When you have kids, life can change in a moment. An amazing fun day can turn into a nightmare within a fraction of a second if a child hurts himself, or a rubbish day can turn wonderful just because of something they say or do. And then there are days that go a bit like … Continue reading Tough cookie
"Fishin!" is what Jacob shouts when he is finished with his snack, dinner, or whatever else he happens to be doing. This is an improvement to what he did before, which was throwing his hands up in the air and shout: "Silly!" He is the complete opposite to his sister when it comes to talking. … Continue reading Kiddos talk
A few months ago I found a little lump in my breast.....slight moment of panic. A few days later......it was gone......sigh of relief. A few weeks later.....it was back.......moment of: what the heck do I do now!?! To be perfectly honest, the temptation to just ignore it was pretty strong. I spent a couple of … Continue reading I wasn’t scared……well, maybe a little
Yesterday morning I was all ready to sit down and write a post about how tiring and not nice my day was on Friday. Being a mummy is the best things in the world and I wouldn't have it any other way, but there are days when you're so tired, when the kiddos are so … Continue reading Not so bad, considering
Most people in my life know that writing is one of my biggest passions and ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. But then I did grow up, and well, life happened and becoming a writer didn't. But when my wonderful Elisabeth was born I … Continue reading Around the corner from Anne Frank
Wow, you know you've been busy when writing is one of your favourite things and still you haven't posted for 5 months! I know! Five whole months without as much as a word. Without trying to make excuses, the main reason I haven't been blogging is that we have had a lot of illness over … Continue reading I’m back!
Elisabeth is getting towards the end of the first term of big girl school. And she is tired. She is very tired. She is very very tired. She is very very very tired. She is tired to the stage where if she drops a pen she bursts out in tears poor little lamb. It is … Continue reading The end is near….
