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Joni – A Ray Of Sunshine

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

Today is a mammoth day. Today my first born stops being a child and becomes an adult. Joni, Happy 18th Birthday sweetheart! I have a few things that I want to say. Firstly, I’m sorry that the very first words … Continue reading →

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People ask me how I manage it, but evidently, I don’t…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Yesterday, I sat at the table and I cried through lunch. Not one of those snotty, bellowing, heart-wrenching cries. No. Silent tears dribbled down my face and plopped into my lap – I was tissue-less. Yesterday, one child after another … Continue reading →

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Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment. The house looks like a bomb went off in it. Yesterday, I was away the whole day. Doctors in the morning. Pick up the littlest kid from Kindergarten and then take said kid, … Continue reading →

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Mother hysteria: The curious case of the caught nipple

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

Reini’s evening started something like this: His one and only son called him at work and announced, “There’s been an accident… In the kitchen… With the mixing machine… And Mum…” I should probably admit to you, at this point, that … Continue reading →

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A couple of recent corkers

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

My husband and I attempted to usher Akasha, our six year old, off to bed. She, as usual, came up with several excuses as to why she should stay up but we didn’t give in and insisted that we, as … Continue reading →

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Let’s start the year with a little bedroom talk

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Apparently my son’s remote control is broken. Joni decided, in her loveliness and wisdom that this morning, as she is doing work experience at Aden’s school this week, she would take on the responsibility of getting her younger brother up … Continue reading →

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It’s a funny old Christmas

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I’ve just spent two hours, I repeat, TWO HOURS looking for my husband’s main Christmas present. I had hidden it, unwrapped (I know that for sure because other people keep nicking my wrapping paper, so I’ve not been able to … Continue reading →

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Something Terrible Happened Today

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

I wrote a complete story today for my NaNoWriMo book of short stories. I did a quick read through and stuck to my bare minimal correction (as Tilly tells me: I have to write 50,000 words in 30 days, if … Continue reading →

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I’ve made the decision, now it’s just the sticking to it

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Friday, really was a truly hilarious day. One of those days in fact, when you just think: It doesn’t get better than this. It went along something like this: I thought I had it covered. I had a list and … Continue reading →

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Excitement of the day

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Last weekend my husband celebrated his birthday. Some of you may also know that I turned 40 in the summer. A very generous, angelic, amazing, crazy friend presented me with a voucher: To Take All Four Kids Overnight. I combined … Continue reading →

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