Our backyard is tiny… and I mean tiny. In it we have managed to pack a trampoline, cubby house, paved area, lawn area, herb garden, several large trees, and a large assortment of bikes and out door toys. We used to have raised vegetable beds but we took them out to make more room for…
Family Time
Census – Yay!
Tonight, in Australia, is Census night. That night where we all have to fill in forms and several hundred people put Jedi Knight as their religion. I know this sounds crazy but I love the Census. I love the feeling that I am giving my input into the future of our country. I even enjoy…
Craft
My kids love to do art and craft! Hannah in particular is prolific, and our house is always covered in her creations. Unfortunately, though she loves to create, she is very bad at getting rid of old stuff. She feels sad if she has to throw something out (the opposite of me). The ironic thing…
Sick Kids
I had another post all planned in my head today but I have sick little boy at the moment. Just the usual winter cough and cold, but when they are so little they are miserable when they are sick. All he wants to do is sit on my lap or be held. This of course…
What doesn’t kill you….
The other day the Country Boy found half a cockroach in Toby’s mouth! Ewww. I know what you are thinking; where is the other half? It’s a good question and one which we still haven’t answered. After initially being grossed out (apparently he was making crunch noises and then a leg fell out of his…
Birthdays
We are in the midst of a run of birthdays in our family. Toby turned 1 on Friday, and Meg turns 4 on Tuesday. We celebrated a combined birthday with my family over the weekend, embracing the current enthusiasm for shared birthday parties while it lasts (I can’t see a combined 10th and 14th happening somehow)….
Beginnings
So this is how it began… My husband, the Country Boy (CB) grew up on a sheep property in southern NSW. We met at university and got married a few years later. We settled in the Blue Mountains, where I grew up, but CB has always dreamed of returning to the farm, where his parents…
