With the news this week of the death of Rodney King, the man whose beating by police sparked the LA riots in 1991 and the total exoneration of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain in the death of their daughter Azaria at Ayers Rock in 1980, it makes me think how these lives changed in an instant and they were innocent people, …
It’s a World Gone Mad…..
Oh wait the kids just swapped beds. In my total, wasted haze of befuddledness that was monday, I generously allowed the children to swap beds. Yeah I know it was a school night and being in new digs is not going to help them settle down and leave me the hell alone but they caught me at a weak moment. …
Paleo Breakfast 6/19
Waking at 5am and not getting back to sleep this morning really kinda sucked. So after I hustled the kids off to school I decided to take TD for an early walk so I could spend the day writing. As I got down the block I realised how hungry I was. The rest of the walk was spent daydreaming of …
Are We Bad Neighbours?
Over the years we’ve lived in some places where we’ve had interesting neighbours, and I suppose we’ve been interesting to live next door to as well, always having musicians coming and going and loud music pumping from the house. I remember when I lived on my own in Lavington,(BTK before the king) I was surrounded by people, let’s just say …
USA vs OZ
I’ve had a request to make some comparisons between living in the US and living in Australia. There are many and they are varied so I will pick the most obvious and crazy. First of all let me clarify that New York isn’t really the US, it’s has a whole other set of rules. However in saying that it is …
Daddys are so Important
With USA Father’s Day this weekend it reminds me how important Dad’s are in their kids lives. A Dad is more than just the other half of the conception. Father’s teach their children many things about life. Everything we do as parents affects our kids. Some fathers spend lots of time teaching their children skills, playing with them and just …
10 Things Husbands Don’t Get
As husbands go I think I’ve got a good one 🙂 I have to say that of course cos he’s the only one I’ve got. On a serious note though, he’s a good man, he loves me and shows it by providing for the kids and I to the best of his ability.. and so far his ability is pretty …
Intro to…….Hump Day Humour
Hump Day, a term I really hadn’t heard until recently but have really adopted as my own. Hump Day for those not aware is Wednesday, Miercoles, Mercredi, Mercurii, Cреда, Onsdag… anyway you get the picture. The middle of the week, the tough day, still so far from Friday. For me Wednesday has always been hard, you’ve had to get up …
Proud Mummy
This time of year here in the US is end of school, things are winding down. It’s all about field trips and fun days like pyjama day, silly shoe day, crazy hat day, sprinkler day, at least in 2nd grade. Today was the Award Ceremony. Miss Gremlin sat patiently as everyone received their individual awards.