When Did It Happen? 25 Aug 2013 | 05:22 pm

This weekend has just been party, party, party! Well, technically, just party, party. With a kind of teensy party thrown in to one of the other parties. Two of my nieces turned 18 this month, and as w...

And that’s what really happened … 23 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm

Awoke with my day all sorted, but things have the propensity to change in half a blink of an eye at the moment, so I never put much faith in The Plan, really. It makes for terrible mental health issue...

Book Week Dress Up 22 Aug 2013 | 09:58 am

I have spent the last two weeks or so gloating. Not because I am exceptionally creative or crafty and can whip up a book week – nay, any kind of dress up, costume or otherwise in the blink of an eye. ...

When Plan A fails 21 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm

I awoke this morning with my day pretty well planned in my head. Grumpy was going to take the big kids to school, head off to a job, come home, pick Chippie up and head to kinder. I, on the other hand...

Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda 18 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm

Grumpy Pants and I acquired a new mattress for our bed this weekend. Which left the discarded mattress propped up against the wall, just inside the front door. This house we are currently residing in ...

More Trash (and a Giveaway) 16 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am

Godzilla was recently sent into raptures. He was sent a Trash Pack Sewer Dump from the Trash Pack Gods at Moose Toys. A new component to the Trash Pack family and part of the Series 5 range of Trash P...

Doing it all. At the same time. 13 Aug 2013 | 04:21 pm

Today is a Chippie At Home Day and I have scheduled a Very Important Meeting. To make it easier on everyone, the meeting was organised to be at my home, where I also have access to coffee Just The Way...

From the Album: Family Day Mornington Historic Railway 12 Aug 2013 | 05:15 am

Family Day: Mornington Historic Railway, for something different 11 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm

Family Day again and one in which we’ve actually been able to schedule the entire family heading out for the day. It hasn’t happened for a few weeks. I must say, I’m a little rattled; as the last few ...

A Learning Experience 9 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm

I like to ask my kids what they did at school on our way home afterwards. Apparently, it’s all good mothery and strengthens bonds. At least, according to the ‘experts’. In my case, it is usually a fut...