Almost as good as Club Med
I’ve been very late getting around to this post, which I blame on our first (early) heatwave this week. My fear of summer is one of those things I really should tackle, lest I become paralysed for several months of the year. I’ve gradually been getting into the rhythm of it this week, accomplishing a [...]
Nana’s here
So my mom arrived from Toronto this week. The first thing we had to do was fix her jet-lagged hair. And she had to get reacquainted with George, who very obviously didn’t remember her from 3.5 years ago (grrrrrr) but who warmed up pretty quickly. And then I had to run off to rehearsal and [...]
Taking pictures again
A few weeks ago, Andrea asked me if I ever took pictures of Tilda any more. I guess it had been a while. Fortunately, Brad came to visit over the last 2 weeks, so there were various outings and activities that were a good excuse for me to take pictures. Unfortunately, most of these outings [...]
Is the suspense killing you?
No, I haven’t posted for a while! Brad was visiting over the last couple weeks. Since it’s term time, there was a lot of school, swimming, gymnastics, and friends, rather than lots of exciting outings. On Mother’s Day we went ice skating at Docklands. This was my first time at Docklands ever, which is slightly [...]
Christmas 2008
I was resolved to make as many Christmas presents as I could this year. I managed to get quite a few done, partly by making the same things over and over. I was very relieved not to have to go out shopping as much, although I did make way more trips to Spotlight than I [...]
Owyn in Mommy’s tummy
Inspired by Owyn’s drawing, and finished in time to go back to Canada with Andrea and Tony.
Tilda is 6
Tilda was very impressed when she got up this morning and saw the fish tank. The first words out of her mouth were “Grandma, you’re the best!” She thought Daddy and I were the best when I told her the fish tank was from us, but she’s definitely focused on one source of presents. I [...]
Sunday at the beach
We had some very summery weather today, on the second day of Australian autumn, so we headed to the Mornington Peninsula with Andrea and Tony. We started off in Rosebud, in warm, calm, shallow water. Tilda noted fewer fish, and wasn’t too afraid of those she saw. She actually swam – her first time swimming [...]
Werribee Open Range Zoo
The preps have Wednesdays off school for the first 6 weeks, and the plan was that we would use those Wednesdays to visit the 3 local zoos with our friends, to make sure that our zoo memberships actually get used. Today Andrea and Tony felt like doing something but didn’t feel like walking, so I [...]
Missing numbers
Okay, so I categorically don’t believe in this*. But I did program it for my mom’s website, and it’s fun. For entertainment purposes only! The Reluctant Astrologer » Missing numbers Speaking of missing numbers, here’s Tilda doing her first Sudoku (actually, a Kidoku that goes from 1-6 instead of 1-9.) *I don’t believe in this [...]
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