Thursday 29 April 2010
Today is Compassion Day, an annual event which sees Compassion Australia and Christian radio stations around the country join forces. The aim this year is to have 1600 impoverished children sponsored in 16 hours. In particular this year the focus is on the children of Kenya.
Did you know that in Kenya:
20% of the population live below the international poverty line
1.2 million people are living with HIV/AIDS
2.5 million children are orphans
a third of women aged 15-49 have suffered genital mutilation
(Click here to read more about Kenya, including information and photographs about the Maasai...
Tuesday 27 April 2010 -
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What do you see? A mess of snipped junk mail, or something more?
It’s a pond, silly!
Here, I’ll help you:
Frog, rocks,
lily pads, fish,
dragonfly, reeds.
See?
A whole ecosystem!
(With night time stars reflected in the water…)
When I stop looking with grownup eyes and start looking with toddler eyes this beautiful creation comes to life. It ceases to be a box full of junk mail and becomes the play...
Sunday 25 April 2010 -
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Congratulations to Mel who was chosen as the winner of this comp by Pure and Natural Aroma Beauty! Here’s a pic of her suggested Mumma-Bubba pack all made up and ready to go. Don’t forget that Aroma Beauty will happily send a gorgeous gift pack like this straight to a mum-to-be for you. At only $22.95 I think it’s a perfect gift for a baby shower or new mama! You can buy one here (or if you just...
Thursday 22 April 2010 -
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Ten years of…
togetherness
dreams
hugs
un-secrets
friendship
laughs
growth
rainbows
promise
us
Our marriage is far from perfect. We have hard days and sometimes very hard days, but at the end of every day we still choose each other. We try to grow together instead of apart, and we look for the colours that come after the rain.
Marriage is worth celebrating. How many years are you…?
(Pic taken on...
Wednesday 21 April 2010 -
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I’m a bit of a birder, and love teaching my kids about birds. We love watching them together, mimicking their calls, taking photographs and even feeding them some times. Since Thea’s five year old son tagged us for a kid-interview, I thought I’d ask my three year old about birds.
(Photos of Rainbow Lorikeets taken by my 3yr old with some Mummy-help)
What is your favourite bird?
Rainbow Lorikeets...
Tuesday 20 April 2010 -
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Over at Parenting Australia this week the topic is ANZAC Day, and as an Army kid this is a topic close to my heart. I’ve written a very personal account and would love you to jump over and read it. Here’s a snippet:
I stand tall on ANZAC Day. It’s a big deal in my family. Not only were two of my great grandfathers ANZACS themselves, but my own Father served in the Australian Defence Force for...
Wednesday 14 April 2010 -
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I like my kids to play outside. I’m happy for them to get dirty. But let’s face it – I’m raising city kids. Activities like milking a cow, collecting fruit from the orchard or killing a chook aren’t part of daily life for us. Despite this I think it’s really important for city kids to understand where foods come from.
Here are three foods we have been talking about recently...
Saturday 10 April 2010 -
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I’ll admit it – I am as much a fan of Justine Clarke as my children are. She’s our favourite Playschool presenter, we have all her albums and know all her songs by heart. So were the kids and I excited to receive a pre-release copy of her new CD before it was launched last week? You betcha. And thanks to Roadshow Entertainment I have THREE copies of Justine Clarke’s new album Great Big...
Thursday 08 April 2010 -
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I was delighted and devastated all at the same time when the lovely Christie from Childhood101 made this comment on a previous post. (Click the image if you can’t read it…)
Delighted, because I think there is always beauty to be found in outdoor spaces and I’m glad I’ve been able to find snippets of beauty in our yard. But devastated, because I’ve made people think our backyard is something...
Wednesday 07 April 2010 -
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Some of you will know that I am active in the Connect2Mums online community. As the 2010 C2M Seminar and Awards Night approach, I was asked to write an article about my experience…
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Isn’t it funny how sometimes others see you more clearly than you see yourself?
I was still calling myself a SAHM. I still considered myself a teacher on extended maternity leave, and I thought I was comfortable...
