Living in a different country affords you the dubious privilege of all manner of house guests. Anyone and everyone you’ve ever known wants to come to stay with you and visit the new country. Of course there are certain people who are welcome anytime, any place, best friends and family.
Grand Master D
Grand Master D has just headed off out the door to the movies with his friends. He’ll be out for hours, unsupervised with his friends. I’m not worried at all, nope not me. (quietly freaking out in the corner) What can possibly go wrong! He has a phone, knows his address and is very sensible. I really am pretty comfortable, …
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 …
How Do We Live Without You
I have put off writing this post so many times. How do you talk about losing someone. How it has affected everything you are and everything you do? As the first anniversary draws near I’m not sure what to expect. I fear that I’m going to relive the whole awful time surrounding the passing of my Dad. Not wanting to …
Weekend Away
I had the opportunity this weekend to go to my friends home in the country for a girls weekend. We’ve been trying to plan it since last October, it was supposed to be my birthday treat. With all of us having such hectic schedules it has taken until now to get a mutually available date. As I was packing, it …
Freakin’ Laundry
It has been said by those who shall remain nameless that I have a little obsession. It is said I love to do laundry, I’m always doing laundry, Molley and her laundry. So just to clear this up I detest freakin’ laundry. That being said I do A LOT of laundry.
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 …
The Post Toddler Tantrum
I’ve talked about tantrums in regard to toddlers. However I see an ever increasing amount of older children still having tantrums when they don’t get what they want. I believe this behaviour is a continuation from toddler hood because it wasn’t quashed when it first surfaced. Children use the tactics they know work to get what they want. If your …
Coming to America
Moving countries is not an easy thing to do. Don’t let anyone tell you any different. It never entered my head that I would live anywhere else in the world than Australia. I didn’t even know I would move to another town from where I spent my whole life!
Single parenting, if only for the weekend
We’re on our own for the next 5 days. The King is in Spain on business. It is interesting how the family dynamic changes when someone is absent. For us, it’s a bit of fun, a change in the routine.We eat easy meals. I get to choose the viewing AND hold the tv remote but for many it’s an everyday …