Over the last few months the harmony in the household has shifted. Hormones have come into play. Our boy is becoming a young man and feels the instincts to lead and be a protector. This is completely normal and part of the passage to adulthood. The trouble is he’s using those new skills on his little sister and she’s none …
Coffee Time, Me Time, I’m Not With The Kids Time.
Can you hear that? Shhhhh……Listen, wait, are you sure? I can’t hear anything. I can’t HEAR anything….. I CAN’T HEAR ANYTHING… Ahhhhhhhh That’s right friends the kids are gone.. G O N E, gone, to school that is. So far this morning I’ve caught up with my peeps, had coffee uninterrupted, eaten a leisurely breakfast and walked the dog…. So …
Television=Awesome Dance Moves….. At Least In Our House
Miss Gremlin is a funny little thing, she loves this ad, even does her own dance. She has a slight tv addiction. No, scrap that, she is totally hooked.
5 Things I’m Gonna do When the Kids Go Back to School
Let’s face it , we’re all happy the summer is over. As parents, the long summer break is daunting and oh so painful. Yes at first we’re all happy to be done with the school year and the early mornings, lunches and all that goes with it. The novelty of that wears off within a week or 2 and there’s …
Fundraising Winner……
As school begins this week, we’ll be inundated with information, curriculum nights, PTA meetings, school lunch forms. The pressure will start for funding raising ideas. Every school goes through it. Budget cuts get deeper every year and the shortfall has to be made up somewhere. Here’s a simple fundraising idea that is easy to implement and everyone can contribute. Boxtops…. …
It’s a Full House
The Princess arrived from OZ this week, just after us. She has business to attend to and friends to see. While she’s sorting out her apartment she’s bunking in with us. It’s just like the old days. The King and I, The Princess, Grand Master D, Miss Gremlin, Sir Lickalot, who becomes Sir Droolalot, when the fluffbag, Vegas is in …
Is it Time for School YET? or Please Let School Start Before I go Insane
We’re on the countdown for school to start. We’ve been home 4 days and Miss Gremlin has asked me 15 times if we’re going supplies shopping yet. I can’t even begin to think about facing that. Why is it so hard, why is everyone leaving it to the last minute? WHY do I have to fight 10 aggravated moms for …
Taekwondo Article Update
Technology is a wonderful thing, except when you can’t get hold of it.I wasn’t able to get near a scanner until I got back home. Now that I am, here is the article that goes with the photo that was in the newspaper.
Conquering Jetlag
How do you get over jetlag quickly? Do you just sleep when your body wants to? Or do you force yourself to adjust to local time immediately? For me it’s a combination of both. I find travelling with the clock is easier than travelling against it. Whenever I travel it’s usually over several time zones, therefore the adjustment is bigger. They say that it …