No that’s not a double entendre. I’ve been hibernating for a few months now. Seasonal depression and a winter funk has weathered itself in. But Spring is on its way. Blue skies and sun are re-appearing. Winter is a drag. You chew up weeks and spit out weekends hoping summer comes sooner than normal. I […]
Mornings with school aged children are fun, effortless and generally uneventful.…….said no parent ever. Despite the riots that may have occurred the night before I try and start each morning with a clean slate. It’s a new day. Tits and teeth as they say in show biz. Smile on. Lets start afresh. My alarm goes […]
I need to find out if other parents are having the same meal time issues. The boys are relatively good eaters. Like others of their age they are fairly fussy. They have a dislike for most fruit and veggies. They enjoy meat and some fish. They devour all manner of desert (as long as it […]
It is half past 2 and I think I hear the patter, Here we go again, whatever is the matter? You are in your own room, it’s always what you wanted, Now you come and tell me that your “room is haunted.” Amazing how quickly you end up in our bed, Fastest way in? Straight over […]
It ended with a broken bowl, cereal all over the table, milk over the walls and floor. Our boys had a mini-food fight this morning. My wife freaked out. The boys ended up in their room for hours. The text messages and conversations followed as she tried to figure out why they were so naughty […]
1130pm. 2 young boys tucked up in bed. A dog barks quietly in the bedroom. I am drifting off, just in that threshold between awake and sleep. Blissfully unaware that….. Hang on. We don’t have a dog. My eyes spring open, I am back in the room, fully alert. Senses firing. I hear it again….this […]
