As the tenth anniversary of my very first labour arrives, I am very mindful of this quote by Gretchen Rubin, “The days are long, but the years are short.” As a parent, I don't think there has ever been a more apt description of the special fluidity of time that engulfs you and your child. … Continue reading A decade ago
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The trials and tribulations of teaching life skills
Herding cats anyone? That's probably a lot easier than teaching, encouraging, nagging and shouting about the life skills required to keep a house and it's occupants in some form of cleanliness and healthiness. It's not like I haven't been working on this since they were born or anything, after all. In that seven years of … Continue reading The trials and tribulations of teaching life skills
Happy New Year
As 2012 comes to a close tonight I thought I would finish my blogging year with a simple post. Photographs of the two Oh Waily children. Miss Oh Waily is snapped on Christmas Day at her Auntie H's, while Master Oh Waily is caught with a fluffy moustache/goatee combo a few days later on a … Continue reading Happy New Year
The Fix
After yesterday's post about our Unexpected Journey, I figure that I should give you the opportunity to see the end result of the fix. It is fair to say that Miss Oh would have survived the Roaring Twenties with her style in tact. Louise Brooks eat your heart out ! As you can see, her … Continue reading The Fix
An Unexpected Journey
No. I am not talking about tomorrow's premier of The Hobbit. The Oh Waily family will be taking an unexpected journey to the hairdresser in the morning after Miss Oh Waily decided that she had had enough of hair that was full of tangles each morning. Please tell me that all children do this, to … Continue reading An Unexpected Journey