Last night after our BBQ with friends a man came in and said his hellos. He was an astronomer, and he had come to stay to look at the stars….
Big Day of Cleaning!
Today is a big day. Kids are at school then off to after school care. You wonder what I will be doing? I am leading a glamorous life and of…
DIY: Get Creative with Sharpies
This post was originally created for a Father’s Day tutorial. However this could be applied for Christmas gifts, birthdays and anything at all. Use it to create some great presents…
Falling from the floor
Kids are sitting playing on the floor and then in the next minute there is screaming, crying and they are hurt. I race in and try and understand what had…
Katy Perry Makes It All Better
My girls are obsessed with Katy Perry. They just adore her. I would have loved to have gone to her concert but my girls are six next month, tickets are…
Knitting Dolls
Did you have a Knitting Nancy or knitting doll as a kid? I did. When I lived in Townsville we went to the boat club for their annual Christmas party….
Sew Gabba Gabba Shirts In 5 Steps
Do your kids love Yo Gabba Gabba? Mine do and in fact they are rather obsessed with the show and of course the characters. When the girls were about two…
A Happy Mother’s Day
How was your Mother’s Day? Mine was lovely. The twins created cards at school and were very secretive about them. I was told not to touch their bags on Friday…
We Survived Term 1 of Kindy
Term one has ended. Yes the kids have survived their first term at Kindy and so have I. Who knew there would be so many notes home, events, things to…
Off To The Opera
UPDATE: The Opera was put on hold. Once cast member broke their leg and the replacement is having a baby. So it has been rescheduled for next term. Glad we…
Looking At Things Differently
The other day one of my girls asked what fog was again. I replied saying, “It is low lying cloud” Both girls said, Oh yes that’s right it is cloud….
My little Groovers
Last night the twins had their first disco at school. Yes not even in the second term and the Kindy kids are dancing the night away. We had an hour…
What toys get up to in a hotel
The kids were so excited and amazed when we got back from the zoo last Saturday. Their toys had been up to mischief, or should I say the staff (…
Family Getaway: Taronga Zoo
Hubby and I took the kids away for the weekend. Well it was mainly due to winning a competition from BoundRound, but I am claiming it was all me to…
Tales from School
First Tale Yesterday when I picked up the twins from school I learnt that Lillian was stressed. Yes stressed!!!! Julia had an older girl buddy and both girls have been…
Kindy is a hit
The girls have taken to big school very well, and are enjoying it. On the first day there was a little confusion with one child. She did not understand when…
Ninja Turtles and Doing Hair
The girls are now fans of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“. I did think parts of it would be scary for them but they have embraced the action and the…
The Library Disaster
It is another rainy day. After my visit to the chiropractor I took kids to get a hot chocolate and I had a relaxing camomile tea. After we finished our…