We’ve Hit a Snag
byDespite the mess, ultimately Tracey enjoyed this even more than the kids.
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5 Easy Christmas Bring-a-Plates
byHere are my top ideas for something to bring-a-long to Christmas lunch so you appear helpful while still conserving energy for the present opening. It won’t surprise you to learn I’m super lazy about it 🙂
5 Tips To Beat The Christmas Rush
byIt’s not as hard you think…is something I only like to say when referring to Christmas. Christmas is the most wonderful, magical, exciting, smile-attracting and enthusiastically anticipated time of the year. Even more-so than Father’s Day. But it’s also stressful. Well good news, folks, I’m here to help.
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The Latest Buzz
byWe were helping my sister Kerri and Uncle Daz by testing out the new electric BBQ they had installed in their park. As you can imagine, I’m always happy to help…when there’s food involved. Then this happened…
The Forgotten Child
by“I’ve started the bath,” I called out to Tracey earlier this week as I took the potatoes off the stove. There was a grumbled response from…
An Eggcellent Result
byTurns out you can learn so much about people from how they handle the cooking of eggs. Wouldn’t you agree?
A Bit Of A Roast
byThere is a stark contrast between my kids’ home dining experience and how I recall mine.
A Class of Her Own
byIt’s always so nice when the kids offer off their own backs to help out.
What Just Happened?
byI sense I might have been played….
Making a List & Checking It Twice
byIf you don’t like Christmas, turn away now, because I am about to go all Santa’s Elf on you. #ColesMoreChristmas
Snacks Before Dinner Are Now Okay. Apparently.
byI’m rarely surprised in this house but tonight I witnessed something I think there is no a precedent for – my wife giving one of our kids a snack before dinner.
The Things I Do For Love
by“We need to get Mum a Snickers on the way,” I overheard Master9 say to his sister. “She’s not herself when she’s hungry.”
Prawn Cracker
byI was alone in the kitchen and the bread I’d buttered for my prawn sandwich dinner had disappeared. Had I entered The Twilight Zone…?
Tell Them Sweet Little Lies
byIt’s been my experience an important part of my parenting duties involves lying to my children.
“That drawing looks great. What is it again? An elephant in a tree. Brilliant stuff.”
But now comes the sweetest lie of all…