This post is for Kate of thesixofus.  Yesterday we released a balloon for Olivia's tenth birthday.  I sent, with that balloon, all the love in my heart I have for my children.  Kate, I am so sorry for your loss.

So its Monday morning. We wake up late. The kids are shitty and won't do as they are told. Hubby is stressing over his first day of work and losing everything, including his car keys. There is a lot of shouting going on. Finally I get the kids into...

Bought figs from a roadside stall at Arcardia today... Too perfect for words :)

Well, I thought long and hard about including photos in this post, but then decided that, really, I wasn't prepared to take photos of the following, so you'll just have to imagine them. Things that have revolted me in the last 24 hours. Our Dishwasher...

I've spent the last few days doing nothing much.  Well, as anyone with a family knows nothing much still includes cooking, cleaning, washing... the usuals.  But whilst the children have been at school I've been sleeping mostly, and drifting around the...