I’m determined to do one of these Instagram wrap-up thingies each month. I am falling behind and it’s only February (actually it’s March, see!!). Random Badoo fest. Don’t you just love the stripey socks? I have more photos of The Badoo than the rest of the family combined. Self-portrait with grumpy face. But I’m all…
Me and my gal
On Wednesdays during school time, it’s just me and the Badoo. We potter about doing reading in the classrooms, lumbering through chores and paying visits. We are very chatty. At the moment, she won’t listen, won’t do as she’s told and wants to rule the world. Her nickname is Badoo, but I want to change…
Happiness looks like this
I’m tempted to have my headline and put a picture of my family in this post and leave it at that. My family makes me ooze with happiness most of the time. Of course, sometimes they’re just a massive, weighty boulder that I have to lug and push and shove everywhere I go. Literally, in the…
Through the Instagram: little peek at October
My love affair with Instagram continues, although I’ve realised that I am not the sort of person who whips out the camera to record our every moment. Maybe it’s practice, but I’ve found that ‘camera’ tends to equal ‘pose’ around here, so it just wrecks the spontaneity in my life. You say, “no, no, just keep doing…
Dummy parenting
Yeah, so The Badoo still has a “dummer”. The only thing dummer than the dummer in this house is the parents for letting their three year old continue the habit. The rule is that it’s for bedtime only, but the reality is that the bloody thing is hanging out of her mouth more often than…
Kapow!
Check out the Pink Supergirl costume Gran and Pops got for the Badoo’s birthday. How Supercool is that! Inspired by the antics of the Badoo’s new alter-ego, all three Tsunamis were soon practicing their best Superhero moves on the trampoline. Kapow! (Please ignore the singlet tag indicating that the singlet is on back to front…
Tickled Pink Party
Our darling Badoo turns three tomorrow and yesterday was her first ever ‘big’ birthday party. While I admit that I’m a little pinked-out, her choice of a ‘pink’ party was really a match made in heaven for me. Dear readers, forgive me the lengthy details, but this is one party I want to remember… I’ll…
This week I’m grateful for… trying
We have a saying around our house: “Don’t say can’t, say I’ll try“. It’s a necessary saying because if a child has ever uttered the words “I can’t” more than Maxi and Cappers, I’d like to meet them. Every time they say I can’t, I bang on with my favourite saying and 9.9 times out…
This week I’m grateful for… the laughing cry
Some days you’ve gotta laugh or you’d cry. I like to do both at the same time. All week I’ve been mental at work. I’m making approximately fifty five decisions an hour and everyone wants a piece of me. Just so busy that my head spins. I’m getting through it on a carefully planned schedule and…
Feted, not jarred – Jarbola ideas
I’m nuts about school fetes. The cake stalls, the white elephant, the dinky games involving hacky sacks and tin cans. The sheer old-school at school fun of it all. I’ve been busy getting creative with jars and stuff to make jars for the ‘Jarbola’. I didn’t even know what a Jarbola was until Cappers carefully…