Oh look! It is Thursday today. Today I am thankful for lifts to school from friends when it is raining. I am thankful for lunches with friends and phonecalls with family. I am thankful for photos and mantlepieces, for stories of those before. I am thankful for random cuddles from a 6 year old girl [...]

As followers of this blog would know, the Divine Miss T has started Kindy (Prep) this year.  It has been a learning curve for both Tara and myself.  I think she’s settling in really really well though! We had a Parent Information Night tonight and it was surprisingly interesting.  I will admit to thinking I [...]

It’s been a while since I have done this, but I thought it was about time.  I might even make it a play along… anyone interested? Welcome to Thankful Thursdays!  Five or more things you are thankful for.  Today I am thankful for: *My daughter’s class being announced today with her getting the teacher we [...]

You can read Part One here and Part Two here. I managed to keep myself busy.  For the most part.  I had a few teary moments sitting alone on the couch, and Facebooked a few updates.  Sure enough, it was time to go and pick her up.  Oh Joy! I was so excited to see [...]

You can read Part One here The First Day of School started the night before at about 8.30 when, after being in bed for an hour the Divine Miss T was still finding excuses to be up and moving around.  The heat being the least of her complaints.  Considering she had appeared the least anxious [...]

I’m sitting at home twiddling my thumbs.  Well, not really, but it is too hot to do anything at the moment, my cheese toastie is too hot to eat, and the ads are on in the middle of Diagnosis Murder… Today was The Divine Miss T’s first day of school.  *sniff* So, I thought I [...]

After my last blog post I started searching around.  Here are some websites that have really caught my eye Frills in the Hills (mentioned here before)… 360 Lunches Taste (Lunchbox Ideas Collection) Fed Up With Lunch (The School Lunch Project) The Organised Housewife (Lunch Ideas Post) I am feeling a little inspired…

With school looming in the not so distant future the topic of school lunches inevitably comes up. What to feed, what to buy, how to pack… they are questions many mothers out there must be asking themselves (otherwise, I’m just a freak). Which leads me to a couple of confessions: I am really unorganised. I [...]

It sounds a bit melodramatic, I know, but my little girl is about to start a new rite of passage in her life, and in turn, I am too. Next week, Tara starts “Big Girl School” And I really don’t know how I am feeling about it.  for 5 years she has been MINE.  24 [...]