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Family / May 14th, 2008

WW – Bathtime

Family / May 13th, 2008

Suddenly, we’re drowning in Arts and Crafts

According to ancient Jewish doctrine, or so I’ve read, once the name of the God has been written down in any form it can never, ever be willingly destroyed. Well someone must have whispered this piece of lore to my husband, because that is his exact same mentality when it comes to my daughter’s ‘masterpieces’ she creates…

Family / May 12th, 2008

Husband, dearest…

…please, next Mothers Day, don’t buy the horrible generic brand chocolate bavarian dessert. Sara Lee ONLY, kapish?

Family / May 9th, 2008

More self-esteem boosting from the mouth of my husband

Lying in bed, discussing Rhys* from So You Think You Can Dance: [*PS: Yes I KNOW he’s gay, people…My brain doesn’t care!] Karen: I wonder if I could ever win him back over to the girls’ side? Adam: {Insert non-plussed grunt in reaction to my odd choice of pillow talk} Karen: It makes me a little…

Family / May 8th, 2008

The wars of the generations

Tuesday morning, I was ready for a battle. It began when Keira decided to throw a tantrum because Riley was wearing one of her (many) jackets. This was on the way to her regular dancing class. In a nice punch, as we were in the MacDonald’s carpark (mumma needed a coffee hit), I spied not…

Family / May 7th, 2008

WW – This pleases me on so many levels

Family / May 2nd, 2008

Dropping the ball

The rain falls, kissing the guttering outside my window, making that special metallic smack smack sound. It has just lulled my two sick children off to sleep and I have retreated to my own bed, to blow my nose, read some Helen Garner, and generally wish away the time until I also feel better. Time, though,…

Family / May 1st, 2008

Not today

Please go on over to Kim’s today for a look at this week’s Surprise! update. As you are enjoying her fine colours and interesting insight into the artist’s process, I will be over here, wringing my hands over the state of the household and the fact that the weather has turned COLD! and I have…

Family / April 30th, 2008

WW – Birthday cake disaster

Awful, isn’t it? In fact, words can barely describe the hideousness. Look at the chewed off edge; except it wasn’t chewed, it came out of the packet like that (so Keira says). Then there’s the chocolate thats bleeding through the rice paper like the blackheads I used to sport when I was working at Macdonalds….

Family / April 29th, 2008

So we made it

For the past eleven or so months you’ve been telling people, “I’m almost four!” and I suppose I have been the spoil-sport when I pipe up, “Not for a while yet, you’re not.” Then, since Christmas, I’ve had to start admitting that, yes, it’s not far off now, is it? What would you like? A…

Family / April 28th, 2008

Hmmm…

Karen happens upon suspicious little brown substances on the floor. She gently picks one up and smells it. “Ah, good!” she says to herself, before going over to the bin. Her husband overhears, and looks over. “That should be chocolate.” “Well, I know it is now.” “What disturbs me is that you smelled it when it could’ve been…

Family / April 26th, 2008

Trying’ to keep a sense of humour

Both kids are fighting over me. Because they are sick, their desperation is of a particularly sweaty and snotty kind. Both tug, grab and yank at my bathrobe as they fight to see who will be granted my attention, and therefore my love, first. “You now know what it feels to be rock star,” says my…

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WW – Bathtime

Suddenly, we’re drowning in Arts and Crafts

Husband, dearest…

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