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Building a Birdhouse With a Child
Making a birdhouse with my child was a fun activity using nature to interact with nature. His birdhouse has been swinging in the garden from a cherry blossom tree for over a year now and I’m...
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I Was Offended by Sexualisation of Women on Mother’s Day
To the young man who sat next to me on the plane on Mothers Day, Mother’s Day is a day celebrating motherhood and thereby it is a day we cherish womanhood and esteem femininity. Let me tell you, I did...
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I Wanna Be…
There are two books that are very popular in our house. Written by Heath McKenzie, I Wanna Be a Pretty Princess and I Wanna Be a Great Big Dinosaur are two books that encourage imaginative play,...
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Waiting during Infertility with Grace, Patience and Purpose
Infertility is such a difficult journey and there is long periods of waiting during infertility. Infertility involves so much waiting. Waiting for a positive pregnancy test, waiting for a cycle to...
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How to Handle a Public Tantrum
Those moments. The ones when you are in public and you have a child (or more than one) on the floor writhing at your feet screaming in a fit of discontent and sorrow. Knowing how to handle a public...
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Farm Kids
Farm Kids are generally very happy kids in my opinion. There is something about the great outdoors that delights children and being on a farm is mostly all about the great outdoors. I know because I...
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Three Year Old Triplet Tantrums and Mischief
The triplets with Daddy during holidays. They are often looking grumpy, but in this photo they are actually looking a bit shell shocked. They went on their first ‘big kids’ ride at Movieworld and the...
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Alice in Wonderland – Down the Rabbit Hole
Did you know that it’s been 150 years since Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland? Originally Lewis Carroll (pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) told a story of a girl who down a rabbit hole to a...
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Travel Tips to Convince You (And Him) to Travel with Your Family.
I am a travel bug from way back. At the age of 15 I boarded my first flight. I travelled to the Philippines with a group of people I didn’t know and did a mission trip and for two weeks I dressed a...
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Halfway Through A Childhood
Recently my eldest turned 9. He greeted his birthday with the usual youthful enthusiasm of a child who knows he is about to be showered with presents. After receiving his gifts and having his special...
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Motherhood – What Am I Doing Wrong?
She sipped her tea and then hesitantly asked, “So how do you get your kids to listen?” “You keep doing what you are doing.” I replied. “I’m sure I’m not going to give you any advice that you are...
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Books About Dads
Scholastic Press has some wonderful books about Dad. These are perfect to be reading with your children during the lead up to Father’s Day. We live in a culture that does not always honour fathers,...
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What to do if you argue in front of the kids
Communication is such an important component of marriage. In addition to communicating about life in general, it is vital that you communicate with your partner when you are feeling frustrated or...
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Teacup
Picture book by Rebecca Young and Matt Ottley. “Teacup” Some picture books have images that are not only captivating, but these images also leave a haunting visual memory. Teacup is a beautiful story...
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The Triplet’s 4th Birthday
The triplets are four! The occasion of the triplet’s 4th birthday and having four year old triplets signal a milestone for me! From when I was pregnant, I said to myself life would probably get easier...
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The CrocoDolly
The Crocodolly by Martin Mc Kenna is a fabulous book! The children absolutely love the story, but I just adore the underlying message that girls can smash stereotypes yet still retain some of their...
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Introducing Baby Triplets to Solids
This post is brought to you by Heinz Infant. Starting babies on solids can be a big decision. I found when I was starting solids with the triplets, I needed advance planning and be mentally ready to...
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Garden Party Attire for the Whole Family
Your whole family has been invited to a garden party. But how do you dress everyone in garden party attire for the whole family? Well, let me give you some hints. The Accountant is hosting a garden...
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Christmas Books
Reading Christmas books has become a family tradition with my children in the lead up to Christmas. Last year we had a Book Advent with the children daily unwrapping Christmas books in December. This...
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Turning 40
40 years ago the year was 1975. The headlines were sensational! The Vietnam War had ended, AC/DC released their album, “High Voltage”, Margaret Thatcher was elected PM in England while meanwhile in...
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