It was a VERY close call. Last night, I came in from bridge and immediately got ready for dinner at a friends house (a superb roast pork). I jumped into the shower, then realised, getting dressed, that all my clean underwear was in the family room where I’d been folding it earlier. I was [...]
Parenting
How beautiful is my new little niece?! And how clever my sister in law? Okay… and I know you had something to do with it my brother but lets face it – your real work starts now! Love. Love. Love.
I’m very excited to write that my brother’s first born entered the world this morning at 9.08am Melbourne time. My mother has already “done her numbers” and she has the soul urge of an artist. Three. So to celebrate her birth I thought I should put something up that’s arty. She was born on my [...]
My boy started work at Red Rooster last night. I am so proud of him. I can’t remember being so industrious when I was 14- all those years ago. Yesterday he got up at 6am to finish his paper round before school started at 8am. After a full day at school he arrived home on [...]
This is my mum and my daughter in 2005. We were in Italy, in Venice in fact. I thought I wouldn’t like Venice. I thought it would be too much of a cliche, too geared for tourism. It was. I didn’t care. I loved it. The other week I caught up with my oldest cousin. [...]
How did I look after my two kids when they were little? Yesterday, we picked up the younger cousins (4 & 3) for a sleepover. My sister-in-law needed some free time to pack as they are moving house soon. The big cousins are fantastic with them. Hide and seek, mudworld, swimming, they are like built-in [...]
My baby is 14 today. And, poor thing, is lying in his unmade bed today. You see, Groover and I had birthdays in the last couple of months and the kids did not think it necessary to make a fuss. No cups of tea, no homemade cards, no thought on the morning of our birthdays. [...]
I went to a first birthday party on Sunday. It was a bit weird. I didn’t go with my family, just me, and it did feel odd going to a baby’s party without a… well… baby. I was out of that space. It made me wonder about how the people I invited to my first [...]
Dear Hugamuga and Dippity, This is what I expect on my birthday. Be aware this is the minimum requirement of you, feel free to exceed expectations. 1. I expect you to enter my bedroom (after knocking) and wish me a happy birthday before I get up. Cup of black tea optional but welcome. [...]
My boy started his first job today. Yes. A proper job requiring a bank account, commitment and well… work. He’s doing the paper round. He’s being paid 10 cents a paper and delivering about 130 papers. He has 24 hours to deliver them. So far he’s done half and spent nearly two hours doing it. [...]
