One day, they grew up. 16 January 2019 in Carter, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Uncategorized

This is Monday 7:15am. They trot into school, eager to see their friends again, without a backward glance at me.  And part of me feels wistful. They may love me, but they don’t need me, not like they used to.  There’s really something to...
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THINGS MY KIDS SAY: My soul is screaming 13 January 2019 in Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Uncategorized

We took the kids on a rainforest walk the other day, back when we were in Australia. It was a beautiful walk, in perfectly balmy 25 Celsius weather. Sunlight dappled through the tree leaves, we could hear the flowing water in the river near us, and...
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LITTLE MISS FOMO 7 January 2019 in Chloe, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Uncategorized

Chloe has an intense need to be part of… everything. Little Miss Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO). So I was out the back, doing the laundry. She was playing around at my legs, as usual, “helping” me out. Not wanting her to be in...
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CARTER STARTS PRIMARY SCHOOL 2 January 2019 in Carter, Carter's progress, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Uncategorized

Today is a pretty momentous day for most families living in Singapore. It’s the day school starts, after a l-o-n-g holiday break and Christmas/New Year.. not to mention all the new kids starting Primary One! And for us… it was Carter starting Primary One. Carter has been...
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THINGS MY KIDS SAY: What is paradise? 21 December 2018 in Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Uncategorized

Hunter turned to me suddenly one day, and asked, “Mummy, what does ‘paradise’ mean?” He’s an avid reader, so he probably just read that word in one of his books. “Oh.. well.. paradise is some place that you are perfectly happy in. Something that is so perfect to...
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