Glorious Coffee
byI’m so excited. Tracey told me for my birthday this year I’m getting a new coffee machine. I didn’t think we could afford it. Turns out I was right. I’d won it. http://www.bigfamilylittleincome.com/
February, 2013
Scooby Snacks
byNow before I go any further I just want to mention Tracey is horrified I’m even telling you this story. I got it past the censors on the proviso I make things all right by the end of the post and the blame for any bits which might cause condescending frowns lands squarely in my lap. You know, the usual.
The Hand That Robs The Cradle
byI’d spent a couple of minutes in a sort of loop – staring at the empty phone cradle, checking the kitchen benches, walking through the lounge and bedrooms and then back to the cradle. The phone was nowhere to be seen.
Grape Juice
byI can’t let my guard down for a minute with my kids. They’re always trying to put one over me. Especially Miss5.
Home Fashion
by“We need to buy more clothes for the kids,” I told Tracey after baths tonight. Her face registered both joy and shock. Joy, I assume, because of the prospect of shopping, and shock because we have cupboards full of plastic containers full of dress, skirts, shirts and shorts.
You can’t say that!
byI just received a call from Tracey. She’s out doing the weekly shop with Master7 and has just been embarrassed by something she heard him say.
See Poppy Run
byMy father-in-law is not a man to play games. Monopoly would be a complete mystery to him. So when he opened the door with “Tag!” I was a little confused.
House Call
by“I’ll get it!” is a chorus which reverberates off the walls of our house whenever the phone rings. Followed, since there is only one phone, by the jostling and squabbling and calls of, “It’s MY turn!!”
A Hairy Moment
byEven when the cast came off and her left leg was covered in tiny dark hairs, Miss9 didn’t complain at all. In fact, she thought it was hilarious.
Trains, Brains and Automobiles
byAs the train took our daughter away, we gave each other a hug and consoled ourselves she’ll be fine and there will be people at the airport tomorrow whose job it is specifically to make sure people like Miss18 don’t get on the wrong plane and end up in Lapland.
Night Moves.
byOur kids tend to be nearly as loud and active asleep as they are awake, having inherited sleep walking and talking from Tracey’s side of the family.
We help a physically challenged chicken farmer in India
byIt’s that time of the month when repayments from our previous KIVA loans come back into our account and we get to lend the money out to the next person. KIVA is a great tool to help kids realize how diverse the world is and just how lucky they are.
How to cut your fuel bill with a hearing aid
byThere is a direct correlation between fuel bills and hearing aids. It’s all a little bit MacGyver without the clever bits with string.
The Pool Room
byIt’s so easy to become distracted in a house which has five young kids and a computer.
D.O.A.
byIf Miss5 can’t see you then I’m afraid the diagnosis isn’t very good.