I have been meaning to get to this post all week but somehow life got in the way. Funny how life does that.But. Monday bought us the final episode of I ROCK. The season finale. And the end of the show (for hopefully just) now. I loved the show. Sure I am completely bias and not at all able to be … [Read more...]

Updated 2.00pm: back from a morning out and about including a trip to the doctor. Upon which we discovered that Harper DOES have a perforated ear drum and I have a case of sinusitis that needs not 1 but 2 rounds of antibiotics. So in between getting rid of the vast amount of green snot from me, I … [Read more...]

Motherhood has been described many a time as a juggling act. Or like spinning plates. Or like painting the Harbour Bridge, or not. Many times it feels like I just start to throw one ball up and I forget about the other - well you get the drift - it's hard work, you have to focus the WHOLE time and … [Read more...]

Who knew that a Target catalogue could bring a babe so much joy? You buy all the toys, books etc you can for your baby and what do they play with? Empty Tupperware containers and Ikea bowls. And a little paper.Lesson #8756 from my kids: it's the simple things. … [Read more...]

Right now we are deep within a shall we say, difficult time. As parents we have travelled down this road many a time. Perhaps too many a time. We seem to be here more often than not. And what seems like more often than anyone else has. It's a lonely road. It's a tiring trip, emotionally, physically, … [Read more...]

Sunday 20th June 2010 10.20am - 10.22amWe were heading out to lunch to my Mum's place. Daisy let me wash, dry and BRUSH her hair. We just had to take a photo to remember this momentous occasion. It never happens.Then she quite got into the whole photo shoot thing and posed up a storm. This is also … [Read more...]

Daisy LOVES herself some craft. Me? Not so much. Well I suppose I do like it, it's just a bit of a pain in the arse isn't it? The bits. The mess. The bits. The MESS. Maybe that's just me.But, thankfully, my Mum loves it and whenever Daisy is at her place she gets a dose. Have a look at these little … [Read more...]

There is something about being up at the farm that brings out the inner (dessert) chef in me. I think it's because I am relaxed, and not distracted by cleaning or washing or chores to be done which so easily happens when I am home. It's having the time to read recipes, ponder, dwell and then decide … [Read more...]

Nothing says 1980's summer holidays to me like this shot. The fibro beach shack we were renting with the stylish cactus out the front, the navy speedos, the hibiscus, our dog Chloe in the background....fabulous! We spent every summer holidays at the same beach on the central coast of NSW. Each and … [Read more...]

If you can believe it, as I hardly can, our fish, Princess & Bruce have been with us for one year. See? This time last year? I know, it's a real achievement!Well done you two! Thanks for not dying and living on not much attention, or weeds, or anything really, and most of all for putting off that … [Read more...]

Holy teething hell Batbaby we have one MISERABLE baby on our hands. It started Friday when we headed up to the farm and standard fare round here after 2 days in daycare. Runny nose? Check! Cough? Check! Misery? Check! Not sleeping? Check! All weekend poor baby Harper was entirely, completely and … [Read more...]

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Sunday 13th June 2010 9.30am @ EIEIO … [Read more...]

My ladies and myself are hitting the road nice and early this morning (read before the 6's!) to head up to the farm for the long weekend. Oh yes. To say I am looking forward to 4 full days with the girls and Rob (and Rob's Dad, step mum and Step grandma and 2 dogs) is an understatement. I CANNOT … [Read more...]

It's hard to believe that another year has gone by. It seems like only a few months ago now that I wrote about it, and yet it's already been another year.Today it's 2 years since Daisy's little friend Lachlan died. That beautiful little boy who was 16 months old, put to bed for his afternoon sleep, … [Read more...]

Not much has changed really.I still think that I am pretty talkative and probaly not shy.And good to see that I rated myself, even when I was 9. I mean with my presalerty*, how could I go wrong?* I believe I was alluding to my personality … [Read more...]

For my Mum: Daisy insisted that we pick flowers this afternoon and out them into a vase. She chose the flowers. The vase AND the location. Like grandma.... … [Read more...]

Last week I had just the reminder I needed of why we live where we live. I really do love this little house, I mean it has SO many memories for us, and it's our very first house that we have owned, so of course it is especially close to my heart. But sometimes, and more often than not lately, I have … [Read more...]

It's hard to believe that another year has passed by since our last all female family catch up...otherwise known as the Annual Stitching and Bitching Weekend. You take 4 Aunties (who are mothers), throw in 6 of their own daughters, 2 daughter in laws, a little stitching project (if you have one or … [Read more...]

9.50am Sunday 6th June 2010, Kangaroo ValleyThe morning after a night away. A walk, alone, post breakfast, the air crisp, the sun warm on my back. Quite possibly THE most perfect of Sunday mornings.Playing along with Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim. … [Read more...]