The carnival celebrating the school’s anniversary is on today from mid-day onwards. There are supposed to be rides and attractions for all… including a live performance from Delta Goodrum who is an ‘old girl’. We’ll all be trooping up there soon to spend the day boiling and fighting… but the kids will have fun while … More Hills Grammar School Silver Jubilee

We have a TomTom 710 ‘navigation system’ which has worked perfectly for a year or so. Of course we usually don’t go far so it’s not used as a navigator as often as it might be. However, as I wrote a short while ago, the other day we went to Canterbury to take the youngest … More Sod's Law?

Yup, eventually I found the keys. Where were they you ask… somewhere simple no doubt?? Well to start with I continued to tidy for the past five hours and established the keys were *not* on any of the desks or tables so I start to tidy up elsewhere. We have an exercise bike. Hanging across … More Keys found!

Not such a silly question. You’d have as much chance of finding them as I do right now. The youngest borrowed them to get something from the car. She says she brought them back and gave them too me… but I have no recall of that though with my memory who knows. Anyway we’ve been … More Have you seen my keys?

When it comes to organisation… we just ain’t got any! 🙂 Discovered today that the wife flies for the UK on Sunday afternoon. That is the same day that the youngest will be at the ice rink in her second competition. Basically it means the wife will have to get a taxi in to the … More When it comes to organisation…

This morning I looked at the bill for yesterday’s visit to the supermarket at new shopping centre. The total bill was $149.00 for the one small trolley full. For a start I bought some salmon pieces… 4 cost me $20. At the same time I bought 4 kilos of chicken wings, two small whole birds … More This ain't right!

Ok, as I said earlier, The New Rouse Hill shopping village (yes it really *is* called that) has opened up for business and we went over today to have a look around. First impressions? I don’t like it. Not because it isn’t finished, or because it hasn’t enough shops. Not because it’s crowded or expensive. … More Rouse Hill Shopping Village

As the start of the chaos hits home, it’s good to recall the wife’s comment on my post yesterday. She said I am pleased to report that as my bus wound its weary way through the city to get me home, there was no sign of those ghastly fences. Hence the main purpose of the … More More on APEC

On a continuing theme from yesterday my kids are driving me crazy too. Try as I might they simply will *not* do what they are asked, or told no matter how urgent it is or even how much they personally will benefit from it. Dunno why I’m so annoyed… I doubt I was any better … More It don’t rain…

I’ve come to the conclusion that I *really* don’t like having so little control over my life or the way I live it. The wife seems to think it’s because the kids tend to ride roughshod over me not matter what I tell them… or ask them to do. Also that for some reason I’m … More Misery your name is Dog