I Know - A silly little song that came to us spontaneously when Jesse was still a little baby. 

When Jolene Loo and Jia Lynn came for a visit last year, we took the opportunity to record it on my iPhone. Finally the super talented Jasher Drake did a video shoot for us a...

It is 2.30 am in the morning. 

The lounge is dark and cold at this hour. Only a sliver of light from the street lamp outside has managed to pass through the blinds. 

The day that preceded was a buzz of relentless activity. It does seem like the more modern appliances we...

A Psalm of Edmond, when he lost his temper at his sons and felt like the worst dad in the planet. 

Oh Lord, Have mercy on me!

Please have mercy on me!

Do not turn your face away from me! 

For in my rage I acted like a brute beast 

My anger swirled like a violent t...

Nothing makes Jesse happier these days then a trip out on his balance bike. So we have been cycling around the neighborhood. 

It is always wonderful to see him walking his bike, while singing and laughing. Some days, I cycle next to him. He finds this all the more...

They often say that you are more likely to 'loose it' at the end of the day.

This is generally true for me, as patience, of all virtues, is hard to conjure when the last flicker of light is ebbing away. 

Well... I broke the record this morning. 

At 6.00 am...

There were only jet-setting corporate men and women in the past....

You know, those people wearing suits, pushing posh leather trolley bags, whizzing around the globe, living in plush airport lounges and hotels for weeks on end. 

Now, a generation of jet-settin...

We bought our son Jesse a little puppet monkey some months ago.

The wife, resourceful as ever, sussed it out from Ali Express for a few New Zealand dollars. Our hopes were that it would bring him some cheer and perhaps stimulate some imaginative play. 

When monkey arri...

Its been a month since I blogged.

It's been a month since we moved to Palmy. 

And its also been a month since my toddler son expressed any desire to be close to me. 

When I get home from work, he refuses to look at  me in the eye. 

He no longer allows me to carry him...

Its 8am, Christmas Eve. 

We are seated at the breakfast table, Jesse and I. Mum's having a well deserved Sunday sleep in. 

Its been a tough week. 

New home... new town... new workplace. The unpacking and orientating is far from over. I am physically and mentally wearied b...

Its the last day of November. In a week, I will be celebrating my first anniversary as a homemaker. 

Its been a dramatic change, moving from life as a full time medical doctor to a homemaker/homedad. I have gone from meeting patients in clinics and attending to medical...