I Let My Kids Use Shed Words

Mar 26, 2014 | family, live laugh love

I had a work colleague stop me last week and say “I overheard your Daughter be rude in front of you… I’m surprised she spoke like that.”  My response? “My kids are allowed to use shed-words in appropriate situations.”  She looked a...

{glimpses} Birthday Girl

Jan 29, 2014 | family

it was the Beautiful Girls birthday this week… It was a milestone birthday, so we had our Walcha family over for the afternoon, to celebrate with drinks, nibbles and (of course) cake! The cake was a 6-layered rainbow cake – almost 4 hours worth of baking,...

Free Printable Calendars for 2014

Dec 11, 2013 | family

It’s nearly time to hang the calendar for 2014 and as I’ve been thinking of printing my own this year, I thought I’d do a round-up of some I found for you all. The offerings really are endless – I simply Googled free printable calendar 2014 and...

Today I am grateful for: my Beautiful Girl

May 1, 2013 | family

This school holidays saw my Beautiful Girl off on a holiday, all on her own-some. Ten days away from us, visiting with the relatives up North – and I missed her more than I thought I would. The dynamics always change when one of the kids is off on a sleep-over....

Why I Don’t Want My Daughter to Get A Part-Time Job

Apr 3, 2013 | family

Purely selfish on my part, but I want her to do well in school. You see, my Beautiful Girl intends to go to university. She’s an A average student.  She has to work at it for some subjects while others come easier, and even though I know there are benefits to...

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