Tag Archives: KidHaus
Cupcakery
On Thursday night I made four dozen cupcakes. Boy C wanted to take treats to school to share with his whole class; while I didn’t have the energy to churn out enough cupcakes from our somewhat makeshift kitchen in the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Stepfamily Life, The Ex
Seeing tail lights
It was so GOOD to arrive back in our city after the last five days with the Boys. As one commenter suggested, it was definitely a relief to see tail lights at the end of this particular trip! Interestingly, Boy A’s … Continue reading
Filed under Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life
Small delights
I did the school run for the Boys by myself today and will be again tomorrow, since the Lovely Man has two early starts at work. By “school run” I don’t just mean the drive in to school but the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life
Shades of beige
Monday was the first night of our regular week with the kids. As usual, Boy A was fairly hostile towards me: he refused to respond to my hello, and every comment I made (not to him – I don’t waste … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Kids, Lovely Man, Speaking Up Challenge, Stepfamily Life
Another naked stepmum story
I had to chuckle reading Stef’s Naked Stepmum post. (Unlike her, my title is a completely shameless trawl for readers. Sleazes and spambots, come on down!) Boy C, as much as I love him, is unstoppable when it comes to … Continue reading
Filed under Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life
A sticky one
Boy C, in the car on our way home from dinner last night, within earshot of Boy A, Boy B and the Lovely Man: B, I want to ask you a question? Me: Sure. What do you want to know? … Continue reading
Filed under Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life
Dilemma
Is it better to insist, for reasons of character development, that the Boys contribute properly to picking up the twelvety-kajillion pieces of Lego, ranging from microscopic to Great Dane-sized, currently spread in a tide line across the loungeroom floor? Or … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Kids, Lovely Man, Me, Stepfamily Life, Writing
Adventures in Goo
So, I bought Boy B some green Gelli Baff as a Christmas stocking filler… Boy C: B! B! You’ve gotta come in here and see the goo! Me: Is everyone decent? (Knowing that Boy A and, increasingly, Boy B can be … Continue reading
Filed under About Us, Christmas, Family, Kids, Lovely Man, Me, Stepfamily Life
Self-Care Challenge – Day 7
Ummm, I didn’t walk the dog yesterday. Bad. Evil. B. My self-care challenge has been most useful by showing just how much I need to make self-care an active priority. If it’s not actively planned into each day it just doesn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Me, Self-Care Challenge, Stepfamily Life, Writing
