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*Takes a deep breath*

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*in* *out* *in* *out* Calm… Today was going so well till this evening. I’d got the kids to school on time (instead of our usual by the skin of the teeth thing). I’d been to work and done useful things, picked the kids up and then come home for the kids to change clothes and to let the dog out for a bit. We’d done a quick dash down to Marsfield to visit Great Grandma and made it back to Caitlin’s dance class on time thanks to an incredible run of green lights all the way along Pennant Hills Road … Continue reading *Takes a deep breath*

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Hell NO!

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Thomas is being asked to do his homework. He is not happy about this and has come up with a novel and very scary solution to the problem. “Muuuum, I don’t want to go to school anymore. I want to do homeschool instead.” “No way!” “Oh pleeeeease?” David interjects, “She was serious when she said no, Tom.” “But Muuuum, I really want to do homeschool.” “Not happening, Tom. Do your homework now please.” Sulking, “No. I want to do homeschool.” Beginning to get irritated, “Fine, then I’ll make you do 2 lots of maths and spelling every week.” Perks up, … Continue reading Hell NO!

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My hands are still cold

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I spent nearly half an hour standing outside in the cold from 9pm tonight talking to one of Dave’s teachers (who is made of awesome) after the School Council meeting. I was explaining to her why Dave had come home this afternoon from their 2 day excursion to Bathurst, got in the car with me and alternated between telling me how much fun he’d had doing gold-panning and meeting farm animals and fighting back tears as he told me about the bullying that he and his friends had endured at the hands of a certain group of extremely unpleasant children. … Continue reading My hands are still cold

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Menu plan 8 Sept 08

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My challenge to myself this week is to actually stick to this plan, just for a change you understand. Last week’s plan suffered the usual fate of changed plans and tail end of the week exhaustion. I still didn’t get my Japanese takeaway. I wound up cooking a huge beef casserole in the crockpot on Saturday to use up some meat from the freezer that was looking a bit worse for wear (freezer burn), we’ll be having that re-heated on Tuesday, and the Father’s Day baked dinner turned into a visit to Flavour of Brazil (which I discovered through this … Continue reading Menu plan 8 Sept 08

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And a fun time was had by all

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Tonight was the P&C Trivia Night. More a social occasion than a fundraiser so not too much organising needed to be done, I bought a few prizes and we decorated the school hall with some token balloons and tealight candles on the tables. Ariane‘s sister was our trivia master for the night and she did an awesome job, everyone was very appreciative. So, we sat around eating cheese and bikkies, drinking red wine, answering trivia questions, attempting to burn down the school… …WHAT? Um. You know those tealight candles on the tables? Turns out it wasn’t such a brilliant idea … Continue reading And a fun time was had by all

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Samantha vs. the laptop

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Sam: Right, just let me get comfy here *knead knead knead knead knead* You weren’t using those boobs for anything important were you? Me: Sit down you loopy cat, I can’t see the keyboard. Sam: I only sat down because I wanted to you know. Me: Fine, just don’t move, I’m blogging this. Extra points if you can identify the Giant Microbes in the glass bowl behind me.(photos taken with my laptop’s webcam) Continue reading Samantha vs. the laptop

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Brush turkey

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We’ve had brush turkeys hanging around near our place for a couple of years now and this year they’ve chosen to build their nest in the front yard of one of our neighbours. There’s an access path that runs down between their place and the next to the bush reserve behind our houses (we’re a couple of houses further down), so there’s plenty of material for the birds to work with and the mound is quite an impressive size. Brush turkey on top of mound The nest The rest of the nest I took a short video too, nothing special … Continue reading Brush turkey

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Menu plan 1 Sept 08

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Let’s not talk about how things went last week. I think only 2 nights went according to plan, it’s all a bit of a horrible blur really. However, one of the on plan nights was the crockpot coconut beef and it was good. MondaySpaghetti BologneseFruit & yoghurtTuesdayHoney lamb casserole & rice – it’s in the freezer ready to reheatFruit & yoghurtWednesdayOven baked crumbed chicken, noodles & steamed vegIce cream & fruitThursdayJapanese takeaway – last week we ended up with KFC instead of Japanese so I’m still craving thisFruit & yoghurtFridayOven fish & chips with steamed vegFruit & yoghurtSaturdayLamb Rogan Josh … Continue reading Menu plan 1 Sept 08

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The Omnivore’s Hundred

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A food meme from Very Good Taste. “Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food – but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.” Here’s what to do: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, … Continue reading The Omnivore’s Hundred