Dave does Europe

Dave does Europe

Dave synced our photo stream today so I have pics of his travels to share! I have no idea where any of these shots are, but I’m guessing Barcelona, Lyon and Geneva?

Holiday | We ate America

Holiday | We ate America

Oh we pretty much ate our way around America and it was mah-vellous!  We couldn’t get enough mexican food and even brought Taco Bell seasoning home with us.    Dave and E kicked off the Festival of Eating in Sydney – I guess their motto 

Some days it’s hard to be a Mummy & other days you were right all along

Some days it’s hard to be a Mummy & other days you were right all along

I started writing a post on Sunday night after a very ‘ordinary’ day.  Don’t judge – this is life people, this is really how I felt, I am a great mother, a fabulous mother even but on Sunday I felt ordinary, acted ordinary and was 

Holiday | SeaWorld Orlando

Holiday | SeaWorld Orlando

After all of the trouble I had getting back to America {read here} and the excitement of THE Wedding {read here} we were ready for some down time.  Of course Orlando is never going to be a lay-by-the-pool, doze off, super-relaxing holiday spot, but we 

Five things.

Five things.

As I wind up my final week at work before three weeks of stress vacation {!!!!!} I find myself being the perfect Gen-X’er and wishing to consume more, MORE MORE.  Just in case you were looking for some ways to part with your cash, this 

Back to school; How was your day?

Back to school; How was your day?

First day back and school and 45kms done – another 15 to go before we get home {I’m typing this at my own personal nightmare location – the pool, that’s another blog post}. Monday’s are a wee bit chaos-flavored as I drive in circles to 

Things I’m Loving

Things I’m Loving

The holidays are over!  Time is barreling on these days, this year is fast disappearing in a series of major life events, all good so far but blink and you can skip a whole month.  I think that is why I like participating in Things 

The Wedding Invitations are here!

The Wedding Invitations are here!

One of the strange co-incidences in our family’s life is that my brother and I have both picked Americans as our spouses; Dave is of course from Florida and my soon-to-be SIL Joanna is from Chicago.  Hadyn and Jo are both back in Chicago now, 

School Holidays | Take Your Kid to Work Day

School Holidays | Take Your Kid to Work Day

I’m pretty sure I have mentioned before how lucky I am that I have a Mama-Friendly workplace.  School holidays are fortunately never an issue which is just as well as we are all parents of youngish children and our wonderful boss lets us rearrange our schedules 

Beauty and the Blogger.

Beauty and the Blogger.

I was reading the New Zealand Herald online today {as I do most every day}, when the absolute bullshit articles in the Life & Style section led me to a wondrous ‘AHA’ moment.  Don’t worry peeps, you don’t have to subject yourself to the torment