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#86  Abruptly, tunelessly, loudly… Queen E: Aaair….ve-rybody needs to love cheeeeese…. be-cause cheeeese is good for yoouuuuuu…… and cheese. <switches to authoritative speaking voice> Is made from cows.  Rockstar and I exchange looks. Queen E: Now, eggs. AAAAIR – VERYBOD – Rockstar: <discreetly shoots self … Continue reading →

So they can read……but can they read….? By now Rockstar’s wrapping up Y5 at Kennedy, and Queen E will be going through all the freshie briefings for early readers next academic year onwards. I was especially interested in hearing about … Continue reading →

The time has come, my little fiends, to talk of when you look at your kids and think Omg They Are Such Monsters… 😀 Me: Shush! We’re not the only ones eating here. Even I find you annoying and you’re my kids. Rockstar: <raises an … Continue reading →

#75 Queen E <while walking around the apartment holding the sleeping hamster>: You know Mummy, I think Gemma likes it here. After she dies, she’ll want to come back and live with us again.  Me: As in Reincarnation, or as … Continue reading →

Kids had so much fun at ESF Winter Camp, of course we came back for more… And this time, with the warmer weather – Queen E is rabidly excited. While she may be water-confident though, this is the first formal swim lesson she’s … Continue reading →

You know that feeling you get when your kid does something selfless, and you are just praying for that miracle of affirmation to your kid? Each child had a basket of balls to throw… Now, skill has little to do … Continue reading →

  Rockstar’s school talk re social media and gaming. They’ve had maybe 3, this academic year, including when you bring your child’s devices in, and what can I say – A ship in the harbour is safe, but it’s not what … Continue reading →

#396 When the answer to each of these is “Uh…..” Rockstar: Mum. You know when they ask “Which comes first, the chicken or the egg,” and people always think it can be either one? That’s not true. It’s actually one and … Continue reading →

Queen E came home from school one day and gave us an earful about how we use wayyyy too much paper and kill too many trees. She uh, suggested this as an alternative “because you can always wash it off”: … Continue reading →

I have seen this before. Every night in our household when we try to get the kids into bed 😀 (For real though, isn’t this what we all hope our kids’ll be in sports… and life… just… maybe not at bedtime.) … Continue reading →