Category: humour

  • Doctors, Deadlines and Drama…

    Doctors, Deadlines and Drama…

    ….mean this mother is utterly disorganized and discombobulated. It’s Good Friday—the stores are closed, the fridge is empty and I have yet to buy Easter treats for the bunny to hide on Sunday. But my family isn’t the least bit concerned.    Right family? 

  • Imagination Overload

    Imagination Overload

    A vivid imagination is a good thing if you’re J.K. Rowling or Walt Disney. For me, it can be a bit of a problem.  The wind rattling the window at night is for most, the wind rattling the window. For me, it’s a frothy mob of rabid raccoons working themselves into a lather struggling to…

  • Overjoyed

    Overjoyed

    Perhaps it’s attention seeking behaviour or possibly it’s the thrill of being the centre the action. Whatever the reason, my daughter is rather dramatic. I haven’t the vaguest idea where she gets it from. *flips back hair and sighs emphatically*  The first time she staged a “fake fall” we were shocked. We were spending the…

  • All About Pooh

    All About Pooh

      Some days are so full of crap that even when viewed through rose coloured glasses, everything still has a distinctly brown tint. When we arrived at my son’s first swimming lesson, we learned it had been cancelled due to a “pool fouling.” Um, gag. When we got home, I got down and dirty in…

  • Don’t Touch That Remote!

    My nine year old son took this video–him sneaking up on his sister to catch her reaction. It’s like Wild Animal Kingdom, but with pillows and a duvet.