Down with the kids

Baby Bear is Two!

mum — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:54 +0000

I’d forgotten how adorable this stage is. After spending the previous 12 months on a “watch and learn” protocol Baby Bear is now out of the bag. This means a multitude of new words every day and a crazed insistence that she participates in everything. She chooses her own clothes usually best party dress, gumboots [...]

It’s in the bag

mum — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:16:23 +0000

We have planned our first big holiday in ages - 8 nights in Bali! The whole family is excited, particularly Little Bro who took the opportunity to pack a bag for the holiday today, despite the departure date being a good 6 weeks away. I have just unpacked the bag and thought I’d share it’s contents: 1 [...]

DSO’s Mission Improbable

DSO — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:52:50 +0000

Sometimes I have to pull up Leisa when she tells people that she is weaning Baby Bear. That can’t be the case – unless by that she’s referring to her role in strategy and direction. When Baby Bear calls out for booby juice in the middle of the night it’s only DSO that can go [...]

Sticky fingers no more!

mum — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:11:24 +0000

My kids hate having sticky fingers or dirty hands. They demand napkins after every meal and always wash their hands, if we are out they demand that wipes are available in all circumstances. “Great, so what’s the problem?” - say all those parents who are constantly nagging and pleading with kids to do the same. The [...]

Thanks a lot Jungle Girl!

mum — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:49:28 +0000

I once saw an interview with Cate Blanchett in which she talked about herself and husband Andrew Upton sitting in front of a Wiggles dvd , discussing the production merits in detail while realising that they should get out more! It was an - “Aw see, they are just like us!”, moment! I [...]

If the shoe fits

mum — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:37:20 +0000

I’m not what you’d call a fussy mum. I don’t iron the kids clothes, I’m happy to take them out dressed in eclectic items from the dress up box and I don’t even insist on things matching - who has the energy? One thing I am particular about however, is footwear! Each [...]

Offerings

mum — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:27:41 +0000

Toddlers and preschoolers are hungry all the time. I figure it’s related to their frantic activity levels! If I don’t feed Big Sis and Little Bro something every 30 minutes the result is a meltdown of enormous proportions - so we never stray far from home without a carrier bag of snacks! Visiting a friend [...]

Repetitive dining injury

mum — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:04:13 +0000

As parents of 3 small children we don’t get out much! There is no shame in that. I did however experience an almost overwhelming urge to strangle (with her own hairdryer cord) a young hair salon assistant who after observing me breastfeeding through a haircut (not easy let me say) - and comforting a small [...]

More wacky adventures…

mum — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:22:28 +0000

It’s been a long time between posts. With holidays and other commitments the blog has taken a back seat - and I’ve really missed it. I have lots of little scraps of paper at the bottom of my hand bag recording blog-able moments with our little tribe. Unfortunately on closer inspection most of them [...]

An organic, free range, craft farm…one day!

mum — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:00:15 +0000

We are connoisseurs of craft at our place. I scour the discount stores for all the cool stuff - glitter, stickers and tinsel. Feathers are a real favourite for Big Sis and I recently uncovered a stockpile of $2 tubs of multicolour feathers! I was delighted with them, as was Big Sis [...]