What goes beside the bed better than A Child?? Thanks to Pip for hosting this nosey neighbourish meme and to this week’s Theme Queen, Pottymouthmama. for coming up with the "Bedside" theme which I had a lot of trouble with because all I have next to my bed is a box full of stuff that [...]

The way too hard to move sliding door into the sun room crunched open and Alanah tumbled through. In her hands was yet another conglomeration of found objects carefully held together with copious amounts of sticky tape.  "look what I made Mummy" I look and quickly analyse, its mostly pink and purple straws, could be [...]

You may have heard me mention here and here that we are in the process of transforming this house from plastic wood panelling caravan chic into a style icon worthy of a glamour puss such as me. Well I am pleased to announce (mainly because I have had little other to announce lately) that we [...]

I could have laughed out loud when I read what Pips new meme theme was (Ha Ha Meme Theme, sorry I’m tired). But I didn’t because the baby was asleep and that happens so rarely around here we have learnt to communicate in sign language so as not to disturb her when she does. It’s [...]

This Little guy here is Finlay Rayne and he is the son of Jo who I have been friends with ever since I asked her the time in year 8 agriculture. Our Ag teacher was a man named Mr Voller* and if you attended our school just saying that name out loud causes shivers to [...]

In the holidays the kids made a whole bunch of creative artworks

…and one of the many reasons I love this guy so much. Sorry but you really shouldn’t let me write a blog        

Here are the photos that Lani took this weekend and Monday but that’s ok because its the holidays and the lines are blurred. The first photo is what you get if you ask your 7 year old to keep an eye on the baby for you while you make dinner. Her response to my worried [...]

She is so close to leaving the world of Baby behind her and leaping across the chasm into the crazy adventure land known as toddlerdom. Every day rewards her with a new achievement and I find myself staring transfixed at her determined gaze as she puzzles out the answer to yet another challenge. Today she [...]

Why does my head sing playschool songs while renovating??? Must be the tedium, or the monotony or the tiny bits of paint dust that fly up my nose and lodge themselves in the gray matter. Must really check if this stuff is lead-based