Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday

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Author, flagrant book whore, semi-reformed misanthrope, and certified pinball wizard

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  • Our cat is hot on Nov 20, 2009 in Miscellany

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  • My Daughter’s Christmas Wish List on Nov 19, 2009 in Keira

    Okay, starting at the top left hand corner and going in a clockwise direction: 1) Swimming Pool 2) Hannah Montana Bed Covers 3) New Swimmers, Size 7 4) Strawberry (fridge) Magnet* 5) Pink Playdough 6) Picture Frame 7) Laptop** 8 ) Care Bear (purple)...

  • Miscellaneous Mum’s Annual Christmas Card Challenge Begins! on Nov 17, 2009 in Making a Difference

    Hold onto your wallets, it’s getting close to that time of year. Christmas. Before I go into why I’m starting to panic about Christmas (and that can wait for another day), first it’s time to open again my Christmas Card Challenge, f...

  • Our Lazy Sunday Afternoon on Nov 16, 2009 in Family Life

    After a run on the treadmill, I had a lie-down to read while Riley played games on Adam’s iTouch. Related posts:Sunday, Bloody Sunday Related posts:Sunday, Bloody Sunday...

  • Pools, tears, and words on Nov 15, 2009 in Karen

    I’ve basically given up on NaNoWriMo. That’s hard for me to admit because essentially it’s another way of saying, “I am a quitter.” This is both true and false: I could bang away on it and am choosing not to, but I am...

  • Heartbeat: Australian Style OR What to do when your daughter borrows a puppet theatre on Nov 12, 2009 in Miscellany

    Originally posted August 28th, 2008 Last toy library day we borrowed a sizeable puppet theatre and ten puppets of differing sexes and occupations. Keira demanded a proper show. I tried, but quickly gave up. She was bored. I was bored. I couldn̵...

  • I’m talking about their generation on Nov 11, 2009 in Keira Riley

    Nothing quite screams “GENERATIONAL GAP!” like when you’re in the Manga/graphic novel section of Borders and there is an old-school arcade video game. So the kids sit down… And try to get it to work with their fingers, like...