a three year old’s idea of air freshener

I have potty-trained many children in my day. Directional sat nav, emergency dashes through parking lots, potty-in-a-grocery bag, aim at the cheerio - you name it! In my ten plus years of on the job training, I have seen it all…until today. Today my three-year old son actually surprised me. He comes into the office (sans trousers, [...]

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Sunday run amuck

Sunday - a day of rest. Time to unwind and relax together as a family, right?   RIGHT??? I was just beginning to ease myself into a new magazine, having enjoyed church, braved the grocery shopping, and done the dinner when our little girls knocked and called out at the back door… “Mooom, Daaad! We fell into a mud pit!” [...]

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Total Closet Embarrassment – an excellent example

It all started with a crackle on our fax line – resulting in yet ANOTHER call out to the phone company about our ever disentigrating  telephone wires. When you live out on the moors in Scotland at the very end of a phone exchange, four miles of exposed cable is asking for trouble. But neither we nor [...]

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chopsticks = clone wars

It all started innocently enough. Daddy brought home take out and a movie to give Mommy a break. That’s got to be worth about a bazillion brownie points right there. (which should last 24 hrs) Our eldest got out the chopsticks, one set for each kiddo including the two year old. Did I mention their brilliant [...]

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