Dumbbells
byWe struggle some mornings to deliver all our kids to their respective destinations. Especially Mondays where we have Tafe, primary school, prep and daycare, and that’s before we look at work.
BIG family life
The blog posts which probably mean more to us than you. Our day to day stuff which, one day, our kids will look back on and laugh at. Or use in court. Or talk about with their psychiatrists.
Let Them Shine
bySorting through her daughter’s school bag, a work colleague discovered her Miss5 had an assignment due the next day.
An assignment for a five year old?
Be Cuss I Can
byWe’re big on toilet humour in this house. Actually, my wife, not so much…
Her own choices
byHow proud am I right now? All week Miss17 has begged to go to a party this weekend. That in itself is pretty good….
Brushing up on fun
byWe picked up a $1 paint set from a shit-shop and it has kept the kids amused for days. Over the years we’ve bought…
Our Spoonful of Sugar
byBit of a dead giveaway you haven’t been doing much exercise lately when you can’t remember how to turn on your treadmill, Tracey Devereaux….
Jean Genie
byThe Jean Genie has granted us a wish today. A call from Tracey’s sister had us clued up on a jean sale at Jeans…
Ta-Daa
by“A boy was laughing at me yesterday,” Miss4 announced at dinner. She didn’t look happy about it.
The Colourful Streets of Holiday Horray
byThe way to get things done around the house, as all good parents know, is to distract the little buggers. As an afternoon activity,…
Can 4 year olds have boyfriends?
byMiss4 has been coming home gushing about a little boy from prep. Apparently little Casanova is trying to give her flowers (which he picks…
Mummy’s Boyfriend
byMiss4 announced, in front of a gaggle of mothers waiting for their kids in the tuck shop area at the end of the school day, that mummy has a boyfriend.
Bacon saves my bacon
byMike Geno Yesterday it suddenly became apparent that I was in deep, deep doo. Okay, for the record, I’m on holidays. You don’t look…
Who Wears The Pants Around Here
byIn the usual morning mayhem on a school day, Miss4 very nearly ended up becoming a school icon. Being the beginning of the school…
My Fairy Tale Life Begins
byAll those fairy tales and stories we hear when we’re kids – did you ever wish one of them was true?
A Beautiful Thing
byNot sure where this has come from, but Miss4 came wandering and singing into our bedroom this morning at some unsightly hour, looking under cushions and inside wardrobes. As she searched a pile of my t-shirts was growing on the floor.