Grand Master D and little Miss Gremlin have taken themselves off to the movies this morning. They didn’t need me. Just my money 🙂 It’s funny how one minute they can be at each others throats, like yesterday, then today they are a united front against the world……. Or Harlem or the 10 blocks between the cinema and home. It’s …
Things ‘Good’ Parents Never Say to their Kids………but secretly wish they could.
As we become parents, our lives are no longer our own. Our days of carefree, suiting yourself, doing whatever you want are over. Don’t kid yourself, it’s GONE. Once we have children, we have for at least 20 years, someone to think of and consider and provide for every moment. As children grow they become more self sufficient of course …
A Glimpse into the Future….. ?
I may or may not have just experienced my first pre-teen tantrum. It was messy, there were tears. He was pretty upset too 🙂 . I’m not sure I handled it well to begin with, the frustration went straight to 11. I think it was shock but in the end I just let it go. He had to collect himself, …
Paleo Vegetable Stirfry
All this writing and researching is making me hungry. I’m at home, yay, by myself, double yay, doing my thing… YAY! Â But where’s the maid and the chef and the bar tender? Oh that’s right day off. I wish. I guess it’s to the kitchen with me. I could go to the halal truck across the street for my …
One of My Favourite Poems
Sometimes I get a little homesick. When I do I read this poem. The second verse is the most famous but the whole thing explains Australia so well and the love of her by her people. It makes my heart sing. Enjoy. MY COUNTRY-Dorothea Mackellar written 1904 Â Â Â Â The love of field and coppice, Of green and …
Never Say Never
The King spent many years convincing me that we were never going to get married or have children. He had been married before and after that ended, he felt that he’d done that and didn’t want to do it again. I resisted of course, wanting to have children, wanting to be married, arguing for my side, on many occasions until …
It’s Good to be Appreciated
The other day the school hosted a Parent Appreciation Breakfast. It was fun.. I got this.
Stress, it’s a killer.
In today’s society we are over stressed. There never seems to be an off switch. Stress hormones are released from the adrenal glands for our bodies to cope, however they were designed for minimal use, to give you the fight or flight instinct. If there is imminent danger the body releases hormones so we can react. These days we are …
Paleo Dinner
We cooked brussel sprouts, sweet potato fries and steak with slow cooked onions last night for some company. It was bedlam in the kitchen, the King even pushed me out of the way, pushed. How rude.He said it was to save me from his path but…… Anyway I digress. He cooked the steak, set off the smoke detector…. (standard) and we …