I have been to kootoyoo many many times, I love that blog and I really love popping over there on a Thursday to check out all the creative spaces. This week I thought I would be bold and play along. Manly because I wanted to show you….. …my six year old daughters latest art work, [...]

The location of the girls party was originally the park out the back. I was going to set up a simple party table under the great old Gums and let nature do most of the decorating for the animal theme. But choosing the wettest March day in the last 70 years to hold the party [...]

If you would like to hear in Glenn’s own words why he wanted to do the World’s Greatest Shave click here to read the article

I have to start this by saying I am so proud of my Glenn he has raised $902 for cancer research. I also want to thank everyone who gave so generously. When we all work together we can do great things. The money raised will go towards making the lives and treatment plan of people [...]

We have been looking at contractions today, it did not run soothly. Me: “I am going to read a word to you and I want you to tell me what words it is a contraction of. The word is Aren’t” Lillian: “Aunty!”   Me: Can you please say your contractions to me before you go [...]

Every year for five days I have three consecutive numbers. This year for the short bit of time between Lillian and Alanah’s birthday I have a Six year old a Seven year old and an Eight year old. We always take a photo of them which they love looking back on but is always a [...]

We were on TV!!!! Well mostly Lilly. She has a solo, close up moment in My Kitchen Rules when they are discussing the Spaghetti and Meatball people. The camera captures our little Lilly Pilly’s cheese sprinkling expertise and then reuses the same footage when the Meatball people are being judged. The brown arms behind her [...]

I feel a little like I’ve stuffed up my family’s life this weekend. We were meant to have the combined party for Alanah and Lillian, we were meant to shave Glenn’s head for the Worlds Greatest Shave but instead I threw up on Thursday and spent the next two days in bed. Total Mother fail…..mothers [...]

It’s Lani and Lilly’s birthday party on Saturday. I prefer planning Eli’s parties. He usually gives be a years notice as to what theme he would like, and also details that need to be included. I like that, I can live up to expectations, I can  make dreams become reality. What I don’t like is [...]

Dear God I don’t ever want to question you, you know because you are the supreme creator of the expansive universe, the great designer of all things, but are you sure you made my heart big enough???                      I first noticed it’s inadequacy the moment Lani was born. As I held my first born in my [...]