Sprained ankle

P.S. The phone was for Jamie. Tama has sprained his ankle. Looks like it’s 4 in the car….

Why is the morning so early?

It’s not even 7:30 yet and there is already a million things going on here. Now, I know that getting 4 kids ready for school takes some finesse. Showers need to be staggered to allow those just waking to go to the toilet, only two at at a time in the kitchen having breakfast […]

Jet-lag’s a bitch

Well, Mum arrived safe and sound 5  minutes earlier than scheduled, today. She was excited to have gone through Sydney and was relieved to have finally made it to the end destination!
Brian and I picked her up from the airport and brought her straight back home (knowing, of course, that she would be tired after […]

First class, Baby!

Mum leaves tonight on the first leg of her trip to Australia. I’ve very quickly slapped together an image of her flight path.
The red indicates her first flight; Montreal, Quebec to Vancouver, B.C. - 5 hours then an 8 hour layover
The yellow indicated the second flight; Vancouver, B.C. to Sydney, Australia (with a […]

I was jealous of her scars…

Recently, my friend Nicola wrote a post on her blog Down The Bog titled “Ouch!” In it, she speaks of burning herself quite badly with boiling water.
Well, not to be outdone, *rolls eyes* this evening I splashed sizzling oil onto my inner arm while attempting to sear some lamb for our dinner of Tika […]

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