I don't run with scissors. Actually, let's be honest, I don't run (unless it's an emergency - then you'd better run too!). But if I were to take up running (for any other reason than being late), I'd want to run in a park, on a track, down the street even and not on a treadmill! To me that just means… Continue reading Stuck on a treadmill?
Today we sailed on
Had Christopher Columbus not set sail, determined to seek new lands, who knows how long it would have taken for someone else to endeavour to do the same. Who knows how long the lands would have left undiscovered. Yet he did, and it was not plain sailing, there were trials, sickness and storms to endure.… Continue reading Today we sailed on
But…
According to sources
Overheard today, "I knew better than the Doctor did, because I had googled it..." It did make me laugh. But there is some truth in this statement. We all have our sources - our experts that we turn to for advice. People and organisations that we put our trust in - from Health Experts, to Educators… Continue reading According to sources
The magic of beginnings
Mums on the run!
There's a first time for everything they say. But there are some things, a lot of things, that you don't ever expect or want to experience. Today, I had one those experiences. I was enjoying a late morning coffee with my sister, (if midday can be considered late morning!) after a morning of errands, or should I… Continue reading Mums on the run!
Now and Forever
Why did God create the spider?
To catch the fly? That wiggled and jiggled... My 7 year old does not like spiders and so with all seriousness he asked me why would God have made them. Surely it must be some mistake? I think my reply might have been along the lines of its purpose perhaps in dealing with the other creepy… Continue reading Why did God create the spider?
Interruptions and the Lunchbox
Life taught me a lesson this week! Well I hope I have learnt from it. My normal morning routine had a planned for change. Instead of the normal school run, I was taking my oldest to the Hospital for an appointment, an early one at that. It meant organising the other children to go to Grandparents… Continue reading Interruptions and the Lunchbox
Blue Skies & Lollipops 