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Family / June 22nd, 2010

Bunnings-bred zombie

When Adam took the kids to Bunnings to do some arts and crafts, I must admit I wasn’t expecting my son to bring home a zombie. A cute zombie, awww…

Family / June 20th, 2010

World Cup Soccer … well, almost

(That last photo more to show how nice the grass is looking around our parts at the moment, thanks to some good rain.)

Family / June 17th, 2010

Revealing the all-new looking ‘Miscellaneous Mum’ blog

Friends! Feed Readers! Casual Google Searchers! Lend me your eyes! I come not to…. Okay, I’ll stop appropriating Shakespeare for my own cheap purposes to say welcome! to my new-looking Miscmum site. What do you think? After having the other one for almost three years, and it served me very well, I’ve felt like a…

Family / June 16th, 2010

Intrusive thoughts

No matter how tight the straps water cracks the seal of your goggles and creeps across your vision you keep on swimming but it is annoying and soon you cannot ignore the intrusion My head’s not in a great place at the moment. I’ve written about four posts – all still in draft stage –…

Family / June 14th, 2010

Boys vs. Girls

Riley: Mum, you are the bestest, wonderfulest, mum in the wholest wildest world! *** {Lying in bed, having a cuddle with Keira} Me, stroking her face: You’re pretty. Keira, stroking mine: You’re furry. Me: No, I said pretty, not furry. Keira: I know what you said, but you’re furry. Me: ….? Keira, pointing: Here, here, and…

Family / June 12th, 2010

We save our money on buying expensive art…

…by hanging up silhouettes of the kids around the house instead. Can you guess who this is?

Family / June 10th, 2010

I ain’t lyin’

The other day I tweeted: The children have rigged up some sort of contraption which they fire at me when I walk down the hallway. I have my very own charge of the light brigade every time I want to use the toilet. And just to prove I wasn’t exaggerating (Yes! For Lord knows…

Family / June 8th, 2010

My winter reading pile

Our local library closed on Sunday for two months of extensions and refurbishment. As anyone who knows me down there – or here, too, don’t you? – this closure will leave a bit of a hole in my life. Visiting the library is an essential part of my weekly routine. Until August, I shall have to visit one…

Family / June 7th, 2010

Violin Lessons

I started violin lessons several months ago. I had been forewarned about its challenges. Unlike the guitar, which has at least the visual aids of the frets where you place your fingers, with violin the notes are determined by placement alone. A fraction of a millimetre too short, you’re flat; too far, and you’re sharp….

Family / June 5th, 2010

Weekend

Yes, this is the weekend. Yes, I know I don’t normally post on the weekend. Why didn’t I post yesterday? Because I didn’t feel like it! What’s up with the questions, brain? Go read the paper. Put yourself to use. Actually, I did write something yesterday, but decided not to let it go public. I’ll…

Family / June 3rd, 2010

This photo perfectly encapsulates the kind of week it’s been

I lost a box of cereal this morning. I KNOW. Ridiculous? Yes. Possible? Quite. I even got to the point where I rang Adam on the train in the hope that he’d stuffed it in his laptop bag to take to work just to screw with me. “You think I what?” was his answer, barely raising…

Family / June 2nd, 2010

She’s making a list … and has checked it about a bazillion times

Right, so let’s write this down: Things I’m Afraid Of &/Or Anxious About Bridges Traffic Lights Heights – more specifically when there are kids around Air Travel Various Elements of Space Ghosts (I rather like that post) And after yesterday? Nothing new to think of? Photo: Reuters Oh, nothing… Nothing apart from the fear of having…

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Bunnings-bred zombie

World Cup Soccer … well, almost

Revealing the all-new looking ‘Miscellaneous Mum’ blog

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Intrusive thoughts

Boys vs. Girls

We save our money on buying expensive art…

I ain’t lyin’

My winter reading pile

Violin Lessons

Weekend

This photo perfectly encapsulates the kind of week it’s been

She’s making a list … and has checked it about a bazillion times