Maybe we should start blogging again
Matt: Hey Darling, you know we haven’t posted a blog post since Will was born. Our legions of fans are probably wondering what happened with everything. Bec: How do you define “legions” of fans?...
The Granfields
Matt and Bec are up all night on their ‘babymoon’
With five weeks to go until the birth of their first child, Matt and Bec decided to head to the coast for a long weekend of time out together before the little one arrived....
Things that go baby bump in the night…
Matt: It’s 3am and you’ve been rolling around for two hours. What’s going on? The bed hasn’t seen this much action since our wedding night. Bec: I’ve got news for you if you think...
Baby shopping: the 157 essential items you must buy if you don’t want to be a bad parent
Bec: We’ve still got so many things to buy for the baby. Matt: I know, right? What is the baby going to do on Saturday afternoons if he doesn’t have a seven metre yacht...
Things Bec has worried about since finding out she’s pregnant
That the guy in the pet supplies store whose breath smelled like cigarettes would give the baby lung cancer. That the baby was hurt when the Woolworths truck backed out too quickly and gave...
The Granfields find out they are having a baby
20 Weeks Ago… Bec: So, I think I’m ovulating… Matt: OK Darling. I’ve just got to finish watering the grapes. They’re getting a bit dry and I’ve finally got the length of the septic...
Matt and Bec Use Uber
It had been a while since Matt and Bec had needed to call a taxi home from something. Living in a country town and being, generally speaking, old and boring, meant that a ‘big...
The Granfields go to an Eco lodge in Tasmania
It had been two years to the day since The Granfields’ wedding and to celebrate they had booked a stay at an exclusive eco lodge on the Freycinet Peninsula in Tasmania. Matt: Hey Darling,...
Setting the Benchmark. Part 1.
Matt: Let’s buy a boat! Bec: We live 200km from the sea. Matt: … Bec: We’re not buying a boat. Matt: What about our dream of buying a yacht and sailing it home from...
Twelve Indisputable Facts of Life
Nobody knows whether it is actually recycling bin night. One person on the street takes a chance and the rest follow their lead. The average supermarket avocado has been squeezed by 427 other customers...
Bec and Matt welcome a new arrival…
Matt: I’ve got a surprise for you darling! Bec: You’ve learnt how to budget? Matt: I picked up my gun today! I’ve got it right here. Want to see it? Bec: Get that thing...