Seven Day Mother: Baby and Children I got it all

Write a children’s book

Murtle Turtle Anyone with young children will know that children LOVE to hear stories. Reading books to your children is great but writing a book for them is better. A parent knows exactly what the child enjoys whether it be dinosaurs, robots, fairies, animals or any number of things, there is always a story to [...]

My anti-social bird hating neighbours

Every time we move we find ourselves with different neighbours… some nice, some cranky, some dying, some talkative, some old, some young…it’s like the lottery. This time round we seem to have moved next door to an anti-social bird hating woman who yells at the slightest sound of a bird call. It took us a [...]

The Houghtons are here

Most people knock on the door when they turn up to someones house… us Houghtons have a unique way of announcing our arrival. You see we went over to my sister’s house the other day and we were a little early so as we made our way to the front door my sister pulled into [...]

Full USB stick

While transferring files (ok… movies) onto USB sticks the other day, Natalie picked one up and the following conversation took place. Natalie: What are you doing mummy? Me: Filling up the USB sticks. Natalie: (placing the usb stick down and reaching for another one) Me: Don’t mix them up honey, one of them is full [...]

Claire’s first school camp

My big girl went on her first school camp this week, two nights and three days at Mapleton. It was the same camp I went to when I was in primary school… Obi Obi road! The facilities must have been improved since I went there because Claire told me all about the huge indoor rock [...]

Home made Focaccia bread

I made some Focaccia bread the other day and it was so easy to make and so delicious, I just have to share the recipe. Ingredients * 1 cup water * 2 tablespoons oil * 2 teaspoons salt * 1 tablespoon sugar * 3 cups plain flour * 1 tablespoon dry active yeast Topping You [...]

Extreme javelin

With various sports activities going on at my children’s school, Natalie was curious as to what javelin was. The following conversation took place: Natalie: Mummy, what’s javelin? Me: It’s where people throw a big spear to see how far they can get it. Natalie stood there with a horrified look on her face so I [...]

I shower with “THE STIG”

I went to the ABC shop the other day and walked out with a bunch of Doctor Who stuff as well as a “Stig in a soap”. It’s simply a clear bar of soap with a Stig toy inside but now when I head to the shower I can say to myself… “time to shower [...]

Birthday party game

Earlier in the week I phoned my step father for his birthday but he didn’t answer the phone, my mother did. The poor birthday boy could be heard in the background vacuuming!!! It got me thinking, John is my mothers third husband… did she make all her husbands vacuum on their birthday or was this [...]

Awesome sharpener

Recently I bought a pencil sharpener in the shape of a nose. My seven year old thought it was awesome (and so do I) but she had a little trouble with it. I watched as she twisted the pencil round and round in frustration, eventually she gave up and said “stupid thing doesn’t work.” I [...]