School holidays. Aren’t they fun? Well actually I think they mostly are. It’s just the first few days that are always a little rocky. I told the kids they couldn’t turn screens on until 6:30am these holidays. That backfired a little this morning, as from 6am they kept climbing in my bed and asking if…
Continue reading →And just like that, this cute little baby is now six. He really was the sweetest little baby. Slept well, fed like a trooper and was happy ALL THE TIME!! Okay, that’s not possible. But he sure was a happy baby. And a damn cute toddler. From the age of about two onwards, he has…
Continue reading →No this isn’t some awesome new boxing combination, although I would be all over it if it was! I’m talking about the perfect trifecta for a party. Growing up, we were always having parties at our place. Every birthday was celebrated, as well as New Years Eve parties and Christmases. And the three things that…
Continue reading →My darling Chance. Ten years and 13 hours ago, I became a mum to my first outside baby. I had no clue what I was doing; I just knew that my heart was overflowing with love for you and that it was going to be the start of something magical. We figured things out together…
Continue reading →There are some things that take bravery, patience, stamina, and a positive mental attitude (PMA). I had decided yesterday that I was going to take all four kids to the pool this afternoon, by myself. Now that Chance, Quinn and Darby can all swim very well, and Julius is well on his way, I really…
Continue reading →Fairness is a funny thing. It seems like a good idea to be fair, but fair doesn’t necessarily mean equal, and things won’t always be even, but might seem fair. I think. Maybe. It’s confusing! I was trying to find some quotes around fairness, but none of them really resonated with me. This one got…
Continue reading →I woke up this morning with a bit of a scratchy throat and tired from not sleeping particularly well. I let my Zumba friend know that I would sadly miss this morning’s class, and she later dropped over some fresh ginger so I could make some ginger and lemon tea. I have the best friends….
Continue reading →We went back to our awesome hairdresser last week so Quinny could go from this: To this!! So much hair all over the floor! She looks so much older and is loving her new locks. Big brown eyes, just like her Dadda, gorgeous little freckles and such spunk. She is such a treasure 🙂
Continue reading →If you are a close relative or friend of my family, you would know that we don’t have birthdays, we have birthday weeks. My Mum, aka Gran has been celebrating for a few days now, even though her actual birthday was today. We had dinner and cake last night (above), then lunch and cake today….
Continue reading →Okay people. Let’s lighten things up a little for the week! After my 5k efforts on Sunday, I was pretty knackered in the evening, but I knew that if I wanted the first week back at school to run smoothly, some lunch prep would be in order. Thankfully Quinn and Julius were super keen to…
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