At the end of last year my kids found my stash of kids art and activity books. Some were from the good old days, before blogs and pinterest, and some were more recent acquisitions. The kids loved pouring over the photos and making lists of ideas that they wanted to try out. We ended up […]
Happy Making
If I just keep going, eventually things will ease up. If I just keep plodding along, eventually there will be a day on my calendar that is empty. If I just keep getting through each day, eventually it will be spring and there will be sunshine and space to breath. In the meantime I’ll keep […]
30+ Boredom Busters for the Holidays.
Last school holidays I ended up writing a list of jobs my kids cold do and allocating them every time the ‘I’m bored’s got too many and began to drive me insane. It worked quite well, but when I saw Childhood 101’s parent smarter post about being prepared I knew that taking it a step […]
Happy Making
Some weeks seem to drag on forever, especially the difficult ones. This week has been like that. But among the sick kids, and the lack of sleep, and the changed plans there are still things that make me happy. Some days I have to look a little harder for them, but they are still there… […]
Stuff and Nonsense
Playing with colour makes me happy. Give me some pastels and some water colours and I am a happy woman. Thankfully this also makes my children happy, so for an hour or so there is creative, colourful, bliss… What’s making you happy today? Here are some happy links… Wise words from Slow Your Home It’s […]
Stuff and Nonsense.
My husband is hopelessly addicted to buying more of these cool, but expensive, magnetic blocks and I am hopeless at sticking to themes on this blog. It always seems like a good idea when I start a theme, but a few months later I am over it and give it up… just as I am […]
This Week
This week I took an unscheduled break from blogging. Our family was hit with a nasty virus, and even I got it! I call it The Sleeping Virus from Hell, as it makes you want to sleep for a million years, and when you can’t, because you have four kids to deal with, you feel […]
This Week
We didn’t mean to plant so many sunflowers… it just sort of happened. We didn’t think the old seeds would grow, but we chucked them into the empty bit of dirt anyway, just in case. Now we have a LOT of sunflowers! They are buzzing with bees and literally dripping with nectar, and the local […]
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