our surviving twins. One mother had come from Tassie with her partner so it was very important that we get together.  It is always a little anxious before we meet but exciting as well.  It's an amazing experience to be with other mums that you don't have to say anything to, they just know.  That the get together is always bittersweet, with one of each of our precious children missing from the picture.

The children had a lovely time and played together so well just amazing to watch the bonds in spite of the age differences between all of them.  We sat comfortably and talked about all sorts of things an amazingly easy meeting.  The women are strong, brilliant and intelligent. They share ideas and thoughts about all sorts of things, then we share a couple of photo's.  I especially love this one of My Petal and her wonderful friend. (Thank you my beautiful friend for allowing me to use this photo)

My beautiful friend and her son bought their trolley (Beryl) for the zoo. What a great idea, you can pop the coats, the blankets and the food straight in, it's easy to push and makes things so much better. We copied and bought our lovely trolley too; it has seen better days so we are going to see if we can make some simple improvements.  Wheels and paintwork as we are very reluctant to retire him (Barry). He has been faithfully used for many markets over the years and will continue with that too.

At nearly 5 metres tall, makes it a bit of a stretch on the neck.

 

My Petal likes to call this one a Leprechaun!

We all loved the butterflies, I think because they hold such a special meaning for us. How lovely to have them dancing around us. My Petal kept trying to find the one that looked most like Lily or what she thought of her angel sister.  We decided that the one that kept hovering around her was the one.  So lovely to see them all together.

Later on we meet up for dinner with another wonderful twinless mum, her survivor and her other son and that made the night complete. We all sat together and talked about sorts of things, like we had been friends for years instead of just meeting and finding things in common as we explored.  Nothing that I would have predicted however we were reluctant to end the night. My Petal wrote everyone little thank you notes and how much she enjoyed meeting them. It was a great day and lovely evening I wish that they happened more often. I think a trip to Tassie or Queensland is in order once I finish study.

Homework is calling.