I have made the most epic of all epic parenting mistakes. Ever. Daniel hasn’t been well. It started with a sinus thing and skipped along into his chest. We both had a sinus/bronchitis thing this week and where I slowly … Continue reading
It occurred to me this morning that we are not having a great week on the home front. On Monday night, as I was gingerly sipping my much anticipated Vodka Tonic during supper the doorbell rang. It was a lady … Continue reading
To say my day got off to a rocky start would be a grand understatement. I woke up at 04h15 with a start after a terrible dream and lay there until 05h00 when I got up to walk the dogs. … Continue reading
I don’t see myself as an hysterical person, but when I read articles like this one, I feel just a teeny weeny little bit hysterical. It’s no secret that I don’t eat red meat and as a household we are careful with … Continue reading
You know, kids can be pretty ungrateful sometimes. I know that we shouldn’t expect them to understand sacrifice and compromise in the same way us grownups do, but sometimes, just sometimes, I wish they would take a moment and think. … Continue reading
We officially survived the first day of school yesterday and I am very relieved! Our lovely helper (I hate using the word Au-Pair as it feels like it puts us in a certain category, which could not be further from … Continue reading
After this morning I’m convinced we are raising at least 2 deliquents/serial killers/master thieves. You might recall this post where I bragged endlessly about my awesome Advent Calendar idea. I bet many of you giggled in your sleeves at the time … Continue reading
You might or might not know that our children have been at the Chameleons Montessori School on Nitida since forever. Daniel joined their Toddler group in 2008 when he was just 19 months old and the girls joined just before … Continue reading
You know how you meet someone and for some reason you are just completely in sync with each other? It might be because we have known each other for such a long time (26 years!!) or because our backgrounds are … Continue reading
We went off to the Round Table Noddy’s Christmas party at Vergelegen on Thursday night again this year and revelled in the sheer naffness of it all. The kids loved it too First you arrive and get treated to a ride … Continue reading
