A Nightmare Before Christmas
byHave you and your kids watched Arthur Christmas yet? We watched it once then bought the DVD – it is that good. It’s one of those…
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.
The Bum Monster
byFind these cracking pants here We have a lot of kids. I know cause I live here and I have to share the toilet with…
My Wife’s Birthday Present Sucks
by“The kids slept well,” Tracey said to me when she emerged from the bedroom this morning. It was a statement, not a question. I…
My pain-in-the-neck son
bySeeing my oldest son, Master20, causes me pain these days.
Knee Butter
by“Knee butter!” screamed Miss2 for the umpteenth time. It was 5.00am and we’d been at this for nearly half an hour. I was seriously regretting not pretending to be asleep when she stumbled into our room so my wife could have got up and sorted this out.
The Naked Truth
by“Aaagh!” yelled Master7, stumbling out of his bedroom and into the living room. He was rubbing his eyes so fiercely I thought he’d been…
You Lay Down with Dogs
by“You right in there?” Tracey called out to me. I’d slept in this morning while Tracey supervised the zoo feeding at our dining table….
Round & Round She Goes
byOur night away on the Sunshine Coast was fabulous. Even better than the seafood buffet, the breakfast buffet, the bar tab and the general…
Out with the old. In with the shoes.
byMiss2 was hell today, very whingy and demanding, and Tracey thinks this was somehow my fault. It all started because a school shoe of…
The Big Event
byThere’s a real buzz in the Devereaux household: we are at four sleeps and counting to The Big Event. In anticipation of this weekend,…
Snakes and Feathers
byA family member has taken their little family away for two days well deserved R & R so we’re babysitting their talking bird. Shoot me. Or the bird. Either way.
Good morning….for me anyway
byBecause she can’t quite get her tongue around Emily, Miss2 has taken to calling Miss0 the Enemy. It’s cute and, I guess, if you…
Note to Self
byThis morning, because I’m hilarious, I placed a nappy under Tracey’s pillow for her to find tonight. I figured we’d have a giggle. Turns out I…
Don’t tell Tracey – it’s a surprise
byDon’t you love it when the kids make you something? Arriving from the direction of the lounge room, Miss2 walked up to me in…
Return of The Mac
byBlunt is something of an art form around here, and it’s good to know we’re passing it on to the kiddies. For years, Grandma…