‘Tis the season to be jolly! Everyone is happy and it’s a wonderful day spent with your loved ones. Ah, bliss! Not so fast… Trolleys crashing into your heels, Boney M blasting through the speakers and why is the air-conditioning not working? When can we stop for food, because hanger is a real feeling… […]
With a love for fun, reasons to celebrate, my three precious daughters and a previous career in Events and parties – planning and hosting kids parties is my idea of fun. But all too often, I am amazed at how even the mention of a kids party stresses most mamas out. And for me, that […]
We are away for a week of the school holidays and the first thing Elijah asked me to pack for him were his books. I almost had to take a whole separate suitcase for them. Darrell and I were such bookworms, such nerds. Darrell had even alphabetized our library in our old home after he […]
Not having help in the home is proving to be quite hard with just Elijah and I but I am also using it as a great learning experience. Elijah is at the right stage where he gains so much from doing things for himself and doing chores around the home. Gone are the days (i.e..when […]
All I can say is to accept help when it is offered. When Elijah was born I was so deeply protective of him that I did not want anyone to touch him, I did not even trust his father! Life would have been so much more pleasant in those first few weeks if I had […]
When Elijah was two years old he started going to a tiny nursery school three mornings a week. He loved it. He never cried and just happily skipped off to his new teacher. Watching him so confident really pleased me. Also whenever we would go to the park all the kiddies would see him and […]
Elijah is now three and a half years old. He is not a baby anymore but a real little boy. When he was smaller I was always wanting him to reach the next milestone as quickly as possible, when will he talk, when will he walk, hurry up and run! I am not sure if […]
Last weekend Elijah and I went grocery shopping. I normally do not take Elijah to a supermarket on the weekend and try to be organized and have everything we need. Life has been busy so this weekend we ran out of milk. Big dilemma when you have a toddler around! So off we go to […]
