I have been giving preschool and its purpose significant consideration over the last month or so, for a number of different reasons. I have my third child attending four year old kinder (preschool) this year and soon have to make some decisions on preschool for my fourth child. I often wonder if there is certain [...]

This is Part 5 in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday parties, party themes and birthday party invitations. Part 3 was centred around Guest and Food Lists. Part 4 detailed Party Activities and Accessories. Today I am [...]

As you may have noticed, I do love to plan and have things very much ordered and organised. However too much of this can make life a little dull , so I do also appreciate and value the unexpected as well. I love the “pop in” visit and always find it so enjoyable when friends [...]

I have written previously about how I try to get the children’s input into the family menu planning process, but I have not yet mentioned Mr Infrastructure’s contributions to this. To be honest I actually hardly ever ask him what he would like to see on the menu plan. I think this may have something [...]

Guera at A Roaming Aussie Kitchen tagged me for a meme on food porn, which started at Smoky Mountain Breakdown. For those of you (like me), who are new to blogging terminology you can check out a definition of meme here. Here are the simple rules which come with the meme. Answer each of the [...]

As most Australians and New Zealanders would know, next Friday 25th April is ANZAC DAY. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915. Australia and New Zealand were supporting Britain and the other allies in World War I. By the time troops retreated from Gallipoli on [...]