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Menu plan Monday

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I can’t get my printer to work so I’m putting this here instead of pinning it to my notice board in the kitchen. It’s probably no more likely to get looked at here than as a file on my laptop, but it makes me feel better. Day Date Breakfast Lunch Activities Dinner Mon 7/6/10 Cereal, toast and fruit Vegetable & barley soup 5:30pm DramaGrandy for dinner Bangers and mash Fruit & yogurt Tues 8/6/10 Porridge Packed lunch at office 8:15am TutoringSports uniforms for Tom & Cait7pm P&C Band meeting Spaghetti Bolognese + saladRhubarb & apple crumble Wed 9/6/10 Cereal, toast … Continue reading Menu plan Monday

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Friday fragments – flotsam and jetsam edition

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Hosted by Mrs4444. I seem to have rediscovered my blog this week and gone on a bit of a posting spree, so that’s been good. Wonder how long that will last. Anyway, let’s see if there’s any bits and pieces still floating around inside this brain of mine…*rattle* …*hang on, tip it the other way* …*look, there’s something stuck in there* …*clatter* …*plink* …*watch it! it’s getting away!* ….*clunk* …*splash!* …*damn it! you dropped it overboard!*….*quick, grab the net* ….*splosh*…*thunk* …*right, here we go* …*hmmm, not much here really*… **** I followed up last week’s comedy of errors by completely … Continue reading Friday fragments – flotsam and jetsam edition

Blog Link-ups and Memes, Family & Parenting, Feminism, Keeping the Masses Entertained, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table7 Comments

Linkfest No. 17

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Stuff I thought was worth sharing… Karen Healey, at Attention Rebellious Jezebels, reviews books “in dialogue style in a spoilerific manner that often renders in-depth, wonderful works nonsensical” and is also highly amusing. Charlotte of Charlotte’s Library asks Where are the Good Mothers in Middle Grade Science Fiction and Fantasy? Ladysquires at Shitty First Drafts explains Why I’m Not Proud of You for Correcting Other People’s Grammar. On the subject of the Ethics Classes trial: Teaching Ethics as an option to non-scripture at Motherhugger. Practical things you can do to help – a post in the discussions section of the … Continue reading Linkfest No. 17

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Domestic violence is bad because…

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I don’t usually pay much attention to all those Facebook chain statuses. You know, the ones that try to guilt you into reposting them by implying that not doing so makes you mean and selfish and heartless. I skim read them, feel a moment of irritation, and then move on. But this one stopped me in my tracks. It just felt so wrong. “While you SCREAM at your woman, there’s a man wishing he could talk softly in her ear…While you HUMILIATE, OFFEND and INSULT her there’s a man flirting with her and reminding her how wonderful she is. While … Continue reading Domestic violence is bad because…

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A few words from an Ethics trial class student

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My niece attends one of the schools involved in the Ethics classes trial. Yesterday her mum posted a photo on Facebook of an article appearing in their local Village Voice newspaper in which Annika is quoted on the subject of the ethics classes. Click to embiggen “I think the ethics classes are really fun,” Leichhardt Year 5 student Annika Rees said. “The teacher gives us situations like whether we think something is fair or not, and then we discuss the topic and give our own opinions. It’s important because it gives us an opportunity to see other people’s point of … Continue reading A few words from an Ethics trial class student

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To my Mum on Mother’s Day

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While I’m on canteen duty at my son’s high school on Thursday one of the teachers comes in and hangs around for a while talking about some of the stuff going on at the school. As tends to happen I ended up mentioning that I was an ex-student and that my mum had taught there. “Oh! I know Barbara! When she left it was like this lovely warm gentle presence had left the school, she’s wonderful!” I’ve had pretty much the same reaction from every teacher I’ve met at the school, and I love hearing it every single time. I … Continue reading To my Mum on Mother’s Day

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Fragments from a fractured week

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Hosted by Mrs4444. I’ve had better weeks than this one just gone, but I’ve had worse too. I’m writing this sitting in my sun drenched lounge room looking out at blue sky and listening to birds in the garden and thinking life’s not so bad really. It helps that I’ve just unloaded all the brain clutter from the week here for your entertainment. Or not. Whatever 🙂 **** On Wednesday morning I was woken early by Jack as he sneaked up on to the end of our bed and stealthily crept right up my leg, over my hip and settled … Continue reading Fragments from a fractured week