Wild weather in Victoria, eh? We’re not flooding* but the rain has been wonderful. What I liked especially was this low pressure system came in from the east. The east! Unheard of! I keep looking up in the sky, waiting for Mary Poppins.

The kids, bugger it, are sick. How can I tell apart from the usual symptoms? Well Keira has decided to stay in her pyjamas all day, and as it’s almost 8am and she’s not in her usual dress and stocking attire I’m inclined to believe her. Riley is not clawing at the backdoor like a dog to get outside. No, he’s just seeing how much square meterage of the house he can cover with his own snot. So far, he’s not doing a bad job.

*not that you asked!

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity