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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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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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Six today – Hip Hip Hooray!

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Dearest Akasha, There’s no one like you! You bring joy to all our hearts and tears of laughter to our eyes. So I thought I’d give you a little surprise: You when you were born. I couldn’t have been more … 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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Bandaged from the shower

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Now, I’m not completely repulsive. Please bear that in mind when you read the next line. Today, I finally managed to have a shower. I’d bathed on Sunday in an attempt to curb the swelling. That had not worked. Then … Continue reading →

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Pigeon English

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Let me tell you, it’s hard growing up as a bilingual when you are only five years old. You have double the amount of words to remember and the grown ups need to suspect expect that there will be mix … Continue reading →

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We’re not quite ready for butterfly wings yet

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I’m living with a very hungry caterpillar. I let my five-year old stay home from Kindergarten today, as this morning, her cold seemed to have swallowed her voice completely. In all honesty, a mere whisper troubled her. Now, you might … Continue reading →

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I keep thinking…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I keep thinking that I should check myself into a hotel for the weekend. That way I would finally be able to read that book I wanted to, without interruption. I would try really hard not to fall asleep on … Continue reading →

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