My Guys Rip

My Guys Rip

We spent Sunday morning at the beach out west and both boys were charging! Ethan has been riding without training wheels for just three weeks now and he charged the BMX track – HARD!  Louie was always right there to lend Ethan some moral support 

I have really important things to do

I have really important things to do

yes.   I do. I can’t currently commit to writing (and by writing I mean finishing) a post right now as I am far to busy being in bed.  Yes it is 8pm, a mere smidgeon of a Thursday night but Dave is at work, 

Shock and Awe – Shopping in Supré

Shock and Awe – Shopping in Supré

In keeping with New Zealand Fashion Week…….. Dave and I had a rare Saturday to ourselves this weekend so we did a strange thing – we went to town.  The Big Smoke aka AUCKLAND CITY.  It was a long a tiresome 16.2km drive from The 

I'm a team player.  In a NETBALL team.

I'm a team player. In a NETBALL team.

I am Goal Defence and if I CONTACT ONE MORE TIME I WILL BE SENT OFF THIS COURT! (I put that in red so you could see just how much the ref liked me and my friendly style of defence). Here I am in action; 

Date Night – Aren’t we cute?

Date Night – Aren’t we cute?

To celebrate Jo’s birthday we enjoyed an awesome Pot Luck dinner with my bestest girl friends and their husbands / partners.  My camera was sitting on the table the whole time and I took not one picture.  I know, very hard to believe. We did 

Looking Back

Looking Back

September 18th, 2008 Impulse shopping – I purchased this wooden railway for Ethan for no other reason than it was on sale.  I know, I know……it came with a wooden storage box ON WHEELS YA’LL! September 18th, 2007 A super fun play date with Freya 

Writers Prompt: If you give a Mum a moment

Writers Prompt: If you give a Mum a moment

She might remember to take her Happy Pill, her iron pill, her vitamin C + zinc pill, her multi-vitamin, her antibiotic and wash them down with a big sip of Sav She might start putting away some stuff and then get distracted by something that 

Where was I?

Where was I?

You know what I’m talking about. I was on my way to work.  I had just left the ghetto-assed place where I was staying / nannying in Atlantic Beach, Florida and was heading for my lovely job at video production company Atlantic Video in Jacksonville 

The First Day of……

The First Day of……

SPRING!!!! Hallejulah, OMG it finally arrived.  I love New Zealand, I love New Zealand I really do love New Zealand, but winter in Auckland sucks ass more than anywhere  else that I have ever lived (specifically Florida and San Diego – tough crowd I know). 

My healthy late night snack

My healthy late night snack

Its not that hard to snack healthy when you have delicious options like cashews and dried cranberries and apricots on hand. I like these three things together as you satisfy your sweet and salty cravings at the same time – no jam on toast or