Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a land before wifi and iphones, there was no Pinterest.  In fact in this primitive time there was also no Facebook or Instagram or even sending pictures via mobile phones.  It was in this time that we planned a wedding...

I must admit this is not my first School Station.  Master O is about to start his third year at school!  Please don’t ask how that makes me feel!  Our first station looked like this.   This area was set up especially for Prep – Grade 1.   The...

We finally finished off our Launch Pad!  Just in time for school to go back!    As you can see we used what we had  A 2 x 4 IKEA Expedit Unit The Bird Fruit Bowl (on the top) – Reject Shop a few years ago A Tin Container...

Have you got your lunch?  Where is your hat?  Has anybody seen the sunscreen?  I have always thought the last 30minutes before leaving the house, to go anywhere, are the most stressful.  Getting children ready involves a plethora of STUFF.  So last year I set about making a family...

What A Christmas! On the 21st of December my little sister welcomed her first child into the world, baby Charlotte.  Thankfully we were already on the long 2 day drive up north and I got to meet and hold Charlotte when she was only one day old.  She is...

Each year I take decorating for Christmas a little further.  Another little niche in the house gets a little Christmas flair.  This year as I unloaded the decorations from their storage boxes I couldn’t help but wish I had of taken more photos of our decorating from last year!...

By now you will know that I am passionate about the joys and benefits of children reading.  Every Day, Every Where, Every Thing.   Christmas is the perfect opportunity to stock up on books for the year ahead.  For me growing up Christmas holiday’s meant uninterrupted reading time!  EVERY Christmas I...

I must admit we have never gone to a community carols night before!   Between the school carols night and Christmas parties we always have something on.  But this year with a little help form our elves we were all ready to go!    A Carols Goodie Box with...

Right about now is when you start to run out of Elf On The Shelf Antic ideas.  Wither that or you are just so worn out by all these Elf Antic shenanigans every night, you now lack motivation!  Our elves were hanging out on that Chandelier for more than two...

In the busyness of the festive season I must admit there are days that I forget that I am pregnant!  I always wish I had of chronicled my previous pregnancies a bit better and this blog is the perfect place to do just that! Those first twelve weeks passed...