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 […]
How did this happen? {and a poem}
This is Elora on our first morning with her out in the big world. I had been awake most of the night, gazing at her, in awe of how preciously perfect she was (is). I mean, how perfect is she? So pretty and peaceful and beautiful. Just what I wanted and hoped for: my healthy […]
Fourteen years
February 6th, 1999 Today we celebrate fourteen years since we were married. Fourteen! This is one of our favourite photos. We were just so happy (and so very, very young)! We were so in love and we kept hugging and laughing and kissing. We were so excited. Anniversaries give us time to reflect on the […]
Goodbye 2012
2012 was a good year. In many ways it was a quiet year for us – plodding along, working a bit too much but also using our time to work on the house/property as well as see more of the state and go on some family adventures. For me personally, I think 2012 was a […]
Five years ago…
The other day I found this Christmas letter from 2007. Five years ago we were getting ready to leave Adelaide and make our adventurous and courageous move to Tasmania. I like looking back and thinking about the things that have changed for us over the past five years. I can’t remember what it was like […]
He is six
Matty is six. The thought keeps repeating in my mind, over and over, like a track on repeat. I just can’t fathom how the families of those beautiful children from Sandy Hook Elementary School are feeling. I’ve seen photos and their pain is gut wrenching. My baby boy is six. The idea of not having […]
Christmas 2012
See our Christmas greeting here. As the silly season is thrust upon us once again, and all too soon, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. This has been a good year for our family and we are happy. We kicked […]
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