THE SIMPLE LIFE.....

I love this photo of my daughter Leith with her children

Zoe and Georgia

It was taken when Georgia was just one day old....

and big sister Zoe, 6 going on 7

Georgia is now 15 months, a happy contented toddler

with lots to say....and big smiles for everyone she meets

Zoe, now a grown up seven, wonders what happened to the life

she once knew.....

where she could leave her pencils, toys, books etc,

for a few moments without some little person stopping by

and claiming ownership

" It's not fair Mummy " she says,

but all is soon forgiven when Georgia offers her face for her sister's kiss

What's not fair.... is that Leith is in her 12th week of chemo....

Still smiling, still happy, with such a lot to bear....

still a long road to travel

But with the wonderful support of her special friends and relatives

she's been able to maintain a positive frame of mind

and still has her zany sense of humour

Next week I will be with her in Melbourne .....to hold her hand....

and to give her some of the love she lavishes on her daughters

It's time for me to be with her....

to wrap her in cottonwool....

cook and clean as only a Mother can..........

and to cherish this special time we will have together.

When both my daughters were tots themselves and they suffered hurt or pain

They would come running to me saying "make it go Mummy" .......

A kiss and a cuddle.... tears wiped from their eyes..... and all was well with the world.

If only it were that simple