About katef
Kate is chief cook and clothes washer at the Pickle Farm in 'almost rural' Victoria, Australia, as well as mum to a matching pair of five year old girls and one small boy. In her spare time she digi scraps, dabbles in blog design, and blogs at Picklebums and Lazy Cow Designs.Website: http://www.picklebums.com
Posts by katef
Please Don’t Call Them “The Twins.”
By katef on September 23, 2009
Call it an over reaction, call it being picky or over sensitive… it’s probably all of those things, but it still bugs me.
Please don’t call them “The Twins” or worse…”Twinnies.”
I know it is hard to tell {read more}
By katef on September 23, 2009
Sharing a Birthday
By katef on August 26, 2009
Multiples share so many things in life, not least of which is their birthday.
We have two birthdays coming up. Two girls will turn six in November…on the same day too. They share their birth date and for now, they share their celebrations too. {read more}
By katef on August 26, 2009
Good Things About Twins or More #3: They Always Have Each Other
By katef on August 7, 2009
As my girls have grown up and the fog of the early years has begun to clear, I am beginning to see more and more positives about having twins.
The older they get, the more they begin to go out into the big scary world without me. They started preschool, {read more}
By katef on August 7, 2009
Good Things About Having Twins or More #2: They Play Together
By katef on August 4, 2009
So apart from double the love, there were many a day when I thought there was not much else good about having multiples. Then my girls began to grow up a little. They became toddlers and a magical thing happened.
Good things about having twins #2:
They {read more}
By katef on August 4, 2009
Good Things About Having Twins or More #1: Double the Love.
By katef on August 1, 2009
I confess, I have been known to utter the phrase ‘I wouldn’t wish twins on my worst enemy’ on more than one occasion.
I’ve also come close to wringing the necks of the grinning stranger who bubbles “oooh I’d love to {read more}
By katef on August 1, 2009
Singleton Envy
By katef on July 29, 2009
I have a confession to make…
I have days, quite a few of them actually, when I dream about having only one child.
Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t give away my twins for the world, nor do I regret having our little boy. I know just how {read more}
By katef on July 29, 2009
Story Books Featuring Multiples
By katef on July 8, 2009
Our house is very much lacking in decent children’s books featuring multiples.
We were given Little Miss Twins – Part of the Mr Man and Little Miss series by Roger Hargreaves. It’s a fun light-hearted story but I can’t say I am {read more}
By katef on July 8, 2009
Me First!
By katef on June 13, 2009
We have a problem with ‘firsts’ in our house.
“Me first!”
“No me first!”
“No me first, you went first last time”
“No I didn’t, you’ve had more firsts than I have”
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Why {read more}
By katef on June 13, 2009
Being Equal With Multiples
By katef on June 11, 2009
I have identical twin girls.
They are the same age. They look the same. They like the same things.
They are different in so many ways and I strive to encourage those differences and to help the world see and celebrate those differences too. I want them {read more}
By katef on June 11, 2009
Buy One Get One Half Price – Shopping for Twins
By katef on April 26, 2009
Here I am walking through the shopping center. It’s been a long day and we are all tired and grumpy. But as I drag the kids past one of our favorite kids clothing shops, I happen to see those magical words…
“Buy one get the other half {read more}
By katef on April 26, 2009
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