Category: Family
Apology Day
This morning I sat in front of the television and had the children next to me. “Why are we watching this?” Keira asked, bored. “Because this is a very important day. You see, we have white skin and in the past people with white skin weren’t very nice to the people with dark skin who live here. But today,…
WW – Big Bed Time
The other weekend we set up Riley’s ‘big bed’. His cot is a convertible kind that (supposedly) was straight forward to convert. I had my suspicions it mightn’t be so easy. So we set ourselves up and got comfortable… …and dad got frustrated when there were set-backs and mistakes: No shots! Go away! But we…
The healthy eating plan isn’t working
I’m currently suffering the “2-day post-shopping syndrome”. Perhaps you know of it? Symptoms: You stand in front of the open refrigerator, elbow crooked up on the door for extra comfort, and stare at the contents within. You only did the groceries two days ago, but already there are holes. All the ‘extras’, those ‘goodies’ you…
