This June long weekend has been wet and cold. What do you do with kids with this kind of weather? Yesterday the hubby and I made some wonderful playdough, blue…
Holding on longer
Both girls are doing very well with the potty training, and I suppose you could say that the training is nearly done. The next step is to have them get…
Parent Teacher Night
Hi all readers. We have the girls first “Parent Teacher Info Night” and I am not sure what questions to ask the teachers. Here is what I have so far:…
Oh Sugar
Yesterday we went out to get the laundry done at the Laundromat (washing machine is broken, have purchased a new one, but there is a 2 week wait). It was…
Hate housework? Hypnosis might help
I read today about a woman who loves cleaning. I wish I was one; I cannot stand housework, cleaning or organising the house. For me is very much a chore. …
Cardboard is king
On Friday I visited some friends, and the girls were given a cardboard box to play with. The girls were pretending to be a Jack in the Box. This game…
Clingy and cuddly
One of my girls is being more sensitive than usual and it is resulting in clingy and cuddly behaviour. While it is nice to have cuddles, it does get frustrating…
Cloning me would fix everything
One of the downsides to having two kids at once is the fact that you are one person. There are times that both children want to be on your lap…
I don't feel like I'm winning
Why is it when you think of doing something, you then think of the other thing that you need to do? Currently I am finding it hard to juggle, I…
I don’t feel like I’m winning
Why is it when you think of doing something, you then think of the other thing that you need to do? Currently I am finding it hard to juggle, I…
Housework and an outing
Before we went out I asked the girls to clean the living room up. This did not happen until Daddy supervised, although this quick job took nearly an hour to…
Shoe Obsessed
Currently the girls have set up a shoe shop in the living room. They have raided mummy and daddy’s room to get shoes for the shop. Julia is the shop…
Easter Eve
As I write this I need to remember to be careful of the bunny paws on the floor, I need to go to the bathroom before I turn in for…
Outside v’s inside work
Why is it that as a mother you have to look after kids and still try and get the housework done? The husband gets space to do outdoors work (and…
The dangers of the 2nd of April
The 2nd of April according to Facebook is the day people are breaking up, sad but true. A data analysis was conducted over the year 2010- 2011 and it found…
Unstructured for social skills
Unstructured play is now a very popular term for just leaving the kids alone to play. Well they are not actually alone as you are still keeping an eye on…
Not this dinner mummy!!!
Last night’s dinner was not a success as I had hoped, although deep down I expected this. I cooked the girls chicken and vegetables with noodles. I did not have…
I am bigger than you
Yesterday while at lunch with the family, the girls found a playroom for kids. This playroom was not much at all. It was small, and only had 2 things to…