This is a sight no-one likes to see on a sporting field, especially when you’re a parent and the player lying on the ground grimacing in pain is your own child. Bloody hell. The venue was the Junior Rugby State Champs in Orange, a lovely little town in western New South Wales, where we’d been enjoying some top notch rugby action over a […]
We had the mother of all storms in Sydney yesterday. Gale force winds of over 120km an hour were recorded on the coast. And this morning it’s still raining and very cold, about 12 degrees if we’re lucky. Winter, she has ARRIVED. This weekend I am off to Orange with Son #2 for the NSW Junior […]
I’ve been watching a lot of this lately: And this: And this: These are pictures of Son #2 during various rugby games. We’ve been going to a lot of these over the past few weeks, mainly due to the rep rugby season running alongside club rugby season AND school rugby season. We’re talking a whole lotta rugby, people. And if […]
24 hours in a day are just NOT enough. Seriously. It’s been TWO WEEKS since I last posted anything here and I am FREAKING OUT. Are my readers still there? God, I sure hope so. So what’s been happening with me? I thought you’d never ask. Here’s just SOME of what I’ve done over the past […]
Stop sulking, take the headphones out of your ears, put your iPhone down and LISTEN. * Parents are not put on this planet simply to make your lives a living hell. That job belongs to some other lucky bastard, like your future boss or wife/husband. We make the decisions we make because we CARE about your wellbeing and safety. If we didn’t […]
Image Credit: Alamy We’re on the last week of school holidays here. The weather has been fantastic – up until today – so there’s been no cabin fever to speak of so far (although rain is scheduled for the rest of the week, ack!). It’s been wonderful to enjoy a peaceful morning without the usual early morning herding of boys into their day. […]
I have three beautiful boys. All are dark haired, dark eyed and blessed with smiles that could give the Osmond Family a run for their money. They’re athletically inclined and all know the joy of participating in some form of regular sport. In short, they’re your typical Aussie boys who share a love of the outdoors and the company of their mates, as well as […]
My health has been less than fantastic over the last two days (and it was a huge weekend – my birthday on the Friday, another wedding on Saturday AND my wedding anniversary on Sunday… seriously, the timing of this really sucks) and apart from knowing that I felt like crap, the state of my house was a […]
There have been Mums and Dads raising kids since the dawn of time. Trying hard to get it right. Sometimes getting it wrong. But mostly aiming to raise happy, well adjusted functioning adults. It’s a journey full of twists and turns. Highs and lows. Graduations and/or groundings. Most of us get there in the end, […]
With apologies to Eruption, I can’t stand the rain…. against my window….. because it means another day inside with boys who are stir crazy and oh-so-ready to go back to school! Plus it’s been so humid these last few days too. A sticky, clammy, why-did-I-bother-having-a-shower kind of humidity. I hate it. My temperamental dry hair has made its own stand against the ever-present […]
Hi, I’m Sarah!
Former wild-child of the 80’s, classic rock fan and loyal friend to a particularly awesome group of people. Forever planning to write more. Fervently wishes she lived at the beach. Loves the mighty All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of red.
