Dear daycare,Thanks for sending home a laminated memento of Pirate Day held at daycare yesterday. Great idea...execution? Not so great. You might want to think about how the kid actually looks before sending home to a mother who already feels guilt ridden about the fact that she enjoys the break … [Read more...]

One of my biggest faults as a mother, and I can assure you there are many, is the unnecessary pressure I put on myself. I am sure there are plenty of mothers out there that do the same. I place some unrealistic expectation of an 'ideal'. Of how I think things 'should' be. Of how I think my children … [Read more...]

Rob sent me this photo this morning, and a better picture of my daughter could not be given. Can you see hers?Perfectionist? Hard on herself? She would NOT have been happy that there was a smudge there. This here, is my daughter. My tantrum throwing, biting her mother & hitting her father this … [Read more...]

It's my little sister's birthday today. Although, perhaps now she isn't so little. Still little to me though. 5 years younger in fact. Although, sometimes people think it's the other way around, and that makes me happy. But enough about me.My little sister is so much more than just a sister. She is … [Read more...]

This morning I had to head into the office for a few hours to catch up on work missed out on last week due to Harper being sick and to prep for the next few days ahead. I gave myself a 4 hour deadline - out the door by 7am and home by 11am - and Rob stayed home with the girls. I was amazed at what I … [Read more...]

1974 called and it wants it's baby back. I mean look at this taken on Rob's iPhone...hilarious! We had a very quiet weekend spent mostly indoors. I was waiting, waiting, waiting for the weather event to kick in, which it never did do. We had a trip to the park for some serious cabin fever relief … [Read more...]

Last week Harper turned 7 months. I know. I KNOW. It can't be, and yet it is. The last month I would have to say has been the trickiest by far. Exploding bottoms, school sicknesses, a constant stream of sicknesses that ended up with the 4 day stay in hospital. Eczema issues, sleep issues, it's all … [Read more...]

Saturday 29th May 2010 10.50am @ home in the kitchenPreparing for our first ever slow cooker lunch/dinner … [Read more...]

So...I did it! I popped my slow cooker cherry! Was it all I hoped it would be? Did it live up to the hype? Kind of like most things *ahem* done for the first time, it needs to be worked on, experimented with, but I know I am onto a winner. We just have to work each other out, me and my cooker.So … [Read more...]

Can I tell you how happy I am that it's Friday? That this week is almost over? I am quite keen to send it on it's way - thankyouverymuchforthememories now piss off - and move onto sunnier weeks.Although the clouds are still around and set to stick around all weekend I have some sunshine on my … [Read more...]

What do we 'ave 'ere? A happy girl. A well girl. A well rested girl.So what happened? What was it all about? Well, we are still not entirely sure. Saturday night she became increasingly irritated and upset and did not sleep for many, many hours. Sunday morning she was a little better after she … [Read more...]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Did you hear that contented Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah? Here it is: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! And yes, yes it does warrant a capital A right there it is that pronounced. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!We are home! And it is THIS … [Read more...]

See that there? That green sludge pile? You could easily have mistaken that as one of the delightful meals our little lady has been presented with, but I also think it perfectly visualises the week we have had. Oh yes. Pile of green hospital baby shit week.I shouldn't complain. Harper is MUCH … [Read more...]

Things I don't know:: What is wrong with Harper.: When we can go home.: How anyone can sleep in a hospital.: How parents cope when their kids are really, properly sick.Things I know:: Hospital beds suck. Small, creaky, plastic mattress which means no sheets stay put. HATE that slipping sheet.: That … [Read more...]

Sunday 23 May 2010 10.13pm RPA Paediatric ER Isolation RoomSpent 9 hrs in here. In this position before being admitted to ward. Poor Harper. … [Read more...]

Yesterday morning I was waiting for my coffee at the cafe just near work and flipped through a Luxe magazine whereby I stumbled upon this place which took my breath away. It's SO pretty. SO white. SO pretty.I would quite like to visit the Tamina Thermal Spa in Switzerland this Friday. Who's with … [Read more...]

It's been a strange sort of a day, and by strange I mean completely all consuming with worry, and angst and worry and stuff. Not about anything big, or life or death, or really even worth all or any of the energy & focus I have given it today. You see there was a bit of a negative review of Rob's … [Read more...]

So. This is going to be completely boring for anyone else, so feel free to move onto the next, far more interesting blog in your reader. Go on then, off you go. No? Ok, well don't say I didn't warn you.After much deliberation and hours trawling the net I have decided to give Harper a little dairy … [Read more...]

Found amongst other treasures I have talked over the past few weeks was this little home made card below. I wanted to mention it because:a) it shows just how pretty and creative I can be. I mean, look at those starry patterns people!b) it shows just how caring a daughter I have always been, even at … [Read more...]

There was once a baby girl named Harper, who lived with her mother and father and older sister. She was a happy baby, delightful, some said, who giggled at most things and always had a smile for any stranger that offered one to her.She ate well, grew teeth at an alarming rate, and mostly slept well … [Read more...]