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When we came up with the name Knox it was pretty much because we have a thing for short names (Cindy, Seth, Kyla, Riya…), we liked how it sounded and…

Starting to feel a bit nostalgic that my kids have been at school for almost a whole year already!  A year later and Riya is still pulling that smile for…

This is how the girls and I will be spending our morning…  And I can’t wait! Can you believe that the last time I properly baked with my kids (where…

Can I just mention “The Epic Enthusiasm Fail of 2012” or more well known to the girls as “The Time We Killed Their Imagination Cos We Suck At Consistency“.  Oh…

The end of the year and more importantly, Christmas has snuck up on me like Seth sneaks up to chocolate – stealthily, with purpose and without a care that you…

So, maybe you can help me find my daughter.  I know she’s there somewhere.  Can you see her? What about now? Aaaah, there she is. I suppose I should tell…

I have a little problem. My children thrive on routine. But then again, apparently most children do.  I thought mine were different, but I guess I was very wrong. Every…

So um, there’s this um, competition thing happening over at Kidz World at the moment and I um, would really like to get all up in that business. Look, I know…

Organised. This is not a word that is often used to describe me.  Unless someone uses it in a sentence that goes along the lines of, “Oh my word.  Check…

A little tradition that we have in the Alfino household is that when you turn 1, you get some finger paint, a canvas and all the patience and support that…

One year old parties are often criticized as being for the parents and not for the kids.  And I suppose that could be kind of true to some people, but…

I’ve been finding it difficult to take pictures recently.  Not that it’s my job or anything, but I normally really love to do it.  I don’t know why I’ve been…

Knox has finally popped a tooth. At last. I’m pretty sure that if he could talk he would say something along the lines of, “I got a tooth, I got…

Since the move things have been pretty crazy.  Apparently there is a whole lot of stuff that you have to do besides just getting moving and unpacking your crap.  I’m…

I can’t believe our birthday has come and gone already without it even really feeling like it was even here.  With so much going on with the move and everything,…

Our mealtimes aren’t the same as they were before. I’m not talking about before the kids – where we could just focus on getting our own food in our own…

Do you know what’s been the hardest thing about the move?  Not having internet.  Boy do I miss getting on my laptop, downloading all the photos I’ve taken of memories…

I have briefly surfaced into the land of the living to announce the Antique Fusion winner…  And just so you know, it’s not me – as tempted as I was…

Happy South African Heritage Day peoples of the world, and more importantly South Africa. If you are like me and are not very good at knowing what our South African…

I’ll be celebrating my 27th birthday on Wednesday!  Yippee!!  It’s so exciting that this year I get to share the day with my gorgeous Knox instead of being in labour…

They say moving is one of the most stressful things that you will ever do.  When I first heard this, I mentally laughed at all those silly, disorganised people.  However,…

So, there is very little that I feel the need to “brand” or “categorise” as a parent. Whether you formula or breast feed, whether you cloth nappy or only use…

I’ve often wondered if going to therapy would help me or if they would listen to just one retelling of an afternoon in the life of me and immediately admit…