It was a couple nights ago. Amanda was out at a birthday party. The house was all quiet. The girls were all tucked away in bed. After a quick shower and some other tasks not worth mentioning, I decided to check on them. As I walked in to Nikita's room I was greeted by an … [Read more...]
Darkness and light
Sometimes the lovely ladies over at The Shake let me write stuff for them. Here is my latest article on existing verses living... My mind likes to visit dark places. Not all the time of course. I suspect I am no different to most people, in that my life has ups and … [Read more...]
I hate musical bobs
It was my beautiful Nikita's 3rd birthday yesterday. For 3 wonderful years she has blessed every step of my life. We had a party. It was good fun, you know, the usual party pies, sandwiches, fairy bread, cake and the standard 7 days preparation that goes into these … [Read more...]
A childhood revisited
I revisited my childhood yesterday. When I say I revisited it, I'm not talking about the Barbie Dolls that I saw splayed on the garage floor, unclothed and in unflatteringly compromised positions. Neither am I talking about the enthralling second instalment of G.I. Joe that I … [Read more...]
Discipline or disarray?
Dinner. Why the f?!k wont they eat it? Months ago I was looking at my sister Robyn remonstrate with her son Oliver and thought to myself thank god that is not me. Well, now it is me. Dinner time is becoming a real challenge. Trying to work out the best way to get my … [Read more...]
Kids
Well its been a difficult weekend for myself and Amanda with the kids. Well more accurately Amanda but I've had my difficulties too. I've been a bit down with the never-ending graft of employment and the excess demands that have cropped up with us becoming very … [Read more...]
The toilet challenge
I’m feeling a little low on confidence this morning. Why? Yesterday I was presented with a challenge. A new challenge that comes with the tasks of a young father caught in the stage of toilet training. I'm sympathetic to the task of toilet training. It's a difficult … [Read more...]
The inner child
Friday night I was up working at about 11am. Amanda and the girls were in bed. It’s my favourite time to work, all is quiet and I just stick on my iPod and zone out while doing my graphic design. Usually I listen to my 'top rated' playlist. It’s an eclectic mixture of rock, … [Read more...]