My day starts at around 8am, well actually it really started at 2am when I was woken by the storm outside and then again at 4.30am when Husband woke me as he left for work, and managed to wake the two smallest boys too. Bottles made bellies full and settled, no other children seem to... Continue Reading →
Things I’ve heard myself say…
I am not a cranky shouty mum. Really I'm not. It's just that by the end of the day with this many kids, if you aren't begging/pleading/threatening by then you are shouting the first thing you think of. My mouth operates before my brain does a LOT. On occasion after I've made a 'request' to the... Continue Reading →
Children and Food – you cook what for your kids?
If you clicked on the link to this post thinking that you were going find healthy recipes to feed fussy toddlers, you have been led astray. Warning rant ahead... Nobody tells a parent to be how futile an exercise cooking for your young will be. Take this evening for instance, all afternoon I have had... Continue Reading →
Kids today…
Ever found yourself lamenting... kids today (insert muttering and swearing under your breath here) have no respect. I have noticed that as my children get older I find myself muttering this at least once a day. Is this because I'm getting older? Surely not. Things have changed and I know I am not imagining this. ... Continue Reading →
Break out the duct tape.
Henry (Future Dark Overlord & owner of the perpetually running nose) simply will not stay in any kind of car seatbelt. I am out of ideas. The kid can ooze out of any done up seat belt as if he were that mercury guy from Terminator, and then once he is out of his seat... Continue Reading →
My Bucket List
I've seen a lot of Bucket List's around the traps, and it got me thinking that I should have my own. So here we have, in no particular order - my list of things I want to have done before I die and some things that I have already done that were on my list.... Continue Reading →
Stop in the name of love…
I was listening to some waffle on one of those morning shows a couple of days ago about unrealistic expectations woman have about love. This was blamed on romantic comedy movies. The debate that followed pretty much said that these movies set the bar too high for men, and that men show love to their... Continue Reading →
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