and this little piggy went bla bla bla all the way home
byMiss8 was telling some parents how messy our house is. They said their house was too. But Miss8 was having none of that.
BIG laughs
The funner stuff. The dumber stuff. The stuff I stuff up.
My Bucket List
byMy bucket list is fairly simple and totally devoid of things like bungy jumping or visiting the seven wonders.
Mother’s little helper
byMiss2 has been really enjoying having a little sister to annoy her mother with. Whenever anything resembling the slight cry or grunt issues from…
We have a p.r.o.b.l.e.m.
byWe’re in trouble. Master6’s reading and spelling skills are costing us money. His reading earned me a scowl from his mother tonight. Master6 was…
The importance of background checks
byTracey took advantage of a rare glimpse of sunlight to take photos of a couple of the kids. “Can you come out and spot…
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.
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…
Don’t let old age drive you round the bend
bySome people greet their golden years with arms wide open, ready to embrace their well earned rights to make inappropriate comments at family functions and hold up bank queues for lengthy chats.
These are my sort of people.
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….
Ta-Daa
by“A boy was laughing at me yesterday,” Miss4 announced at dinner. She didn’t look happy about it.
Terror in the toilet
byKiller attack frog. My mother in law is scared of frogs and until today I thought she was balmy. Not anymore. Today at work…
Ten Things I Never Want To Do Again
by1. Date. I hate dating. Mainly because I’m really bad at it. It’s genetic though. My father took my mother on a date to watch…
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?