So today marks the end of my Entrecard giveaway and with the help of DD7, we drawn some winners! First we wrote the names on strips of paper... Then DD7 folded each piece up and put them in a hat... Then DD7 drew the first winner... and that winner is.... and then picking the second winner.... and that winner is (apologies for the bad photography!)..... Congratulations to mybigworldofcrap.org and  rarereflection.com I'll be transferring your credits shortly! A BIG thank ... Read More

I was tagged for the book meme by Connie from Brain Foggles. The Rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people. I've just started reading "The Bad Mother's Handbook" by Kate Long. Pg 123, from line 5: "That's rude,' said Lisa promptly.  "You shouldn't ask a lady that". "I think she's about twenty-five," ... Read More

I was tagged by Geek Mom, Jenn and Jules so I thought I'd better get it done! LOL Things I’m Passionate About my husband my children blogging my friendships my extended family cleanliness life peace Things I Want to Do Before I Die travel overseas become a great grandmother get a tattoo see my dad and my sister make peace with each other get skinny! hold a snake buy my dream car experience a white christmas Things I Say Often have you cleaned your room? for f#$%'s sake! meh I love you give mama ... Read More

I usually give my grandparents a framed portrait of DH, myself and the babes as their Christmas gift. They don't want anything else and as a request from my grandmother, I have done this for a couple years now. However, this year I think I might get custom printed calendars made for them and for my parents as well. It will be fun getting the kids to pose for each month! ... Read More

Wow! You should have seen the storm that just passed through here! It started getting really dark and cloudy at around 4.30pm and then the thunder and lightening started. Ha! It almost looks as though it's snowing in the picture...ok, maybe that's wishful thinking....LOL DH got home from the grocery store just when the hail started to fall. Unfortunately for him, the grocery bag fell and I heard him yell that the ... Read More

Here I go being a brand name snob again! When our first child was weaned off the breast, I tried to make it as painless as possible for me and the baby by purchasing teats that would imitate breastfeeding. I tried a few different brands but we had the most success with the Tommee Tippee baby feeding bottles. The teats are specially shaped to appear more 'breast-like' so it makes it ... Read More

..and the whole house looks like a bomb hit it! I didn't do any laundry yesterday and after picking up all the dirty laundry from the bedrooms and bathroom this morning, I have probably 6 loads of washing to be done! How in the world does this family give me so much washing to do??!! Don't they know that I don't REALLY enjoy doing housework all day, every day and that ... Read More

The baby has a problem with bottles standing upright! Doesn't matter if it's her own baby bottle, or someone's soft drink or water bottle, if she goes past it and it's standing up, she will knock it over every single time If she sees me pick the bottle up and stand it up again, she will come over to it and knock it over again. Strange child! LOL ... Read More

It usually takes me a while to get through a book because the only time I really take the time to read is when I jump into bed, right before I fall asleep! So lately I've taken to reading short stories. I came across a site today called beforeiamfamous.com, authored by Jenn Scott. One of the features of her site is Weekly Shorts where she encourages readers to submit ... Read More

That is the question! I shop weekly for our groceries and at the moment, we go through  average 15 litres a week of milk. Instead of going to the shop daily to buy the milk, I buy it in bulk when I do the grocery shopping and freeze it. There's no difference in taste (and believe me, my babes are fussy and would tell me if there was!). It just needs a ... Read More