Brunch at the Southern Cross on Easter Sunday turned out to be a little more than we expected when Dan got his face painted like a tiger! The day started off fairly standard, with an Easter Egg hunt in the garden (not too much chocolate) and some non-edible Easter gifts of the cuddly and educational […]
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Transporting Children
There are an ever-increasing number of vehicles and mechanisms with which to transport ones child. Buggies, prams, back-packs, slings, ‘front-packs’, hip-seats, bicycle carriers, car seats and so the list goes on. Each method has its merits, but it is hard to determine, from the baffling array of products, what will really suit ones needs (and […]
Girls in the Garden
We’ve been undertaking a lot of landscaping to the garden of our new home this summer and it’s all finally coming into place. The girls are enjoying the flowers, the fruits of our labours (Cape Gooseberries, Strawberries and Parsley being top on their list) and we are enjoying a bountiful supply of coriander for our […]
Friday Morning Dip
Oriental Bay was like a mill-pond. Not a ripple stirred on the water, apart from those made by the fascinated explorations of children. Sophie was in raptures at the crystal clear water and focused on retrieving pebbles from the seabed and returning them to the water with a satisfying splash. Charlotte is not one to […]
Sleep vs Party
The summer evenings have been tempting the unstoppable Lee girls to frequently stay up past their bedtimes. Last weekend Mummy and Daddy gave up all hope… Daddy went out for a jog and Mummy painted some pebbles. Finally Sophie crashed, but Charlotte took a little longer to wind down!
‘Me-Time’: Bringing out the Best
Friends often ask, “Do you get much time to yourself?” And I smile contentedly and reply, “Not really, but that is fine with me.” But this answer is not strictly true. It is not that I don’t get ‘me time’, it’s just that the definition I have for it has changed and yet my friends […]
Single-Handed
Due to Dan’s increasing work commitments, as a tender deadline approaches (12 Feb. – his Birthday!), the past couple of weeks have given me a taster of what life would be like as a single-parent. Fortunately, the girls have been good for me, but I’m feeling pretty worn out with all the post bedtime chores! […]
The Holiday is Over
After a two-week holiday Dan went back to work today. We all felt a bit depressed and it was up to me to put on a brave face for the girls. A morning at the gardens started out fine (apart from my three year-old, Charlotte, making a teary wish at the ‘Wishing Well’ that, ‘Daddy, […]
2007 – A Year to Dream
Just before New Year’s Eve I dreamed of a rose growing around the pine tree that stands tall and erect in our garden. It was the most magnificent rose I had ever seen. It’s stem encircled the tree and rose it’s heady scent to the sky. I woke up the next morning, with Sophie snuggled […]
A First Christmas for Sophie Jade
It was a very beautiful Christmas in our new home, made all the more special by having our gorgeous girls to share it with.
This time last year…
I was HUGE! Little Sophie Jade (‘bubs’ at the time) was curled up in the warmth of my womb waiting to make her arrival. My due date, of 21 December, had been and gone and I felt about as comfortable as a stuffed turkey awaiting Christmas dinner. I was willing bubs to hold off until […]
(Stereo)Typical!
Whilst Christmas shopping for the girls today I couldn’t help but be disturbed by the stereotyping of girls vs boys toys, or that there should even be a blatant division between the two in the first place. For instance, as I walked in one store I was greeted with a ‘Dress-Up Box for Boys’ (complete […]
Countdown to Christmas
The Advent Calendar has been given lots of interest this Christmas, I would like to say this is due to Charlotte’s love of numbers but suspect it has more to do with the chocolates!
The look of relief in stay-at-home parents faces is universal – relief!