Life
It’s busy, isn’t it? Kids. It is so good to be back home with them. They are so much fun. I could write for hours about how much joy and entertainment they bring me. My favourite thing is to be with them. Work. I’ve been out and about a lot for work lately. And as […]
Europe!
Monte and I are currently in London! Soon we will venture over to Edinburgh and then Paris! We are having an amazing time, although we miss our children and are so grateful that my parents are looking after them for a few weeks. Can I tell you something incredible? Whilst we are over here in […]
Matty’s timeline
At the end of last term at school, Matthew had to make a timeline of his life thus far. He had to collect photos of important events in his life and bring them to school and place them in order on his timeline. He is still talking about his timeline, wondering whether he should add […]
Ten things to tell your children every day
There are some things I like to tell my children every day. Or, at least, there are things I think about each day; sometimes I fall short of sharing these thoughts with my children, though I aim to. With a big family, we have to make conscious efforts to make each child feel special, loved […]
April 22-28
I love the school holidays. I love the gentle, peaceful pace of things. I love all the time that we have! These holidays have been so good already, with my beautiful friend Amanda and her two children coming to stay! We had such a good time. The children played (the youngest ones slept) and we […]
Melbourne {Day 4}
Good mornings, goodbyes, more walking, more picnics, more photos and more sightseeing, before catching an evening flight home. It was a really special weekend away, from the first morning, when I woke to the sounds of the garbage trucks and wondered where all the rubbish goes, until the final afternoon, when we felt hot and […]
Melbourne {Day 3}
Our third day in Melbourne with our family and friends began like this: watching hot air balloons float majestically in the sunrise, with a shared breakfast of pancakes and coffee. We all caught the tram to the Melbourne Museum. I must say that I want to return to Melbourne again soon so we can spend […]
April 15-21
The weeks are going by so quickly now. The days are shorter, the nights are much darker and longer and our home currently smells of woodsmoke, soup and paint. I am relieved to be on holidays with the children. I am relieved that Tasmania changed to a four-term school year. I am excited to have […]
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