My younger sister is expecting her first baby next year and I’m just sooo excited for her. I only wish we lived closer so that I can share the experience of the ‘big bump’ with her. Although she is probably going to grow the most perfect little bump and then be one of those lucky […] Read more…
A blissful early evening walk As Mr D is away on business this week we have hired the wonderful Kirsty (http://www.facebook.com/HoneyILeftTheKidsWithKirsti) to be my second pair of hands during every mum’s favourite time of day – tea-bath-bed!! This may sound a little extravagant, as surely I can fly solo for 7 days right??? Weeeeelllll, I’ll […] Read more…
Miss H has sucked her thumb for as long as I can remember. In fact, I’m pretty sure if you hold up her scan photo at a certain angle it would appear that she is sucking her thumb in my tummy too. I can still remember my Granny Marge (my mum’s mummy), who was visiting […] Read more…
“Why mummy?” “Why mummy?” “Why mummy?” “Why Why Why? I had almost forgotten about that oh so annoying stage of development until it suddenly reappeared as Hollie’s new favourite question a few days ago. I wonder how long until I start to give her the standard answer I gave Josh – “because Y has a tail!” I’m pretty […] Read more…
Yesterday I decided to take the kids into the City to visit the Sydney Wildlife Centre and the Aquarium in Darling Harbour. There are two ways for us to get there from the Beaches – a bus ride to Manly, and then the ferry across to Circular Quays (where the Opera House and the Bridge […] Read more…
One Wednesday morning the kids and I arrive a little early at Fitness First (my favourite gym – said with a large dose of sarcasm) for our weekly swimming lessons. They race into the changing room, strip off and jump straight into steam room to warm up. Here we go again I mutter “Come on […] Read more…
I decided that the best way to figure out which suburb to live in is to ask Emily (my new friend the sat nav) to take us to each one every day so that we can try before we buy!! So far each one has been lovely, but last night when looking through the endless […] Read more…