Hello Kitty

So we have been the whole week without nappies and only one incident.  Well one incident and one accident. The incident in question… I took little OL to the doctor yesterday and in the waiting room there was toy with a “Hello Kitty” sticker on it.  I pointed it out to her at which point [...]

By example

I want my daughter to be proud of me.  Of who I am and what I have done. I remember when I was a teenager my mom was talking about one of her friends and that she had au paired in Switzerland in her early 20’s.  I was impressed.  Up until that point the woman [...]

I’m not ready!

Potty Training I am not very good at it; thankfully Little OL seems to be coping just fine on her own. I am not encouraging this at all.  The whole concept scares me, so much so that I have pretty much let her get on with it on her own.  In fact the first few [...]

Running in the family

I think I might have a genetic problem or abnormality.  That is the only thing that can explain the insanity that has over taken my life.  And seeing as my sister has the same problem I am blaming genetics – more specifically my mom. Earlier this week my sister sent me information on a trail [...]

Freedom of the open road

This week I was totally selfish and I loved it!  It was just what I needed. Mr OL and I had decided to take the weeks leave and go on holiday.  Unfortunately at the last minute his leave was cancelled.  I mulled over the idea of cancelling mine too but in the end I decided [...]

Cookies, cookies and more cookies

You would have thought that by getting unlimited wifi at home my blogging might have increased.  As you can probably tell, that did not happen.  I have realised that I don’t do internet at home.  When I am at home and Little OL is awake then I will spend the time playing with her.  If [...]

Helping Mommy

The terrible two’s?  Yes sometimes, but most of the time I just absolutely love this age. She is such an independent little person, she wants to do everything herself, which can be bit frustrating for both of us as her desire out strips her ability at the moment.  She also wants to copy everything I [...]

More Teddy Bear’s Picnic photos

In addition to my first set of photos, here are some more.           All in all I was very happy with the way everything turned out.  I made almost everything, including the cake stand that the cookies are standing on… yip you read that correctly.  I will share details shortly.   

The 1st of many

Today was Little OL’s first day at playschool. I knew she would be fine, she is a social child but a wave, a blown kiss, even a backward glance would have been nice.  Nope, she heard the other kids from the car – cried out “baba”, smiled and ran inside.  My big girl! (Edited to [...]

Smile and nod

There are times in life when you just need to nod and smile knowingly to yourself.  On Saturday I had one of those moments. A soon-to- be 1st time father was telling me how their lives were not going to change AT ALL after the baby was born.  The baby was just going to fit [...]