September 2009

September 30, 2009

I have recently noticed that more and more regularly I will turn around to find that Immy has disappeared and all is quiet. When I investigate I find her happily playing by herself. Yesterday morning she was hidden away in her tent surrounded by a gang of stuffed friends. In the afternoon she was sitting [...]

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Unexpected Fun!

September 29, 2009

Last week a good friend, the divine Ms T, handed over a big bag of hand-me-down goodies for Immy. Immy took great pleasure in unpacking the bag. She first explored the two ‘new’ toddler toys, mmm, they were good fun for about five minutes. Then she discovered the shoes! Now it was getting exciting for [...]

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Roll Up! Roll Up! The Show is in Town!

September 28, 2009

Today we ventured to the Perth Royal Show. I hadn’t been for years and probably haven’t enjoyed it so much since I was a teenager. I think it is one of those outings that seems a lot more fun once you have children to share the experience with. It can get expensive though. I marvelled [...]

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Reflections on a footy final

September 28, 2009

Yesterday was Grand Final Day in Australia. For non-Australian readers, a large percentage of our country stops what they are doing to watch two teams battle it out to be the Aussie Rules football champions. In Perth, home of many, many AFL fans, the shops were empty, the roads were empty, and even though it [...]

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Sunday-ing

September 27, 2009

Don’t you just love Sundays? Presents at Grandma’s house… …where we had yummy pancakes for brunch. Thanks Grumps! Parties with friends… …big ones who watch over you… … and little ones who are happy just to listen. Jumping up and down… …and wagon rides all around. Each day of our lives we make deposits in [...]

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Making plans and moving house

September 26, 2009

We have spent every weekend afternoon for at least the last two months looking at homes. We started with established houses for sale, looking for a hidden gem in a good location that needed work. Unfortunately, they either needed way too much work, were too expensive, or were located in suburbs that we didn’t really [...]

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Frugal Friday, but Fun: Frugal Pie

September 25, 2009

To follow on from last week’s Frugal Friday, but Fun post all about grocery shopping, a few more ‘foodie’ ideas; Stay away from takeaway: try a toasted sandwich or egg on toast for an alternative quick meal. Stop buying pre-made packet mixes that you just add meat and liquid to and instead look on the [...]

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Krrunching my way to Uniquely Singapore

September 24, 2009

When I found out about our nomination for Best Parenting Blog in the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogging Awards, I must admit I felt like a complete fraud. How could you possibly qualify as a ‘best parent’ when at that moment in time; Your living room is strewn with toddler paraphernalia, Your kitchen bench is adorned [...]

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