Today my twin girls are four. I cannot believe it has been four years but it has. They are such little adults at times, and of course still little girls…
Power of Nursery Rhymes
Last night we were all watching one of the episodes of the BBC Mastercrafts series, they showcase how an average person learns the following skills: Stonemasonry Weaving Stained Glass Blacksmithing…
Spring Fun at the Park
Today was such a lovely day, warm, and no cloud in the blue sky. So after school I took the kids to the park. They rode their bikes, played with…
Chips with Crunchy Cheese
This is courtesy of my nana (the girls GG). Nana makes chips and then sprinkles some parmesan cheese or if you have not got that, just add some plain grated…
Weighing in
There has been a call to weigh kids in school to tackle obesity. I for one don’t think this is a good idea. I feel that it would point out…
Junk Room No More!
Do you have a room that is not really the junk room but ends up becoming one? Well we did, we spent some long needed hours to get it fixed…
Chocolate Shop Not So Sweet
We all went to the Blue Mountains Chocolate shop (this place has a giant Easter egg, not sure how they made it so big, it is huge) to see a…
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Mummy to Twins was lucky to be sent a copy of the latest CD from Catherine Britt and Jay Laga’aia, “Big Rock Candy Mountain” to review. So what type of…
Period Tax a Joke!
Why are pads and tampons considered a non-essential item? Ask any woman or girl who has to purchase these items and they would not be able to live without them….
Judging Family Size
Before I got pregnant, I thought I would have one child, then after about 2 years or so, have the second. This was not to be, as I had twins…
Missed the Meeting
Tonight I had my online lecture as per usual; this week is only week 3, so early days of semester 2. You would think that it is just getting to…
Daddy the Dinosaur Slayer
The girls have been telling me that daddy kills dinosaurs, not sure when he finds time or where the dinosaurs are, but they are convinced he goes off and slays…
Elusive Alone Time
Why is it when you want to be left alone no one does? Yes it is very annoying, and frustrating. I have a lot to do, namely reading for university…
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Yesterday a DVD of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast turned up in the mail, plus a lovely book for the girls, as I have one need to get another as…
Cheap Shot at Olympic Shooter
Today I read about Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi, a Malyasian shooter that is representing her country at the London 2012 Games. The controversy is that she is 8 months pregnant,…
Cloak of Invisibility
When the girls are in their room for compulsory rest time, they have been trying to get up to mischief without us knowing. At first we had no idea; however…
Productive Day
Today has been a very productive day. While the twins are at school, I have gone to get a check up, organised paperwork that needed a JP to sign it,…
One pair done another to go
Hi All, I have finished one pair of the pink pants for the girls, but had to cut the sides. My sewing machine cannot handle little cuffs and I could…