Archives: 2009 March
Kids with Allergies – Mums Card is helping
March 31st, 2009, No Comments
Parents who have kids who suffer from allergies and illnesses definitely have an added burden of responsibility when it comes to parenting. They need to be even more aware of the environments their children are in and to always ensure that the people involved with their kids are educated not only about their allergy or [...]
Where the Wild Things – The Movie
March 30th, 2009, No Comments
Nearly everyone I know has at some point adventured through the fantastic book Where The Wild Things. I remember it from my childhood, and somewhat expectantly, it was one of the first kids book that we bought our boys…. If you are a fan (actually even if you are not) take a look at this [...]
Movies for Mums
March 24th, 2009, No Comments
Last time I was at the movies I picked up a brochure for Mums & Bubs sessions. Now my boys are now a little old for this, but it was something I did a lot when they were just babies. It is a great outing to do on your own or with a group of [...]
Cough Remedy
March 24th, 2009, No Comments
Last week I had the displeasure of 2 small children with colds. Not only was there the standard misery that goes with colds and the inconceivable amount of snot, but there was the cough that went all night.
After the first night of seriously disturbed sleep I complained to a friend who enlightened me of the [...]
Young or old? Which is best when starting school?
March 17th, 2009, No Comments
Last week I attended a School Readiness Information Evening by Kathy Walker, a childhood development expert. When I received the flyer about the evening it sparked my interest as I have a March baby who will either be very young or fairly old in Kinder/School. I have been battling with what is the right decision [...]
Stimulus Tax Bonus
March 15th, 2009, 1 Comment
Are you eligible for the Stimulus Package Payment…
In short, (from the Governments website) if you earned less than $100,000 in the 2007-08 financial year and paid tax you could be eligible to receive a tax bonus payment of up to $900. Payments start from early April 2009 and are tax free.
What do you need [...]
March 14th, 2009, 2 Comments
Apparently Twitter and twittering is the next ‘too cool for school’ thing for everyone to be doing. Gone are the bog me down with too much information blogs. New, fresh and too the point is Twitter… and exactly as it sounds Twitter simply requires that you sign up and start twittering, preferably with a minimal [...]
The fight started…
March 14th, 2009, No Comments
Someone emailed these through the other day and they made me laugh so I thought that I would share…
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds.’
I bought her a scale.
And then the fight started…
After retiring, I [...]
