Even after 2 big boys grown and off to school, I still am constantly amazed at how darn quickly my tiny babes become big babes and I blink and my...
Continue readingEven after 2 big boys grown and off to school, I still am constantly amazed at how darn quickly my tiny babes become big babes and I blink and my...
Continue readingAnother year done! Where on earth has this school year gone? A quick post today, sharing a wrap-up of the gifts I made for the children's teachers. I ended up...
Continue readingOur Friday activity in our Advent calendar was to write letters to Santa. I'd seen a few templates floating about, but of course, nothing is that simple for me, so...
Continue readingI read an article, the other week, about how the "baby brain" phenomena is real (duh, says every mother in the world), and it can last up to TEN YEARS....
Continue readingIt varies, from week to week, from pilot, to engineer, to inventor. Though I guess they all have an engineering kind of common thread running through them. He's a child...
Continue readingIn the early days, I'd stand over her cot, watching. A bed full of pink blankets and pink onesies and pink swaddling and tiny little pink face, peaceful as she...
Continue readingYesterday, Butterfly and 6 little friends spent the afternoon playing and chatting and enjoying themselves as only four years old girls can, for her birthday party, and the final stop...
Continue readingA few days more than one whole year ago, I stood alone in my kitchen, a stunning quilt before me, and cried, overwhelmed with thankfulness and love for a wonderful...
Continue readingWith just a small camping lantern lighting the area, I hammered, as quietly as one can, trying to get the small piece of timber to attach to the tree. The...
Continue readingThe cradle still stands in the corner of our bedroom. Unused for months, I have managed to strip it back to the bare mattress, sheets and blankets washed and then...
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