So I'm sitting here and it's 6.25am Monday morning. DH has just left for work and I can hear DD15 is awake. She wakes up earlier than the others so she can jump in the shower before all of them. I'm always the last to have a shower (and I'm lucky if there is any hot water left!) The rest of the babes should be getting up in the next ... Read More

We could be watching television or reading the newspaper and we come across or hear something that we don't know about. In the past, I would have just taken no notice and moved on but it's so easy now to find out about things quickly. For example, I had no idea what fractional ownership was. I heard it on tv last night so I typed the words into the search ... Read More

So now that DH has his GPS device, I need to think of something to get him for Christmas because the GPS was going to be either for his birthday or Christmas this year. I have heard him saying some colourful words to the drill that he currently owns (which is a cordless one that no longer holds it's charge) so I might just have a look at some air ... Read More

...if there is a delay in receiving a response to your email, or my blogs do not get updated or I don't get around to your blog to drop my Entrecard or I don't finish my assignments, IT'S NOT MY FAULT! It's because SOMEONE (looking in the general direction of DH) won't get off my laptop! ... Read More

We don't work on a set schedule as to which year the kids can have a birthday party with their friends. If we don't plan one where their friends will be invited, we always do an afternoon tea with the family, or offer a "drop in" invitation for icecream and birthday cake. We do of course have birthday parties for the milestone birthdays. But this year will be a little different. ... Read More

....tell him where to go!! DH has been talking about getting a GPS device because with his job, he travels around the Sydney and South Coast area and often travels by himself. So I went online to do some shopping comparison in priced before we headed for the shopping centre. I came across a site called digxa.com that looked interesting. It's a free shopping comparison website that lists almost everything that ... Read More

DS16 passed his driver's knowledge test today which means he is a learner driver! I'm so proud of him! He came out of the examination area and gave me a double thumbs up with a huge grin on his face...Wow, my first born is now legally old enough to start driving! So instead of heading home, we filled the car up with petrol and drove to a quiet area near the ... Read More

In regards to my "step families" post, I want to say thank you to everyone who commented. I have decided to password protect it because I didn't want it to become a word war. I found how easy it is for words to be taken the wrong way and how quickly things can get out of hand. I stand by my words when I said that I felt the need to ... Read More

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You wouldn't think that you could hurt yourself on a mini trampoline, would you? I was happily minding my own business, bouncing away to Gwen Stefani when two of my children started bickering in the hallway. I turned to tell them to quit it and somehow lost my footing, falling not so gracefully to the floor. Yes, they stopped bickering because they were too busy laughing at their mama! ... Read More