We have entered that glorious time with our baby ‘Usurper’ where you don’t need an alarm clock to wake you because the minute the sun is up it is a signal to her to great the day as well. This isn’t so bad in winter, but as we in the antipodes enter into summer and […]

I will admit to being overweight almost my entire life, and ending up at the morbid obesity stage when Little Miss was born. I finally peaked at about 126kgs (280lbs) when Wife peed on a stick to confirm the impending arrival of Usurper. Since then I am down to around 74kgs (165lbs) as I sit […]

Toddlers really do have a special way of putting life into perspective don’t they?
Yesterday a fairly large tree branch fell onto the roof on the in-laws car while they were parked next to our house. It is one of the joys of living in a national park that at times nature decides to lash out […]

It is a moment I have been dreading for quite some time now - the time when Little Miss starts asking the obvious pertinent question that will eventually drive both Wife and I insane, ‘Why?’.
Not just once or twice, not just in context, but repeatedly and incessantly. The answer to any question is currently being […]

We took the toddler Little Miss to Lollipops Playland today - and it was an absolute blast.
I find one of the best thins about having kids is that they definitely provide you an excuse to stop being an adult and start being a toddler yourself at times as well. With Little Miss yelling words of […]