Celebrating 14 years of marriage

Today is our 14th wedding anniversary.  Looking back over the years, it has not been easy and we have had our fair share of ups and downs and there were many times when I felt like it was time to throw in the towel. Through the years I have learnt many things about love and…

Grade 4 First Term Review

I mentioned in a previous post that Grade 4 was really hard, but what I meant is that is it actually just a huge adjustment, especially for me as a mom. I think that Hannah has taken to Grade 4 like a duck to water and it helped that she has fallen in love with…

Easter Weekend 2018

This year, in a long time, we had my mum and dad with us for the Easter weekend.  It was a weekend filled with loads of fun and family events. My brother and sister-in-law were on holiday in Phuket for a week and arrived back on Thursday afternoon so N and I went to the…

Recipe: Pickled Fish

Easter always reminds me of my gran.  When we were kids, we all went to church on Good Friday.  After church we would eat hot cross buns (my gran wouldn't let us eat them before Good Friday) with tea while we wait for the finishing touches to be added to our lunch which was always…

Planning a party? Here are some of my tips

It was Eli's 5th birthday about a month ago.  I love birthdays and the kids and N get super spoilt for their birthdays.  Since we had a big party for Hannah's 5th birthday, we decided to have a 5th birthday party for Eli as well.  Now, don't get me wrong we have a party every…