Easy crier

I cry so easily. I blame the kids. Before I had them I was as hard as anyone else, but now I’m a soft, tearful mess at the slightest provocation! And usually, happy events will set me off more easily than sad ones (I’m a freak!). So, Chilean miners being reunited with their families – [...]

Should I suggest ‘War and Peace’ for him??

Handsome, my eight year old son has taken to reading in bed. Due to the somewhat fiery nature of his younger brother, I asked Handsome if he would mind going to bed at the same time as his five year old sibling (there would be hell to pay from Cheeky if Handsome got to stay [...]

Mindful consumption, and teaching children to be thoughtful consumers

Something I meant to write about it my last post (but completely forgot, or at least got sidetracked!) is my effort to teach my children to be mindful consumers. I always seem to forget to write about WHY I do things like make jams and preserves at home, rather than take the easy and cheaper [...]

Shake that thang!

My son, Cheeky, never fails to amuse me with his imagination. Of course, this is the same imagination that may, one day, get him locked up for one of many crimes which I’m sure he would be capable of at least plotting, if not actually implementing. The latest would be indecent exposure. He’s been bustin’ [...]

Karma

I think the universe is telling me that I am a bad BAD housekeeper (I really am!) and that I need to clear out all of the stuff in our tiny flat that we really don’t need any more. Such as the cot last used to sleep my five year old son, which has been [...]

A peaceful Sunday afternoon

Ahhh, the peace. The quiet. The sound of the breeze riffling through the bushes and trees outside my window. Bliss! It hasn’t been like this all day. The noise and excitement in my house built up gradually all morning, coming to a head at about eleven o’clock when (after rolling around the living room floor [...]

A Handsome birthday

Yesterday was my oldest son, Handsome’s birthday. He was eight years old. Eight years! I don’t feel old enough to be the mother of an eight year old. Eight years ago today, I was trying to work out exactly how I was considered responsible enough to be handed this small person to bring up. It [...]

Tracheitis

So, we (eventually) managed to get GG an appointment to see a doctor at our surgery. He was diagnosed with tracheitis, and given a big bottle of medicine containing codeine to help with the pain. Tracheitis is inflammation of the airways, basically, which is why he was suffering with a burning pain whenever he coughed [...]

Husband down

Cheeky woke up this morning feeling much better than his poor feverish self yesterday, and so I duly packed him off to school (no unnecessary sick days in this house!). Went shopping with Mum, got back to her house and had a phone call from GG (husband) telling me that he feels awful and is [...]

More Easter bonnets or hats for boys

Well, so many of you right now are coming here after searching for boys’ Easter bonnets that I thought I’d do another post about it. This time, however, I plan on finding people who put more time and effort into their creations than I did last year! This link leads to a very cute top [...]