Really Christmas decorating this time I promise.

I thought I would make an attempt to bring a little festive cheer into the construction zone and since I saw THIS POST by Filth Wizardry I have been desperate to try it.  We added a Christmas flavour by sticking a nativity on the window as well. I printed the nativity colouring sheets from The [...]


Christmas Decorations

Not what you were expecting??? Me either. But it’s exciting, I’m quite happy about the unconventional Christmas Decorations that are going up around here. These decorations mean that hopefully, fingers crossed (if you are superstitious, which I’m not so I don’t know why I said that ) I will have an actual real working TV [...]


How to make Element Bending Weapons from Avatar the Last Air bender.

These toys are so simple to make and all the kids loved them. Some of the boys we invited to Eli’s birthday have never watched Avatar and I didn’t know if they would like these or not, but I heard from their mum that they have been battling each other in their backyard since the [...]


A little bit of mad panicked stillness.

Sorry the photo is totally unrelated to the post. Except maybe to say I wish I was that relaxed right now and isn’t it cute how she sleeps along the pillow with her limbs hanging out instead of down the bed where all the room is.  I think I have just suddenly realised it is [...]


The art of conversations

It’s the end of the day, Glenn is washing the dishes after dinner and we are both failing miserably on our third attempt to get the four kids into bed. Eli comes into the kitchen. "I can talk with my mouth shut" he announces proudly, totally unaware that his presence in the kitchen after being [...]