Thank you

Dear anonymous reader,

Thank you so much for your comment. I have only seen it now while I was trying to clear my inbox. It was a wake up call. So, thank you!

My health hasn't been great recently. But shouldn't be an excuse to neglect my beloved blog. I still love the thought of my daughters reading it when they are older.

I will try to put some more effort into it from now on. yes i will yes i will yes i will yes i will

The witch's cats are watching telly

Cherish life!

Sevdim, sevildim, gezdim, gordum, agladim, guldum, yedim, ictim, okudum, yazdim. Bana bunlari yapacak yuregi, kafayi, sagligi verdigin icin, hepsinden ote,  beni bu iki muhtesem varligin annesi yaptigin icin... hayat sana cok tesekkur ederim.

Finally! First tooth out!

Wobbly tooth

Yay! We have a wobbly tooth!  Tooth fairy, you better head our way with a shiny coin!

Yagmuru sevmek

Annem bizi ac birakiyor. Kendi kahvaltimizi kendimiz hazirliyoruz!

@ricecrispies

Buyuyorum a dostlar

Ben yakinda 2 yasima giricem. Biraz turkce biraz ingilizce konusuyorum. En sevdigim sey suyla oynamak. Ikincisi tirmanmak! 

Isabelle 5 yasinda. Hergun bana kitap okuyor. Birlikte sarki soyleyip dansetmeyi cok seviyoruz (ozellikle Frozen sarkilarini). Ama arkadaslari geldiginde benimle oynamiyor :( ben de oyunlarini bozuyorum. Sonra
hepberaber ciglik atip annemi delirtiyoruz!
Annem haftanin 3 gunu bir reklam ajansinda calisiyor. Orasi mi daha yorucu yoksa ev mi karar veremiyor cogu zaman. Bize belli etmek istemese de hep yorgun! Ben krese gidiyorum o ise gittiginde. Kreste cok egleniyorum. Arada sinirimi bozan bebeleri ya isiriyorum ya da cakiyorum bi tane!!!

Babam bazen uzaklara gidiyor bugun oldugu gibi. Onu cok ozluyorum.

Keske hepimiz hep birlikte olabilsek.

Sevgiler,

Amelie Ella

Istanbul

Cok bilmis

The conversation I just had with Isabelle:
- mummy do you know? cats eat rabbits.
- That is not true Isabelle.
- You don’t know mummy because you don't go to school.
- Well I did go to school for many years thank you
- But it was a loong time ago mummy you probably don't remember anything!
-hmm.... She may be right:)

10 years ago today, in Shanghai, a young Turkish woman met a young(ish) British gentleman. With the first 'hello', began their story...

First day of year 1

Isabelle with her best friend Sofia having marshmallows that I brought to celebrate the first day of school 

And 7 weeks later.....

School starts tomorrow. Aargghh finally! This might have been the longest summer of my life! With two little monkeys, work, digital marketing assignment project, bloody migraines, feeling exhausted all the tiime, plus horrible British weather that pulls me down even further!

Energy, please come and find me

my funny valentine(s)