If you've seen the Bigpond ad, you know it so everyone can stay home and watch the cricket LOL Australia Day is commemorated each year on January 26th, the day The First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788 to begin forming the Colony of New South Wales. The day means different things to different people. To me, it's a celebration of family and friends, friendship and camaraderie, a ... Read More

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. There are 239 films on this list. Put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun. (x) Rocky Horror Picture Show(x) Grease(x) Pirates of the Caribbean(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest() Boondock Saints() Fight Club() Starsky and Hutch(x) Neverending ... Read More

Just because times are tough doesn't mean that you and the kids need to stay home during the school holidays. Boredom Busters provides Aussie families with an alternative to "putting it all on credit" by offering tailored Australia-wide entertainment lay-by packages to suit any family budget. We've all heard of the Christmas hampers. Well this is the same concept. By paying as little as $2.50 per week ... Read More

Buying everything that is needed for the kids to go back to school can break the bank! Fortunately for us, we only have 2 of the kiddos going back to school this year with William joining the army and Tiesha continuing her studies at TAFE. Before we go shopping, I always make a list of essential school supplies that the kids will need. Once all the junk mail comes ... Read More

Now that we're almost upon the terrible two's I thought we'd better get some rules straight before we go any further.... 1. You are no longer breast fed. That means my boobs are no longer your property, but mine. Please refrain from trying to expose them for all to see. 2. That cot in our bedroom is YOUR bed. Mine and your daddy's bed only has two pillows - ... Read More

The older girls and I were sitting in the lounge room when Annabelle came running in with something in her hands. She held it out to me. Thinking it was play-doe, I held out my hand until I realised it was not play-doe but poo. Unfortunately, in stead of acting like the calm and mature adult that I am (!) I squealed with the rest of the kids when we ... Read More

I asked Giorgia to bring out her school uniforms this morning. I wanted her to try it all on so I could what she's grown out of and what needed replacing for the new school year. Annabelle decided that she wanted to try one of Giorgia's school dresses on. Ugh! It was enough for me to shed a tear because time passes so quickly, it WON'T be long before ... Read More

Kids driving you batty so much that you have totally lost track what day it is? You don't have to worry about it any more! "What day is it?" saves the day (or tells you the day...LOL) Technorati Tags: what day is it ... Read More

If you do a search online, you will find a lot of opportunities to make money online. But it can take some time wading through the good ideas from the ones that are just a waste of your time. One of my favourite ways is to make money blogging about websites, products and services that I like and want to share with my readers. I usually write about what ... Read More

...but bad for you. That is what they were saying tonight on a current affairs show about the compact fluorescent light bulbs. We're being told that we should replace all our bulbs with these "green bulbs" because they are better for the environment but what they aren't telling you is that they can be dangerous to your health! Incandescent bulbs are being phased out in November 2009 because they ... Read More