When worlds shatter
I always knew that despite my emotionally challenged ways, I could at least muster up some empathy for families with sick children. Thankfully, this became apparent after meeting my hubby as one of his best mates had a child who had spent a significant amount of time at the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital as a baby and still …
Loving Magic Mike XXL’s, erm, storyline
I wasn't sure if I was going to get away with a girls night out after being away for a few days last week, but luckily for me I have an awesome husband and he was home early, for a Friday (plus I cleaned the house and had dinner ready to go!! It's all in the …
It just keeps getting better
This evening, we started up the War of the bedtime resistant toddler again. You may recall me having written about it before about six months ago. Miss B was in fine form tonight. She's somehow developed the ability to scream at a pitch somewhere above Mariah Carey's highest octave but just below the silent level that only dogs can hear. She's …
Back to reality
Three times I have tried to sit down and write something this evening. Three times I've tended sick and/or cranky children, including stripping the bedding and changing an outfit after a projectile power-spew. It would appear that after my mini-vacay, reality has come back with a vengeance. Today had been going along swimmingly, ok, so that's …
Two Sentences Tuesday #10
After five long days away from home eating on the road and in the air, she was delighted when out of the blue her husband called to tell her that he had put a meal in the slow cooker before heading off to work. And although coming home with two tired and hungry children is always a …
All good things must come to an end
The downside to going to a wedding on the other side of the country is, hands down, the trip home. We knew when planning our trip that it was going to be short and face paced, but it's not been until we've been in the cars and planes that we've been able to realise just how ambitious …
Tired eyes and sore feet
We woke with tired eyes and sore feet but the aftermath we were expecting after the wedding as not as bad as we were expecting. Several times throughout the drive we realised that it's not as easy to bounce back as it used to be! After breakfast and a last goodbye to the bride and …
Gin and Titonic
Bought this today in Albany. Yep, still cracking me up!! How are you spending this Friday night? What is your drink of choice?
A LIFE LIKE OURS 