I am tiring very quickly of the "bed of roses" attitude some do-gooders have to everything! I am always reading articles and letters in mag's etc that being a parent is a honor bestowed on lowly adults if they are really lucky individuals who have behaved themselves all their lives, say their prays and shower twice daily. Some days I wonder what bad thing I did to deserve being a parent. On an average day, I get tired and cranky and then guilty when I discipline my children for the 100th...

Wednesday the first day of spring, at last. Good bye to trackie daks and hello togs. Rainy today, thank God, the drought is getting so bad without a drop of rain so this light soak will at least green up the grass. Sports day for the pre-schoolers was cancelled until tommorrow, my little girl was very sad about that, as her Dad was going to watch her run. But all the festivities are back on tomorrow, weather permitting. Extra tired today. Had BAD PARENTING day yesterday, both kids were ...

Dreary cloudy day at home. My little girl is at pre-school today and I finally got my baby to sleep, now its time to pull on the old yoga gear and get into a work out routine....groan. Even though I really love doing it and the feeling I have when I am finished, (not to mention the thrill of my jean being loose fitting at last) but to actually get changed and straddle that blasted exercise machine for an hour is a grind. Oh well no pain no gain as they say. I really must fly through toda...