An Unsuitable Pattern
byTracey’s mum delivered a suitcase of old patterns this afternoon for Tracey to sort through. Oh there was excitement in the air. There must…
An Unsuitable Pattern
My Life As a Soccer Mum
byMy immediate response upon arriving at the soccer fields yesterday was to cuss my wife, who was at work, for managing to avoid the…
Chicken Cordon Bleu
byAn excellent recipe for lovers of excellent recipes.
Kick starting a riding habit
byMe in Nightrider gear. Miss4 muscling in on my glory 🙂 Managed a monumental 16km today for the final day in my 21 day…
Sister Salon
byBig sister Miss16 came home for a night (from babysitting Grandad while Grandma is visiting my little sister in Cairns) to catch up with…
Bruce’s 101 Recommended Reads.
byI spotted the 1001 book list on Kat’s Place – A Blog About Me. The concept of a 1001 book list to work my way…
Turning the tables on maths
byWe’ve decided we need to spend more time on our middle two because their not doing as well as they can at school. Last…
Piggybacks
byThe kids had a great time tonight giving Miss1 piggyback rides. As you can maybe see from the blurry photo, Miss1 was thrilled with…
17 weeks
byAccording to Tracey we have reached the best point in any pregnancy – it’s the bit where her bosom is blossoming. Actually they’ve been impressive for…
Census night
byI love having lots of rugrats but then the government goes and makes me fill out a form with question after question about each…
Sew You Think You Can Sew
byTracey made little Miss1 a darling outfit to run about in – not the shirt, although she did sew stuff onto it. Miss1 thought…
Home for hugs
byHaving posted the above photo on Facebook one of our friends asked how closely related Tracey and I are. After a rough week where…
Super Sale Shopping
byTracey went back to Target on Saturday to snatch up a couple more bargains. All up she spent $34.60 for $97.00 of apparel, although…
Sugar, Spice & Stronger Stuff by Emily Maguire SMH
byA thought provoking piece for anyone with daughters – from the Sydney Morning Herald. “Parents who teach their daughters to be small and harmless are not…
Pet Hates
byOver the years we haven’t had much success with pets, whether we’re talking an epileptic dog or our inbreeding guinea pig program. The guinea…