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TootTootChuggaChugga…!

Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! Nah Nah Nah Naah Nah Nah Nah Nah Naaaa-aaa-aaah!
OK, I am lying.  I know the words.  I know ALL the words.  I sing along all the time.  Then the TV goes off and I can STILL hear the words.  It is in my head.  I think it is [...]

Kite kinetics

Krista had a kite incursion at school yesterday.  All the kids spent the day making and decorating their own kites, then everyone went onto the oval and flew their kites. 

A man who collects kites from around the world also came and flew these massive big kites, and they were absolutely amazing.  Krista said that she [...]

I had a dream last night….

…that I was walking through a barren, windy, cold place, and I came upon a dead tree, no leaves, just sticks.  Hanging from the branch was my mums urn, all colourful and bright.  It was swinging back and forth in the wind, like a pendulum, just out of my reach.  I kept trying to catch [...]

A beautiful day at the park

Today was the most amazing day, and I thought I would test out my new (pink!) camera.  Got some pics of my gorgeous kiddies.  We went for a drive and stopped off in Melville for a pizza picnic and a play.  Here they are, complete with grubby faces and cheeky smiles.

Krista

Jonathan

Laila

The world just can’t get any better

MMMMMM…….Caaaaaaaaake………

Surviving Mothers Day

Today is Mothers Day, and tomorrow it is exactly nine months since my mum died.  She has now been dead for the exact amount of time it took for her to create me. 
Surviving her death has been surreal.  All those things I imagined grief would be, it isn’t.  I thought losing a loved one would start [...]

Parenting Forums Anonymous

Hi.  My name is Shereen, and I am a parenting-forum-aholic.
It has now been two minutes since I last hit “New Posts” and I am already feeling the effects of withdrawal.  Sweaty palms.  Drumming fingers.  Twitchy feet.  Elevated heart rate.  *Must*Look!* *Must*see*what*total*strangers*aka my “friends”*are*doing*RIGHT NOW. 
Nothing compares to the thrill of starting a thread, and seeing it [...]