My sister, Penny and I decided this year that each Boxing Day was going to be OUR day over the festive season to celebrate Christmas together, with our husbands and kids. It was a gorgeous day today so we all made good use of the Michie's pool. We enjoyed a BBQ lunch, exchanged gifts and cooled down (and played) in the pool some more! Above: ... Read More
This year was the first Christmas in the almost 18 years that Bill and I have been together that we got to spend at home.....and it was fabulous! We got up when we wanted to get up...ok, when the kids wanted us to get up LOL. We opened the gifts when we wanted to open the gifts. We ate when we decided we were all hungry and wanted to eat. ... Read More
Thank you to everyone who has visited, read my posts, left comments, sponsored giveaways and advertised on Mummified Times Five this year. Bill, William, Tiesha, Madeline, Giorgia, Annabelle and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Technorati Tags: merry christmas ... Read More
He’s sitting in front of the TV: what is on the screen? It'll be on ABC or SBS, and it's probably soccer (football) or some documentary. You’re out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad? He's not fussy. He'll usually eat whatever is put in front of him. What is one food he doesn’t like? There is one ... Read More
It was all excitement and laughing and waving to Santa until it was our turn to get the photo done with Santa and that's when Annabelle decided that she didn't want a bar of it. I was hoping that it wasn't going to get to stage where Santa was wishing he had self defense products on him to protect himself because Annabelle was going to start kicking and screaming! It ... Read More
Usually for Tackle It Tuesday, I always have something in the house that needs to be tackled but today, we're tackling Santa! I really want to get a Santa photo with the kids today but I'm not sure how Annabelle is going to react to the Santa in the shopping centre. Cross your fingers for us that we get a photo before she screams the whole place down! ... Read More
I was up early this morning so I could make the Donna Hay chocolate cupcakes that I got sent to me. I added 1/2 cup of the Metamucil Fibresure that I also got sent to me. My kids were wondering what was up when I was telling them to eat a cupcake before they ate their breakfast today. I wanted to find out if ... Read More
It's the week of Christmas! I'm really looking forward to it now that all the gift shopping is done. This week will look like this for us: Monday - bangers and mash, veg, gravy Tuesday - spaghetti bolognaise, garlic bread Wednesday - takeaway (we're taking the kids on a Christmas lights tour) Christmas Day! Boxing Day! Saturday - not planned Sunday - not planned What's on your menu this ... Read More
Bill took the kids shopping this afternoon to buy something for me for Christmas. I'm hoping that he took some notice of my wish list but if he didn't, that's ok as long as he doesn't come back with espresso machines, irons or anything else that is a "house present". We discussed this topic before and the conclusion was that if, and only if, I ask specifically for a ... Read More
Getting a 10% bonus back on your car insurance premium sounds like a nice advantage and it was one of the reasons I chose our current car insurer. But I didn't realise that William, being under 18, was not going to be covered with our insurance. It means that we have to get some auto insurance quotes that will not only cover Bill and me, but needs to cover ... Read More
