Daily living

We were sitting in an empty classroom. My husband, our eldest son and me. We were waiting for the final results of his exams. Go and socialize! In the other class rooms I saw students having fun, and talking busily. While outside the parents were having what seemed to be very animated conversations. So I...

Our dog Trixie is very sweet, but she doesn't like to be groomed. So every 3 tot 4 months we take her to a professional dog groomer who gives her a 'haircut'. I don't really like the way she looks afterwards. But I'm told it's good for her to get a 'pixie cut'. And I...

When I think of the game of Bingo I always picture sleepy elderly people in a retirement home. But as it turns out, bingo isn't just for 'old people'. You can even play it online nowadays and connect with people from all over the world. Bingo can offer a sense of success And when parenting...

Because of the current fashion trends I'm not often tempted to buy myself new clothes. But last week I stumbled upon this beautiful green, velvet skirt with pleats. Normally I don't 'do' pleats because they can make you look fat. But these pleats don't! Skirt with elastic waistband = comfortable The skirt has an elastic...

Bob the Builder, a well known handyman, has become the victim of what the police refer to as 'The Limber'. Bob was found with his hands cruelly separated from his body. Bob's hand was taped to his arm Luckily Bob managed to tape one of his hands back on. When we asked Bob for a...

As a stay at home mom/blogger it's totally up to me what I wear. If I wanted to, I suppose I could go about my day butt naked. Nevertheless, I dó wear clothes. Usually a jersey skirt, a t-shirt, Uggs during Winter and Birkenstocks during Summer. I think I look nice and feminine. Making an...

I can't stress this enough: 'The best way to get in touch with me is with email.' Blabbering fool He or she who feels the need to pick up a phone and call me, will not catch me at my best. The necessity to reply instantly and adequately stumps me, and leaves me a blabbering...

My sixteen year old son was getting ready for school and his presentation about Addiction and Environmental issues. So I wished him good luck, and started to climb the mountain that is our laundry. I forgot my opinions! Like the seven dwarfs, I like to sing while working. But just as I was trying to...

Failing to plan, is planning to fail, the saying goes. But how about just planning to fail? Planning for failure My youngest son has to do a book report this year, and unlike his two older brothers he's already carefully planning for it. 'I chose Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, mommy,' he smiled....