How many computers do you have in your house? We have one PC and one IPAD and frankly I don’t think it is anywhere near enough. It appears that a blogging mum and two kids (one in high school and one in last year of primary) puts an impossible demand on the one, sad computer… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Monday Morning Photo – Flight
OK you can stop checking your calendars even with the time difference to Australia we are well passed Monday (it’s actually Wednesday). However computer issues have stopped me posting since Friday, finally back on track today. I had planned to write a highly entertaining, creative post to welcome myself back to the online world but… Read more »
Weekly Photo Challenge – Merge
Our entry in the weekly photo challenge. Flipper merges with the competition. A dolphin joins in the fun of the NSW Longboard State Titles off Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie as competitor, Jennifer Arnold, rides a wave.
This is What Happens When I Try To Be A Responsible Parent
It is clear that for 90 per cent of the time I’m flying blind with this parenting gig. Look we’ve survived 15 years, everyone is still here, there are only a few physical scars (Princess Child had a habit of throwing herself into activities with a little more vigour than her coordination development allowed; hence… Read more »
School Photo Day
It’s school photo day at Shambles Manor. Which means it’s the morning I look at my child and curse myself for not organising a hair cut. I’m not good with hair. I can’t do buns or plaits and I sometimes struggle with the basic of ponytails. Who decided I should give birth to girls? Obviously… Read more »
Monday Morning Photo – Tranquil
Photo by David Fitzpatrick Hope your weekend was/is fantastic. We have one team through to the finals of soccer – so still at least one cold Friday night game ahead. The days though are starting to hint at spring. Slightly warmer. We are all looking forward to summer. Here’s to a week of tranquility for… Read more »
TV In The Bedroom Yes or No?
I’m sure if we had gone to counselling before the wedding there would have much time spent on whether we were on agreement on the big issues. Do you want children? Will the children be raised in a religion? How will you handle finances? Will somebody stay at home with the kids or not? However,… Read more »
If you want to publish a book … you’ve got to WRITE
It is 10.54 am on my day off from my real-world job. When I decided to work part-time the aim was to spend my day off writing. Get a book published. Uncover that latent dream from underneath the grown-up world responsibilities of kids, mortgage, bills and … well you know the drill. This morning I… Read more »
Eight Things I’m Dreading About My Daughter Starting High School
We are heading into the tail end of the year (how fast are the months flying by?). It’s one of those years with a “chapter closing”. You know the type, a life stage when you do things for “the last time”, when you know you won’t be going back. Next year my youngest child heads… Read more »
Weekly Photo Challenge – Wrong
Photo by David Fitzpatrick We suspect Mr Pelican may have done something wrong. Perhaps a late night out with the boys and Mrs Pelican is unhappy? She appears to be letting him know exactly where he went wrong. Domestic bliss! This is our entry for this week’s photo challenge.
Janine Fitzpatrick is a personal blogger with an untidy house, imperfect children and no celebrity friends.
