March 12, 2015
The sisterhood and brown-haired girls
There were three brown haired girls. They came into our life at the park, by…
February 22, 2015
#bonvoyagebaby
There’s a half told story about a girl who went to University to become a…
February 6, 2015
I can not stop and I think that’s OK
My mornings are pretty normal. Like everyone with school age kids and littler kids and…
January 30, 2015
11 ways to survive the school holidays graciously
So can I pre-empt this by saying I quite enjoy the lack of routine in…
December 20, 2014
She’s the kind of girl who’ll show up
We all staged a bit of a coup last week. Miss 11 (along with 32…
December 20, 2014
Tales of a gracious juggler Part 1
I'm not sure I believe balance is a real thing. I mean, I know it's…
December 14, 2014
The whole Christmas she-bang
So I thought I was all down with Christmas, but in the last couple of…
November 9, 2014
On this side of all that
I had a Sunday that was great. It was what I always would have wanted…
October 22, 2014
Not the one about how I wrote a letter to God Part 2
The writing a letter to God story is such good story. I already wrote it…
September 8, 2014
Tales of a celebrity mom
I have always had aspirations to be famous. I may have had my day. Well…
September 4, 2014
On being low maintenance
So I’ve always prided myself on being a low maintenance kind of girl. Not demanding.…
August 26, 2014
Number 2 is 11
You’d think I’d be getting used to my girls growing up because they all are.…
August 10, 2014
I don’t really drink. Haven’t I told you yet?
I have this habit of saying stuff like “oh, I don’t really drink” usually while…
August 3, 2014
Bit more breathing. Way less clinging.
It’s the most beautiful Sunday. The not-at-all wintery kind of winter Sunday where the sun…
July 14, 2014
Guarding the octopus
I’ve been a crotchety mole this afternoon. Screechy in fact. The school holidays are in…
July 11, 2014
How Moo came to be 6 and other stories
Yesterday was Moo’s 6th birthday. We had a crazy, fun, busy day. For most of…
July 1, 2014
Why I haven’t been writing Part 1
I have achieved a lot in the last week, but I have not been winning…
June 4, 2014
The Goddam motherworker lives on
I wrote this one a year or so ago. In the depths of sick kids…