Aw these ladies! Happy 40th to two of my gorgeous cousins. I’ve known these girls their whole lives and have grown up with them as sisters. Although we don’t get to see each other that often, we are always together in spirit. They are two of my biggest cheerleaders and I just adore them infinitely….
Continue reading →The last two Mother’s Days in particular have been kind of awesome for me. You can read about them here and here. To be honest, I didn’t want to have any expectations leading in to today, as that can often lead to disappointment, so I kept calm and hoped for the best! The morning was…
Continue reading →The award for the best photobomb of all time goes to my sister-in-law aka Aunty Kate. Taken by Frith, circa 2014 at a wedding we attended with 11 week old future Darby in my belly. The timing, the height, the expression, the coincidental outfit coordination. Absolute gold. This is still one of my favourite photos…
Continue reading →Gosh what a great weekend away! Friday we arrived a few at a time, and just settled in to our Beach House, went for a walk on the beach… …and made reservations for dinner. The food was delicious, the drinks were flowing as was the uninterrupted conversation! Saturday was all about the op-shops and there…
Continue reading →After 15 years of blogging, I still find it hard to call myself a writer, especially since I haven’t written regularly for months. Keeping up with this blog is often either a pleasure or a chore, and not much in between. There has been so much going on these past few months and every time…
Continue reading →New Years Eve has been a hard time for me the last five years, and I never really know how to “celebrate” the occasion. New Years Day is also my dear friend Beth’s birthday, so I generally spend at least part of the day with her in some way. Leading up to NYE this year,…
Continue reading →I mean, better late than never, right? Last Christmas was a gift that kept on giving for sure! It started at lunch time Christmas eve with our tradition of having Kate and Kyle and Beth and Adam over and playing the present game. Nathan and Marty were able to join us as well, and Marty…
Continue reading →Well what a crazy birthday week my Quinny had! It all began when we ended up in ED on the Thursday before her birthday with a suspected fracture in her foot, courtesy of an accident with an air mattress and her big brother’s foot. She was given a back-slab cast and we were to report…
Continue reading →Here we go! Grades 1, 3, 5 & 7! One of my new habits that I’d like to work on this year is getting up and out of bed with my alarm at 6:05am each week day. So far I’m one from one so hopefully it’s a sign of things to come! My kids, apart…
Continue reading →When it comes to life, Darby is all in, always. This kid makes me laugh most days with his antics and I smile often when I see how kind and caring he is with his friends and with his siblings (mostly!!) 🙂 Ever since he turned two, he HAS NOT STOPPED! The fact that I…
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