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#361/ #41 Playtime in the Rockstar household… Rockstar: Mum. Look, I’m totally teaching the Miss to make stuff with her playdoh. She’s pretty good, too! Me: That’s great, whatcha working on? Rockstar: Intestines!  Me: Uh… Why can’t you teach her … Continue reading →

Me: <secretly thinking> What Have I Done?? What have I got myself into now?  Long cab ride with the THREE of them all squished together?? Is the cabbie gonna dump us in the middle of nowhere and speed off? (That hasn’t … Continue reading →

Rockstar’s favourite learning activity during 3-way conference recently was biting the heads and tails off earthworms measuring gummy snakes. (At risk of gender bias, a thing about Snips and Snails and Puppy Dogs’ Tails comes to mind <roll eyes>) He demonstrated … Continue reading →

Yes they are having pizza in our bath. their indoor playpool (and yes they’re both clothed). It was actually Rockstar who got hungry,  but as you can see, the Miss is thoroughly enjoying her Brush With Bad*ss. Oh, she bad… (And no I … Continue reading →

#360 Rockstar: Mum! Look! Did you know there are 4 rabbits and 2 raccoons in here?? Me: <weakly> Uh… What game are you playing? Rockstar: Space Animals! We’re sending the Miss’ animals into space! Me: Oh… right… Miss: What? Me: … Continue reading →

#359 Excerpt from one of Rockstar’s recent writing exercises*: Rockstar: Once there was a squid named iBallistic Squid. Unlike most squid, he could not swim… …One day he was playing with his friends when there was a knock on the … Continue reading →

The sequel to It’s Not Easy Being A Rockstar Guinea… Now, it is arguably every rockstar’s dream to inspire through our art. I take this very seriously. (You would too, if you were a cute school pet with a funky … Continue reading →

1) It’s not Shakespeare, but not for the reasons you think….. 50 Shades Of OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS?! written by The Mummy Blogger Who Was A Pretty Wild Teen Mum And Is Now Also A Missionary. She blogs about … Continue reading →

#39 If I buy frozen yoghurt home from the food court, Rockstar usually doesn’t finish a full cup (even the “small” serving size we find quite big) and will put the rest in the freezer. To this end, I try not … Continue reading →

Inspired by Rockstar’s school learning unit about art – you see, Rockstar normally doesn’t really like producing “art”, in the sense left to his own devices, he uses few colours and usually ends up with what look more like labelled “diagrams,” science nut that … Continue reading →