So when my kids are learning something new I like for them to have some success to encourage them to keep going. It’s a basic teaching technique. My kids fish now because the first time they fished they caught a fish. That we couldn’t rig but there have been plenty of things that we have [...]
When Milla was ten months old we fell pregnant with Finn. It was in the plan, all organised, and we were lucky enough for it to happen just as we wanted. Now, as Finn is almost nine months old, we find ourselves discussing the possibility of a third child. Actually, it’s one of those discussions [...]
I feel like we have been running around doing fun, summery things for weeks now so it’s nice to just be at home but it also explains why this post is about something that happened just after Christmas; Squirm’s third birthday. Occasionally I get a nice surprise when I realise that I get to do [...]
I have discovered the joys of ‘magic cream’. You know the cream that will fix any ailment from sore legs to a sore tummy to mosquito bites to a headache. Anything. It truly is amazing. It stops whining and tantrums and makes everything better. ‘And what is this special magic cream?’ you ask. Well, its [...]
Henceforth in our house there will be days that will be referred to as ‘Mussel Festival Days’. And here is why. Saturday was the day of the Portarlington Mussel Festival and our family decided to go. I don’t eat seafood but that’s okay they have other food there plus a guy dressed up as a [...]