It's the one event of your life over which you have no control. While you may be the main attraction you are no longer in a position to direct activities, control the audience or influence the speeches. Your funeral is left in the hands of those you leave behind. Don't panic, I'm not leaving this earth anytime soon, I'm not even sick, well … [Read more...]
Just Keep Swimming
I thought about writing a to do list this morning but was too frightened to see how many things would be on it. Instead my Mummy brain is clogged with 101 things that need to be done with absolutely no idea how I will fit them all in. So I ditch the attempt to complete a practical activity that would at least knock an item or two off the … [Read more...]
Another Sad Goodbye
The house is a little quieter today. There's no padding of paws up the hallway, no frenzy of barking when you arrive home, no little yap to let you know you are taking a bit too long to dish out his dinner. For the first time in 10 years we are without a pet in our household. After losing Abbey earlier this year yesterday we had to say … [Read more...]
Mother Guilt
Image from © Lime Lane Photography Can someone please explain to me the purpose of mother guilt? You know the way mums worry, stress, feel bad, whenever they "let the children down"? It appears I have doubled booked myself this morning. This week I received one email, three text messages, and participated in two conversations about … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day
A quick glance of Twitter this morning you could tell the tweeters with young children, by 7.30am they were up, presents opened, breakfast done. Father's Day obligations completed children were in front of the cartoons. Problogger posted a delightful interview with his 6-year-old son who provided information on his dad's favourite food, what he … [Read more...]
Team Sports – Why Do We Do It?
I am exhausted this morning. Last night I played the longest, hardest game of soccer EVER. Oh all right, I was on the sideline but I swear I ran every inch of that field in my mind. It was finals night. Five minutes from the end we were leading 1 - 0. The Grand Final was in sight. Then the opposition scored. As the ref blew the final whistle we … [Read more...]
How Many Computers Does One House Need?
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 in the house. My goal of posting daily is in serious trouble, if … [Read more...]
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 front teeth damaged on slippery … [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 I don't have the necessary credentials to raise … [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, in the end we just muddled our way through the big … [Read more...]
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