Is your little one scared of bugs?

My six year old son is terrified of flying bugs. He will try to stand still while they are buzzing around, but always ends up running for the nearest door or hides behind me crying.

I read an article the other day on all the uses of a Bounce dryer sheet. One of them was that if you tie one to your belt loop or tuck it in your front pocket with half of the sheet sticking out, its a good bug repellant.

Last night we tested that theory. I tied a bounce sheet to his belt loop.... not one bug came near him! The occasional wasp we have flying around did a wide dip around him and came staight to me! The mosquitos loved my daughter and me, but not one bite on my son. Even the ants didn't crawl by him while he was playing on the sidewalk with chalk.

If you try it, let me know if it worked the same for you!!

I Like to Have Fun!

I have noticed that as we age, we tend to loose our sense of fun. Its hard to let go with the kids or horsearound in the park because we are afraid of what others will think.

Today I took the kids to the park, and I decided to say 'Screw it' and all 215 lbs of me went down the slide a few times, climbed up the rock wall, ran around the playground yelling, "I'll get you Spiderman". And my kids and I made a new fun memory!

Yes, at first some of the moms looked at me like I had gone over the edge, but their kids started joining in on our game and I even pulled in one other mom.

Now both Kids are in bed and I'm so sore I'm walking like C3P0 from Star Wars, but I wouldn't trade a moment of today for anything.

What's the most fun you had with your kids lately?

So Little Time

Hi;
My name is Val and I'm a mum with a fulltime job, 2 small kids and a house to look after. Sound familiar? I am sitting here writing this blog for 2 reasons,

1. I never seem to get anything done
2. I never seem to get out to meet other moms

I thought I could use this, with your input, to help busy moms with tips, hints and a general venting session.

Lets try to have some fun too!