I don’t know what things are like in your world, but term one always seems to cruise at a nice place for me. The new school year takes a few weeks to settle in to, and then we get into a bit of a groove before Easter comes along. We usually have plans to head…
Continue reading →Some of you may get the slightly altered version of this reference from Friday Night Lights (you know who you are!) My personal take on it involves a (mostly) clear dining room table that is honestly bringing me SO much joy, after weeks of it being overrun. As per usual, I forgot to take a…
Continue reading →Last Sunday, Marian and I and Marty took nine of our children (Marty’s youngest came along) to Aussie World for the day! I have driven past this place dozens of times, most recently in the last two (plus) years since starting my relationship with Marty as it’s on the way to his place. I kept…
Continue reading →February 29 has rolled around once more. The last leap year bonus day in 2020 was when I hit publish on my final blog post on my old blog, My Brilliant Foot. My goodness how much has changed since that weekend away! The bonus day before that in 2016 was the final day of my…
Continue reading →This blog post is a couple of weeks late as my laptop has been out of action but here we are! 11!! For her birthday this year, Quinn decided to go super low-key which was fine by me! The weekend before her birthday, she wanted to have her cousin Aria here for a sleepover then…
Continue reading →Or as I like to call it, 40+gst! I love birthdays, and I love all the effort the kids and my parents and Marty put in to making my day extra special this year. I like to include the Wednesday night in my unofficial birthday celebrations, with my regular catch up dinner with these fine…
Continue reading →Oh hi there 2024! Lovely to see that you have begun with such gusto and excitement! I have started writing a few blog posts in my head in the last month, but apparently I actually have to make time to sit down and get them out of my head. It has been a huge start…
Continue reading →Having two kids’ birthdays within a month before Christmas is always a bit of a wild time around here. Darby’s actual birthday was last Thursday and we started the day with presents and Coco Pops of course! Darby is always so incredibly grateful and thankful when he receives gifts and he (and all my kids)…
Continue reading →It’s official! Chance is a teenager. My goodness what a life this kid is living. He is funny and kind and looks after his siblings (mostly) and he loves his family so much. I said in last year’s birthday post that he would probably be taller than me by this birthday, but I think he’s…
Continue reading →After about 13 years of broken, interrupted sleep, I am pleased to report that I am finally through to the other side!! That’s right folks. All four of my kids are sleeping through (as much as can be expected), and always all in their own beds!!! The sleep deprivation, obviously started with Chance. Aaaah I…
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