Tag: kids

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Mum’s taxi

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7:30 am – Get up, shower, dress and do Caitlin’s hair and make-up. 8:25 am -Take Caitlin to dance dress rehearsal for Ballet. 8:40 am – Come home, have breakfast (egg and bacon roll cooked by Adam, because he is awesome), wrap birthday present for party Tom is going to, frantically search for invite which isn’t on the cork board where it’s supposed to be, make card on computer. 9:40 am – Go back to pick up Caitlin. 9:55 am – Drop Caitlin home so she can get changed and take Tom to party. 10:05 am – Decide to write … Continue reading Mum’s taxi

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I always miss historic moments

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But not today. This afternoon I came home with the kids after spending pretty much the entire day at the school doing canteen duty, helping out with refreshments for the Kindy orientation and giving my intro to the P&C speech for the second time. I opened up my laptop and was greeted with the news that McCain had conceded and the USA has as President-Elect one Barak Obama. I was just in time to jump on board the Hoyden’s live blogging of the event (in mostly lurker mode) and the kids, Adam and I sat in the lounge room with … Continue reading I always miss historic moments

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Shepherds Pie Surprise

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I was up to the assembling stage of cooking shepherds pie tonight when Tom wandered into the kitchen pulling his pj top down over his head. “Smashed potato! Ooo, I LOVE smashed potato! Mum, that’s just the way I remember you making shepherds pie. I LOVE your shepherds pie, it’s the BEST!” “You do know it tastes different every time I make it ’cause I don’t use a recipe, don’t you?” “Yes, that’s what I like best about it, you never know what you’re going to get!” Here’s tonight’s Nanny Ogg-style non-recipe: a bit of olive oil4 onionssome minced garlic … Continue reading Shepherds Pie Surprise

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Kids and animals are a bugger to photograph

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I started out this morning with the intent of having a decent photo of each of the kids and pets with which to illustrate the ever so fascinating story of my Sunday. I should know better than to make plans that depend on kids and animals behaving for a camera. The short version of my day goes like this: Get out of bed several hours later than intended (must have needed that sleep-in). Flail ineffectually at the chaos in the house (Adam has done wonders with it today as I came and went). Take Clara to dog park, forget to … Continue reading Kids and animals are a bugger to photograph

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Beorg-wic and birthday party reporting

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Here we are at the end of two weeks of school holidays and I feel absolutely wiped out. Not because having the kids around has worn thin, they seem to have grown up enough for that not to be such a problem any more. Rather it’s because I’ve spent pretty much the whole 2 weeks with a horrible lurgi. Same thing happened to me last school holidays too. I feel cheated. All I can say is it’s a damn good thing that being a Dark Ages reenactor doesn’t require you to give up paracetamol and anti-histamines as well as plumbing … Continue reading Beorg-wic and birthday party reporting

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Caitlin

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You are my daughter. I carried you inside me…and was violently ill for weeks on end (thanks very much). You were born in an entirely civilized fashion at 9:15 on a Sunday evening and then proceeded to ignore civilized timing of pretty much anything for many months. So, perfectly normal baby really. We even had your cot in the lounge room for a while and would retreat to our bedroom of an evening so that you wouldn’t disturb your brother when it was time for bed. In the end we gave in and kicked daddy out of his study to … Continue reading Caitlin

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Spring has sprung and Summer is just around the corner

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Tonight we celebrated the approaching warmer weather with something that has become a bit of a ritual in our house over the last few years. The exact date on which this ceremony will take place cannot be predicted, instead we must wait and watch for the signs to appear and with careful judgment pick just the right moment. The reward must be worthy of the sacrifice that will be made. There must be time set aside for proper appreciation. And what is this monumentous occasion? It is The First Mango of the Season. Now, it’s not like we grow these, … Continue reading Spring has sprung and Summer is just around the corner