raising willow… and dexter!

While I’m on a posting spree, I thought I’d share this: Tomorrow, some friends are coming over, as a mutual friend is visiting from Sydney. It was my turn to host, so I’ve semi-hijacked it for Dexie’s birthday. I think there will be about 10 children here, so it will be like a party! Willow [...]

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I took my blood pressure a couple of minutes ago and that was the result. In hindsight, it all started on Wednesday. I had taken Willow to a birthday party, caught up with some friends in the park and done a bit of shopping. When I got home, I commented to A that I felt [...]

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Dear Dexie, Today you are two years old. It’s such a cliche, but the past year has gone so quickly. You really have turned into a little boy now. Everything your sister does, you want to do to – which means that I am always telling her to be a good role model for you! [...]

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I want my children to learn humility, compassion and grace. I want to be a good example of those qualities.

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Awhile ago I made some little bags out of material – they are used to take dry snacks like biscuits and dried fruit to work/school/FDC. I’ve been using them with great success, saving financially and environmentally. Plus they are super cute. On Saturday I made one wrap-n-mat and one enclosed sandwich bag. I had a [...]

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I love the idea of getting more than one meal for my time in the kitchen and this chicken soup is a good example. I love a good free range chicken, I usually get a nice little one from the Markets for $6.00. A is quite fussy about the meat he eats and of a [...]

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I have asked A to change the theme of this blog. It might happen tonight, it might happen next week…

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Ok, so I’m not a whiz with the camera and we only have a point and shoot, but I love this photo. If I kneel or squat down, Dexie will copy me. This time he posed for me. Mind the scratch on his face, he fell over yet again. Just before I took this photo [...]

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As of 3pm this afternoon, I was on holidays – woo hoo! This is actually the first time that A and I have planned holidays for the same time, being the second week of school holidays. We haven’t really planned anything – a trip to Melbourne was a possibility, but not now… I do have [...]

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Funny how things happen. I was so worried about Dexie not talking, that I didn’t realise he was actually saying words. Then I started to wonder when he’d put two words together. Then last night we realised that he was saying “Dexie goes around” We aren’t quite sure what he is going around, perhaps he’s [...]

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