Posts Tagged ‘christmas’

How to survive Perth’s Heatwave

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Right, so I posted the above photo a couple of days ago. Perth has had a week of above 38 degree heat! I nearly died. Quite literally. One because of heat exhaustion and...

30 Days Straight

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Today is January 2nd (for a little while yet, anyway), which means yesterday was January 1st and therefore the 2nd anniversary of this blog. I didn’t have a post about that yesterday because, frankly, I always feel that if I write something on the first of the year it should be profound. And yesterday...

Wordless/Wordful Wednesday: Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the Joy, Hope and Wonder of Christmas! #WW

by Merry Christmas! Well, Christmas came early this year and last week the girls enjoyed Christmas the week before since we are doing some travelling. They both got one BIG gift and several little ones but, Christmas was low-key yet, memorable as always! Gabby got a few DVD’s, tons of lip glosses, electric tooth brush and

The Princess And The Prince

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When I found out I was pregnant this time, one of the first things I did was calculate my due date. Then I counted backwards to see when we’d find out the sex of the baby. I figured the anatomy scan would be around the same point I had Annabel’s, which meant we wouldn’t find out the sex until...

Well, that was weird.

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So last week, after Emily posted her brilliant “Merry Christmas” post, she said to me, “What do you think about Mommin’ It Up taking the week off?” I was all, “sounds good to me”! We’ve never really done that before, but who doesn’t want a break over the holidays?

I gotta admit, it was nice to just chillax.

But now I’m...

Happy New Year!

by Hope you have a very Happy New Year! Last night, Ian and I stayed in with CC and Baby Will. We had fun making mini donuts (thank you, CC, for that awesome Christmas present!) and toasting 2013.We started a great...

Happy New Year!

by Hope you have a very Happy New Year! Last night, Ian and I stayed in with CC and Baby Will. We had fun making mini donuts (thank you, CC, for that awesome Christmas present!) and toasting 2013.We started a great...

Over!

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The holidays are over, Praise the Lord. Don’t get me wrong, with the exception of people who actually observe it, no one loves Christmas more than I do. It’s so festive and merry! And the after Christmas sales are nothing to sneeze at, either. My family...

Wishing You All a Blessed and Happy New Year! #HappyNewYear

by Happy New Year! Greetings from sunny Florida! I want to thank-you all for your continued readership, friendship and support. This New Year’s Eve is very much special since Hubby and I are recommitting ourselves to one another and we are doing it in the most magical place on Earth tonight, Disney. It’s something that is beyond my

See you next year!

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For a challenging ( i.e. tense, stressful) year our Christmas was refreshingly challenge free. It’s always better when I don’t fight the holidays, but surrender.  Christmas eve my mother took us out to dinner and afterwards we walked to look … Continue reading →

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