David just won the game of Super Munchkin we were playing by killing some Level 1 Thugs. There is no justice. Also while we were playing guess who squeezed in between the fly screen and the closed kitchen window and succeeded in dislodging the screen from its frame altogether? Continue reading Jipped
Oh yes, 9 year old humour, it is funny 😀 Caitlin drew this while I was watching the episode Blink, I suspect it was by way of therapy of sorts after she’d inadvertently seen a few minutes of the show. Now I just have to persuade her to do an entire comic strip’s worth of drawings and we can get some really groan-worthy stuff happening…. Continue reading My daughter wishes me to share with you.
There’s a possum in the house! It wasn’t the least bothered by being caught in the act. All the lights were on and the kids were watching TV in the next room, so when I heard clattering in the kitchen I assumed they were raiding for after dinner snacks. When no-one answered my call of “What are you up to?” I dragged myself away from my blog reading and headed down the hall to the kitchen. No kids. Ah, the cat’s in the sink. Wait a minute, that’s not Samantha! I was sure it would bolt back out the hole … Continue reading I really should fix that fly-screen
Today I am wearing my “You Are Here” tshirt from thinkgeek. Caitlin’s friend asked me if it was the milky way. Yes, and that’s where the Earth is I say pointing to the spot indicated on the shirt. Then she asked me if I knew what was in the middle, so I said yes I did, did she know? And she told me, in all sincerity, that in the middle of the milky way there is a big special cross. Um, no, there’s a big black hole says I. And in the middle of that there’s a cross says she. … Continue reading Aaaaaargh!
Best News Ever! Joss Whedon Spills Exclusive Deets on His New SeriesKristin at E! Online reports: Whedon’s new Fox series, called Dollhouse, stars Miss Eliza Dushku, best known as Faith to you Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. And this show isn’t just a pilot. It’s already been given a seven-episode commitment by Fox. Woo! Here’s how Fox describes the series: Echo (Eliza Dushku) [is] a young woman who is literally everybody’s fantasy. She is one of a group of men and women who can be imprinted with personality packages, including memories, skills, language—even muscle memory—for different assignments. The assignments can … Continue reading New Joss TV show on the way!
Not sure how often I’ll post one of these, probably whenever I’ve collected a decent number of links and before they get too out of date. On Alas! A blog Myca links to a series of essays titled “Christians in the Hand of an Angry God” posted by bradhicks on his LJ. (The LJ posts are 3 years old but still well worth a read.) blue milk is asking “What does a feminist mother look like?“, subsequent posts on her blog have some of the answers she’s received. I may get around to posting my own response eventually. Kate Harding … Continue reading Link-fest No.1
For the last few days of this week I’d been trying to not get too excited as each morning my wildly inaccurate scales hinted to me that good things were happening. Well, I needn’t have worried, I’ve lost 3.5kg for a total of 10.1kg 😀 Switching to Core seems to have been a good plan! My focus for this week is to get some regular exercise happening, I’m aiming for three 30 minute walks in the week and sit-ups every day. Continue reading Weigh-in week 11
I’ll be giving one copy of this to Dave’s teacher and one to the Deputy Principal in the morning. Names have been vagued up to assuage my conscience, there are no innocents to protect. Also, I am never going along as helper parent on an excursion with this year group again…. Thursday Oct 15th 2007 To whom it may concern, This account documents my experiences on, and subsequent to, the Year 4 excursion on Wednesday Oct 24th to the Sydney Wildlife World. I found the behaviour of M**** and M*** extremely distressing to myself and embarrassing for the school. I … Continue reading My first ever letter of complaint.
I gained 1.9kg this week, but at least half of that was the yummy birthday breakfast cooked for me by Adam. I’ve switched to core and I’m happy to say I had no trouble what-so-ever staying on track today. I ate well, drank about 2.5L of water and walked from one end to the other of Hornsby Westfield several times over. Feels like a good start to the week. More birthday reports tomorrow, I need to take a photo or two! Continue reading Weigh-in week 10
David has a problem. Most evenings as he settles into bed another member of our family stages a sneak invasion of his bedroom. Samantha has decided that the top bunk is the perfect cat bed, neither Jack nor Tom can reach her there and hey! a whole bed all to herself, what more could a cat wish for? She reaches this nirvana via the bedside table, settles in to the middle of the bed and proceeds to groom herself. Thoroughly. Vigorously even. And the whole bunk shakes. Understandably, David objects to this and calls for a parent to come and … Continue reading Territorial disputes
Mim's Muddle 