Author: mimbles

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Because clearly I have too much free time

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Caitlin sang Abba’s Thank You For the Music in the school talent quest this afternoon, she was first up on stage, the microphone wasn’t working properly (again) and the audience started clapping just as she was about to start the 3rd verse. She took it all in her stride and sang beautifully. I was thrilled to see several other very talented kids up there singing this year, a couple of year 6 girls with very good voices, one of whom accompanied herself on the electric guitar, and a boy in Caitlin’s year who sang Little People from Les Misérables. I … Continue reading Because clearly I have too much free time

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Garlic prawn and spinach risotto

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I went shopping this afternoon knowing that I wanted to make a prawn risotto but without having looked up a recipe. So I put on my recipe inventing hat and chucked in the trolley whatever seemed like a good idea at the time. I reckon it turned out ok. 2 tbspn olive oil500g garlic prawns (I got the De Costi ones)2 onions, diced50g butter2 cups arborio rice1/2 cup white wine (nicked from the bottle my dad brought to have with the meal)1 L chicken stock (made with salt reduced Massel cubes)400g can diced tomatoes with oregano and basil1 bunch English … Continue reading Garlic prawn and spinach risotto

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Teaspoon update

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Caitlin talked to her teacher and the group was asked to change their name. They’re now called the Gummi Bears 🙂 No-one was difficult about it. The girl who had originally chosen the name and given the explanation of its meaning protested that she didn’t mean anything by it, which I take to mean she was a bit embarrassed to be called out on the matter. I’m also pretty sure she’s never given any serious thought to the issue, she’s just following along with the mob. I wonder how many teaspoon nudges it takes to get a mob to change … Continue reading Teaspoon update

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Wielding her teaspoon*

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Caitlin’s class has recently re-arranged their seating and each table group gave themselves a name. Caitlin is sitting with the “Gaybo” group. I asked what the hell that was supposed to mean. Apparently, according to the kid who suggest the name, it means “we’re not gay.” *sigh* I was glad to hear Caitlin had no part in choosing the name. David tells me that “gaybo” is used as an insult by kids at the school, so how it also means “not gay” isn’t quite clear to me, but either way it’s problematic. Thing is, if my “that’s dodgy” radar went … Continue reading Wielding her teaspoon*

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Status report

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Lego pistol – retrieved, the friend admitted his mistake without any need to produce the evidence. Laundry – Mostly folded but not ironed and at least 3 loads waiting to be done. Kitchen – pantry and tupperware cupboard exploded several weeks ago, it’s been a losing battle ever since. Groceries – I am so not adjusting to not being able to do the shopping when the kids are at school, we are out of most of the basics and used up the last of the frozen left-overs last night. Looks like I’ll be shopping this evening. Kid’s homework – I’m … Continue reading Status report

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The Great Lego Pistol dispute

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Just when I was looking forward to a quiet afternoon. Ha! No, we must have drama instead! David came out of class this afternoon in a right state. The story emerged slowly, interspersed with sobs and sniffles. A piece of Lego is being held hostage in the teacher’s staff room this afternoon after a major dispute over ownership broke out in class today. Why the hell are the kids playing with Lego in class? Well may you ask! It’s all to do with the project they’re doing – a personal interest project – they have to produce a presentation of … Continue reading The Great Lego Pistol dispute

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Lucky

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I feel a little less safe from storms after today. Living, as we do, at the bottom of a gully, sheltered from the worst of the winds in the storms that come through this part of Sydney, I’ve always felt pretty safe even though we are surrounded by tress that, if they fell, would do some serious damage to the house. Earlier today we had a very brief storm hit, it wasn’t particularly windy but there was some fairly heavy rain. And now we have slightly less tree than we used to. Fallen branches Two fairly decent sized branches have … Continue reading Lucky

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Blog quiz warning, content free post ahead

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It’s scientifically proven, my cats are out to get me! Well, this was much better for the ego than that other periodic table quiz. Can’t do rat dog breeds at all, except for chihuahua, I’d know those evil buggers anywhere. I cheated on this one and made Adam help me, I’m notoriously useless when it comes to movie trivia. With 11 seconds to spare! (shhh, don’t tell them about Pluto) I named 9 planets in 30 seconds I used to be able to do all of them thanks to a bit over a years worth of schooling in the US, … Continue reading Blog quiz warning, content free post ahead

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Happy (belated) 98th birthday Grandma

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On Friday I had lunch with my mum and my grandma. I was one day late seeing Grandma for her birthday and missed out on being part of the larger family gathering the night before but there were advantages to being there just with my mum and the birthday girl. Grandma finds it very difficult to hear people when there’s a lot of background noise (though her new hearing aides are helping) so it’s much easier to carry on a conversation with her with no-one else around. We talked about curries and Chinese food – Grandma is a fan of … Continue reading Happy (belated) 98th birthday Grandma