Recently some strangers moved into our building and they were very weird. The dog didn’t know what to do, the kids didn’t know what to do, there were strange goings on in the night. The residents lived in fear.
Why I Haven’t Watched TV in a Week
We are a techno family, we’re early adopters of technology, we’re on the cutting edge. Ok when I say ‘we’ I’m totally using the Royal ‘WE’. What I mean is The King is a techno man, he’s an early adopter of technology, he gets all the beta tests of programs to try. I get the benefits of this by association. …
The Big Jobs
There are certain kitchen cupboards which are hard to organise. Who doesn’t have a plastics cupboard that looks like mine? I can’t be the only one. If you don’t, then I hate you and envy you all at the same time and you have an OCD issue. There I said it. 🙂 But really, HOW do you do it? Whatever …
Creepy Crawlies
With the start of the school year comes all those dreaded things we loath about school. The mountains of forms to fill out, the homework we know is gonna end in tears, the bully that often rears his or her head early in the term and those nasty little buggers…. Head Lice. Don’t you just hate it when the letter …
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…. …
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 …
Are You a Short Order Cook?
Lately I have gotten very tough in the kitchen, I’m no longer cooking separate meals. Not that I really did it too much but with the kids older now, their palettes are changing anyway and they are enjoying more varieties of foods. Whatever I serve is what they eat. If they don’t eat it then they will be hungry. My …
Prescription Meds advertising
When we first arrived in the US we were absolutely floored by the fact that drug companies were allowed to advertise directly to the public. In the past 7 years this advertising has just gotten crazy. It seems every week a new “disease” appears with a new drug to combat it. The disclaimers at the end of the ads are …
Paleo breakfast
This morning I felt like ham and eggs. Generally you fry them in a pan but this is a fun way to prepare them and you can eat them with your hands. Great for eating on the run. The kids love them.
Sticking to a Budget
Over the years we’ve made many family budgets, vowing to keep track of our money and save by knowing where every cent goes. Yeah right! We go well for about a month and then it’s out the window. Countless times this has happened. Still we try. It’s quite scary to see where the bulk of your money goes, it’s never …