Category Archives: aileensml

  It seems no one cares where you put the kids.

“Every time I step on the field, I know people are saying ‘that is David Beckham’s son’, and if I’m not as good as you, then I’m not good enough.” -son to dad. Been absolutely ages since I did one-a these … Continue reading →

Was asked what the Miss’ reaction was to being bitten by that parrot in one of the petting zoos in Margaret River… What’s the Miss thinking? a) Fry the thing – Kentucky Fried Parrot for lunch! b) Can’t believe that really happened. c) … Continue reading →

Putting kids on wheels usually makes em go faster to after school activities; sometimes they also add stuff to the wheels…  

..and then Rockstar’s horse bit me. She didn’t mean to, you understand, she was trying to bite the Miss’ horse. My favourite memory of the trip thus far. NO IRONY. This one’ll go down along with the Trying Not To … Continue reading →

2 of our family members have been bitten by animals this trip; 1 of em is in this picture. (So too the animal). Who, what, where, why? Stay tuned 🙂 Happy New Year, everyone. May 2016 be filled with fun, fortune… … Continue reading →

We drive up to an ulu cabin-looking place in the middle of field up field, for Christmas 2015. The Miss… misses a first view of the house. There are no fences around any of the properties we pass, this one included, even … Continue reading →

At 3.5, the Miss has discovered there is not much she cannot be. And so, she is A Tree.  

It’s hard to improve on the joy expressed in the Miss’ rendering of We Wish You A Merry Christmas, on this day of celebration of the birth of Jesus.   MERRY CHRISTMAS, PEACE ON EARTH, TO ONE AND ALL  

Nerf fights, playdates and even the occasional party are pretty common, where we come from. The pellets are foam, the tips hollow and soft rubber, and so they’re almost standard issue boy toys among Rockstar and Friends. One day teaming … Continue reading →