We were carolled at tonight
bySome wonderful friends of ours dropped by tonight and sang at us. We look forward to it every year. I remember the first time…
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KIVA – a feel good Christmas gift idea
byThe best thing about KIVA is that you can keep giving the same money again and again. As the loan is repaid it is credited to your account and you can lend it to someone else.
Gearing up for Christmas
byWe’ve decided to update the little kids’ bikes this Christmas. Unfortunately it’s become a bit of a tradition. The reason is we’ve always bought…
A visit from Grandma Karen
byGrandma Karen, my first wife’s mum, was passing through town today and decided to stop a night so she could catch up with Master18…
Miss3 lines up
byWho would have thought housework could be this much fun? Usually Miss3 is satisfied with handing pegs to Mummy while the washing goes up…
Happy first birthday party Miss0
byWhile Miss0’s birthday isn’t until the 26th we figure it might be easier to arrange a few people over if the party is a…
Let there be chips
byA month ago we ran out of oil in our deep fryer. Not a biggy, except there haven’t been any decent specials recently so…
Family night: Lego game
byMaster5 received an early Christmas present so we pulled it out for Family Night this week – a Lego game where you have to…
A better cuppa
byThere is no point saving a few cents on things like tea and coffee if drinking the cheap brands makes you cringe. We’ve tried…
If pictures tell a thousand words, what are these trying to say?
byCJ is staying with us again for a week and he brought with him a book I gave him for a bit of fun…
Mincing our way to the freezer
byWe had another delivery of mince tonight from a local mobile butcher. 20kg of Gympie’s best.Tracey and I spent half an hour in the…
Cousin Blake drops in
byFor a long time, relationships with my ex’s family were blocked by, well, my ex. Fortunately, Facebook has helped to bridge some of these…
Nothing says Christmas more than a dusty, plastic tree
byWell it’s that time of year when our little family gathers in a corner of the house to resurrect our 1980’s Christmas tree from out it’s…
Remembering not to buy the kids what I want for Christmas
byTracey says when she was a little girl her Mum and Grandma would ask her, “What do you want for Christmas?” and she’d tell…
My kids mustn’t watch enough television
byI have to admit, with the abundance of free movies we have at our disposal I thought my kids watched too much tv. Well…