When you’re young, your life is laid out in front of you. You can achieve anything you set your mind to or so you think. Your dreams are of firemen or policemen. The question “What do you want to be when you grow up?
Who Knew I Had Hoarder Tendencies…..
I have never thought of myself a a hoarder. Sure I have things from years ago but I still use them, wear them, need them. That’s not a problem. I can throw stuff out, I do it all the time. I regularly go through closets and cupboards and clean out clothing and kitchen appliances.
The Week We Fended for Ourselves. Let’s Not Do That Again
Things have ramped up in the business and now The King has to travel a bit. That’s fine. I’m used to it, He used to travel all the time. I have been spoilt over the last few years though as he hasn’t been away for a while. Wednesday he had to fly out to LA for a week. He had …
Our Weekend Projects are not Like Your Weekend Projects…Hump Day Humour #30
On the weekends we do projects….but not home improvement projects…. more like kid improvement projects, like this…………….. Is it safe to let your children loose in Central Park? I’ve heard strange things happen there. I see a career ahead of them……What do you think?
10 Television Shows We loved that our Kids will Never Understand
If you’re old like me, then you’ll remember when tv only had 4 channels and they turned on the test pattern at 11pm. Life was different then, not necessarily better but simpler. We didn’t have on demand tv, internet or even video players.
School is back, Who’s ready?
Here, today, in this house the scramble for back to school was not so much a scramble as a drag my arse across the floor and cry like a baby. It was dark , it was cold and it sucked. Two young people are at the bench, trying desperately to get more sleep and not go back to school.
Going Back to the Farm
Since the kids were born we’ve taken them back to see the farm and my parents. Since we moved to America it has been less, obviously. It’s a long way and it’s a lot of money. I try to take the kids every other summer so they get to see family but don’t miss out on summers either. Every time …
When He Thanks Me at the Oscars
When you live in a house full of creatives, and you’re one yourself, then you get to do different stuff. It’s just like that.. Grand Master D has an unscheduled day off school, no he’s not sick, it’s not a half day… there’s no hurricane or snow day, his 7th grade class has a field trip today. He didn’t want …
How Wimpy ‘Greg’ Saved Us from ‘The Elf on The Shelf’
The Elf on the Shelf, we’ve all heard of it, and if you haven’t then which rock have you been living under? Anyway for those of you with moss on your shoes, The Elf on the Shelf is just that, a little elf on a shelf, he’s Santa’s spy, sent to sit around your house and keep those little people …
A Santa Fest…
Because I LOVE Christmas, over the years, I have tried hard to start our own family traditions and get Santa pics for the kids. I didn’t manage it every year but it’s nice to see how they’ve grown with each photo and it’s fun to look back and enjoy the memories. Here’s some Santa pics — just for fun today. …