Its a long weekend here in Melbourne- for the Queen’s birthday. For us, this long weekend has been one of gluttony. I have been on a diet for the longest time, but in the last 6 months, I have watched what I eat, very closely. However, I let it go this weekend. Saturday started with…

There’s a meme going on Facebook about asking your kids 20-odd questions and recording their ‘unprompted’ response. I love doing those things. I had done a series of these with Ms.A when she was 3 and 4 years old. Here’s the newest one : Childs Name: MsA Age: 8 1. What is something Mummy always…

I started doing arts and crafts with MsA from a very young age, but somehow sitting down quietly and doing some cutting pasting or art and craft with MsAn hasn’t happened. She is either too restless or I am too run down to plan anything. But, she surprised me with this a couple of weeks…

   …a cup of low-cal hot chocolate with my name on it! Mmmm…love Jarrah hot chocolate! SP conspired with a friend to order this mug for me for Mother’s Day! I Absolutely love it!!! It’s got my name on one side and an owl on the other side!!! Yes the ‘owl’ craze continues!    Isn’t…