( I'm an indoor girl for a reason! )

I’ve finally picked and ordered my bedroom furniture, and I’m feeling quite excited about it!

It’s Australian made (in Melbourne) in Australian Stringybark and every piece is made to order. The quality is second to none and it shows in the way the drawers open - they float open so effortlessly :)

Isn’t it stunning?
Well, I think so and that’s ( Read more... )

Tori was trying to get upstairs to her Human Biology class this afternoon, but the stairwell appeared to be blocked up with year 8 students. Tori, being Tori and a year 11, pushed her way through (rudely with a bit of verbal ‘advice’ for the younger students), but stopped abruptly when she discovered the reason for the blockage: her baby sister ( Read more... )

( You just wouldn’t read about it! )

After four phone calls to the hospital today, we still have no idea of what’s going on with Maddy’s wrist. In short, the specialist who reviewed her file late this afternoon admitted ( Read more... )

The good news is we got Maddy’s bedroom furniture sorted out *yay* The delivery driver and I messed around with it yesterday morning and, after several tries, came up with a set of drawers that closed properly :) I am so glad to be rid of that mess ( Read more... )

When we bought the new house it had a couple of fishponds - one in the front garden and one in the back. I decided, immediately, that they were going - I’m not a fan - and this was on the to-do list from the minute we signed the papers. A couple of nights ago, hubby and I were lifting out the one in the back garden when we both noticed something ( Read more... )

( Shoot me now! )

Even as your kids get older it still terrifies you to find one of them standing by your bedside at some ungodly hour. Mitch woke me up early Monday morning, because he’d discovered what he described as lumps on his body O.O On closer inspection, they were welts caused by, presumably, bull ants, as he sat on a nest Sunday while he was watching go- ( Read more... )

Swimming lessons finally finished today *woot* Both the girls passed their respective stages, so Tori is now a Stage 12 and Maddy is a Stage 10 *woot woot ( Read more... )