I knew this day would come. Like it or not my boys are at the burping stage. They have worked out how to do it and they are intrigued. For them it’s the gift that…

Next week I am going camping with 7 fathers and their children. Between 10 and 15 kids. I have no idea how it is going to go. It is the first time I have been…

“Dad, when I’m older do I call you Grandpa?” It was an innocent question from my youngest, Zak, followed by, “Dad, it’s hot in here. Can you turn on the hair conditioning?” 2 comments that…

Men and DIY

My wife ordered a really nice mirror from India. It took 3 months to get here and was packaged in a wooden crate, with multiple layers of cardboard, polystyrene and plastic. The polystyrene was the…

It is half past 2 and I think I hear the patter, Here we go again, whatever is the matter? You are in your own room, it’s always what you wanted, Now you come and tell…

Food Fight….

It ended with a broken bowl, cereal all over the table, milk over the walls and floor. Our boys had a mini-food fight this morning. My wife freaked out. The boys ended up in their…

1130pm. 2 young boys tucked up in bed. A dog barks quietly in the bedroom. I am drifting off, just in that threshold between awake and sleep. Blissfully unaware that….. Hang on. We don’t have…

Dear Max and Zak It is with love that I give you this framed montage of all the DVD’s that you have acquired since you were born. There are many others that didn’t make it….

50 Shades of Weh-hey

I know very little of the man they call Christian. I do know he is a bit of a shagger. He likes doing some weird stuff of which I am yet to discover. I know he…

“Bueller…………..……Bueller…………….………Bueller”. My kids looked at me with the oh-my-god-are-you-really-my-dad face. Then last week the movie was on TV. I was so excited. I set foxtel to record.  I turned the lights off. I brought the…