mattflukesFeb 1, 20173 minIt feels a bit awkward but it’s also blossomingWe have completed day two of introductions and we couldn’t be happier. Yes it feels strange after all this time to meet the boys. Yes i...
mattflukesJan 30, 20177 minTwas the night before the big day…“When all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The rooms all prepared with love and with care, in hopes and w...
mattflukesJan 23, 20173 minThe importance of support – don’t underestimate itAs we are flying through the last few days before introductions start next week, already the importance of our support network is being ...
mattflukesJan 12, 20175 minAdventure Awaits – we have passed ‘go’ and the dream is a realityThis is it. The moment we have been working to and a moment that felt so real, so important and so special. Today we received a unanimou...
mattflukesJan 2, 20174 minSelf care in the greatest sense of the wordSo here we are in the French Alps. We took the advice of many adopters to squeeze in one final holiday before the big day of matching ap...
mattflukesDec 30, 20163 minThe light at the end of tunnel is getting brighter and is calling usSo it’s been a while since my last update. The light at the end of the tunnel is shining bright and is calling us. It’s not the end des...
mattflukesDec 12, 20164 minTwig by twig – building that nestLike two busy male birds we have been flying out of the nest and coming back with twigs, belongings and ideas on how to build the perfec...
mattflukesDec 7, 20164 minOur family puzzle – find the four corners and now fill in the rest….It’s been ten agonising weeks since we met the boys, having felt like we had formed the four corners of the puzzle and that these four co...
mattflukesNov 29, 20165 minLet it flow…. can you feel it kicking?The emotional tap is definitely switched on and flowing….. Is this really like being pregnant? So, I mentioned previously how the emotio...
mattflukesNov 23, 20164 minThe cat is out of the bag…. well nearlyWell, after approval and as the weeks have gone by, things are starting to firm up. With meetings being set with medical advisors, early ...
mattflukesNov 20, 201610 minTime goes by, so slowly….. approval, Activity Day, meeting our dream family.So we have been in the process for some time now, stage one and two completed and we were approved to become adopters in September 2016. ...
mattflukesNov 20, 20163 minScream if you want to go faster…It seems like an age ago we met the two most amazing, special and gifted little boys. It was actually only 7 weeks ago that we had the c...
mattflukesNov 20, 20161 minWe did it …. again !Today we tied the knot for the second time. 9.5 years ago we got married and today after having been together for 22 years we just conve...
mattflukes Oct 28, 2020 2 min The books are here ! Now the hard work starts It’s a couple of years since I started with the concept, mapping out the ideas after a great Safebase® training course following our adop...
mattflukes Aug 1, 2020 1 min WE ARE NEARLY OVER THE FINISH LINE! The book is nearly finished. We have the final pages to approve, we have a front cover, back cover and ISBN number. It’s exciting as ve...