My Place & Yours – Collections

I feel a little like I’m cheating but I’m not really I swear. When I read that the theme for My Place and Yours hosted at Hello Owls was Collections my first thought was oh poo. You see because we moved into a smaller house, had an extra child and immediately started renovating most of [...]


How to make pillow case skeletons

Today we learnt about the importance of Skelingtons. Sorry I know I should use the correct pronunciation but some times the the kids word creations deserve to be spared the dissolving mists of time. First I asked the kids to make this pillow case stand up by its self. I playfully mocked their efforts saying [...]


Fitting two kids in a tiny room – Part One

Renovation update, we have totally given up on the lounge room for now. After a years work involving ripping plastic wood cladding off the walls, finding and repairing whopping great big holes and old doorways that never got filled in. Then days and days of plastering, sanding and painting it has all come to a [...]


Creative misunderstandings.

Eli came home with this creation he made at Riv Kids the home schooling group we attend. He proudly displayed it on the table for his Daddy to see when he got home from work. I wasn’t around when the viewing took place but later that afternoon Glenn pulls me aside and whisper asks “Why [...]


My Place & Yours-Top Drawer

This is my top draw and a decapitated child Wii-ing. As you can see I’m a total neat freak…..mmm….is self delusion aloud on a blog. Maybe not. If you have no Idea what I am going on about I am playing along with a meme hosted on Hello Owl’s blog. This week the nice person [...]