Family life – Page 8

It’s time to reflect on the year that was 2012

2012 is almost over. And a favourite blogger of mine, Grace from With Some Grace, is hosting her usual Flog Yo Blog linky party with a twist this week.My task? To link up a 2012 year-in-review post.I've thought about ways to approach this. Month by ...

Some days you enjoy; some days you endure

Yesterday. Was. Horrible.Absolutely horrible. From go to whoa, I couldn't do anything right. Not according to Ashleigh, anyway.She wanted to get out of bed. She didn't want to get out of bed. She wanted a cuddle. She wanted a kiss. She ...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

So, I'm pregnant. I know, it's all I've been writing about for a while. YAWN.There is just so much to learn from being pregnant. Even, somewhat surprisingly to me, the second time around.There is also so much to learn from trying to get ...

Everyone has a Christmas wish list

I've had a few people ask me what I want for Christmas.I usually can't think of anything. Nothing specific anyway; nothing available for $49.95 that wraps nicely and fits under the tree.SourceAnd I like surprises anyway. Usually. It depends on who is ...

Kids can be adorable

I can read your minds. "Another post about Ashleigh being cute. ENOUGH ALREADY!"But don't sigh. Don't groan. Ashleigh may appear in this one, but the star of today's little recap is someone I don't even know. I met him at the train station this ...

Sometimes our ‘toddler’ frustrations are ‘self’ frustrations

How many times have you found yourself facing toddler fury, frustration or tears and wondered what you could have done to prevent the situation?Ashleigh doesn't throw many tantrums. She's a thinker, and this seems to extend to situations where she ...

Some women go to great lengths to hide their pregnancies

When you're in the early stages of pregnancy, and not quite ready to tell the world you've got a teeny tiny bub in your (first-time) teeny tiny belly (or your subsequent-times not so teeny tiny belly), you sometimes go to great lengths to hide the ...

Parents are (mostly) realistic about their children’s abilities

I've written before that every parent thinks their child is a genius. And I stand by that.But even within this 'my-child-is-a-genius' world, in our hearts, we know their limitations. We can be amazed by something new that they do, but are rarely ...

3+1=4

A post demonstrating my mathematical geniosity?Not so much.A post making up cool words like geniosity?A little bit. It's a frabulously superific word, in my opinion. But not the main point.A post to announce something?Yep!And I'm sure those of you ...

Shopping trips don’t have to be boring

I had an errand-filled morning recently. Buy this from here, get that from there, drop this here, pick that up from there, and oh, can you also do this while you're out?I was prepared to be bored. I was ready to hate the morning.But ...