The Write Answer
by“I’m a bad mum,” Tracey told me as I went to jump into bed tonight.
“No, you’re not,” I assured her.
“I am. Look.”
She held up a diary of some sort. It was open at a page which she’d clearly written stuff on.
“I’m a bad mum,” Tracey told me as I went to jump into bed tonight.
“No, you’re not,” I assured her.
“I am. Look.”
She held up a diary of some sort. It was open at a page which she’d clearly written stuff on.
“There’s a beach!” said Tracey, pointing out the window. I looked out just in time to see the merest hint on sunlit sand between the trees and bushes before it was gone. “Find a park.”
Easier said than done. Noosa was packed with flashy cars.
It’s like we’ve never done cold weather before in this house.
We have three kids staying home today with colds. Last night the chorus of coughs was so constant I’d wake up if there were a few seconds of silence.
Looking over house plans, Tracey and I are always amazed how all the homes have the parents’ bedroom at the far end of the house to the kids’ rooms.
This week has been a rough one in terms of parenting decisions. A birthday invite for Miss9 to attend a party was fine, but she could also stay for a sleepover.
Parenting doesn’t get any easier. That’s my experience.
The problem with prawns is they can cost you a fortune to feel the whole family. Well, not anymore. It just takes a little thinking outside the square, which suits me just fine because I prefer them cut into rectangles anyway.
Want to make biscuits but don’t have any flour in the house? Not problem! Grandma has the solution.
Okay, so I may still be 14 mintues and 44 seconds short of my fifteen minutes, but I’m over the moon about my first television appearance.
This year I’ve decided to leave nothing to chance. My birthday is coming up, which gives me not a lot of time to subtly lay the foundations so I get what I want
“I don wanna look at your doodle,” said Miss3. She’d flung the bathroom door open, stumbling in with both hands up to her eyes. Where do they come up with stuff?
Unconventional wisdom says you’re only as old as the woman you marry. Which has been fine up until today.
When life hands you tequila, reach for the lemon and salt. Anything to water it down so you can make it through another night and come out the other side hungover but a little wiser, and maybe even with an amusing, uplifting story to tell. THIS COMPETITION HAS BEEN DRAWN.
Nothings clears the bathtub quicker than a bug, be it ant, mosquito, caterpillar, centipede, fly or spider.
If you like frozen sausage rolls, don’t make these. You will hate yourself. You won’t settle for those tasteless lumps of cardboard anymore. But thankfully, these are easy to make.
Most people have a favourite milestone with their kids, be it crawling or those first teetering steps, first words or just being able to feed themselves. Mine is toilet training.