Life inside the dark cloud.

We came home from holiday, happy and refreshed. Everything was starting to look good, Money coming back in and, life was looking good.The van was running fine and would meet our needs for a few more years. Meanwhile, miles away events were unfolding that would change our lives forever.

Back home, and within a week our world was upside down. New Grandson  was taken mysteriously unwell in the middle of the night, his father, rushed him into hospital.

Next day a full child protection investigation. And two babies were taken into care.

Wales has a a very forward thinking new act that requires that children are only taken into care when all family options have been eliminated and it was ignored.

And it was game on for the former foster carers, except this time the children were our own grandchildren, I would like to think no less energy was deployed than we had as foster carers, only the stakes were higher.

Grandparent life

So it's out of bed of a lovely morning, no one grandson Osian running wild, does a poo on the bedroom carpet, no two grandson James sits in it.

Whisk James downstairs remove soiled clothing then light the fire.

James amuses himself by doing a wee in the kitchen.

Clean up

Meanwhile James does a poo on the living room carpet.

Clean up.

Get James breakfast, discover James also did a poo by the fridge.

Change socks.

Clean up.

It's all action being a grandad....