Only a few close friends know this about me. It's taken me a while to come to a place where I feel I can share. I'm so ashamed.I'm an addict. Dave's not really in a position to help me, he doesn't understand it and he certainly doesn't support it.Thankfully I have a niece and a best... Continue Reading →
#summer2016?
Miss E and I don't get a lot of one on one time together. By the time she was 4 months old I was already pregnant with Mr A, which was an exhausting pregnancy! Then of course, once he was born I had to focus a lot of attention on to him. It just happened that... Continue Reading →
Simple Things
We had a fabulous day again today, driving across Italy to a small town called Lucca.
My Hero
I'm not one for gushy-ness, but it would remiss of me not to write a post acknowledging that a lot of our sensational experiences should be credited to my hardworking husband.It is he that seeks out the flights, the accommodation and works his guts out to pay for it. He also backs up by waking... Continue Reading →
Family holiday in NL and a ‘f*#*%ite’ -child?
So I started putting together a little video of our recent family holiday in Drenthe in the north east in NL. It was a holiday of firsts really. It was our first driving holiday (excluding weekends away). Our first Holiday as a family of 5. First holiday Dutch Camping style (a holiday we swore we'd never... Continue Reading →
I JUST WANNA FLY
Every Saturday, in a bid for some one on one time and to hopefully save us some therapy fees resulting from the effects of perceived middle child syndrome, Dave takes Miss E to Little Gym. And in a bid to alleviate the guilt I feel, for neglecting her in favour of her more needy sister and... Continue Reading →
A Dream Fulfilled
I am now officially a 'Dance Mom'. How exciting!Miss A had her first recital last weekend. It was quite a big deal here, she's been practising for weeks and giving us special performances in the lounge room, back yard, restaurant - wherever.To be honest, Miss A's spontaneous dance performances have petered off. I think she's... Continue Reading →
Scenes from Chez Clarkterstraat
We are trying to transition Miss E from two sleeps a day to one big one.... This is Miss E from about 1030 until I finally let her go to bed at 1130.
#Clarksisters
I'm the youngest of six children. There is 21 years between me and the eldest, and 9 years between me and the next one. I was a 'surprise'.I had a great childhood, but I really missed having a sibling close in age. By the time I was born, the 3 eldest had moved out. By... Continue Reading →
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