So there we were, sitting in a corner, on a table full of people we didn’t know, under a loudspeaker, an hour late, and looking conspicuous. Great start. We were on a table of strangers because we decided that instead of choosing to sit with other parents we knew we’d take pot luck. Actually we … More The Year 6 Formal: Stage 2.
Even before we got to the hotel things fell apart. Come on now… did you *honestly* expect anything else? Do things ever go smoothly for me? The wife went to work… the kids had to go to guitar and singing… and the UK clan (who were going to babysit the youngest for us) went to … More The Year 6 Formal: Stage 1.
Well ok not quite the full story yet… it’s time for bed… but I *will* write it up later tomorrow (I hope).
I mention no names. Those who know will know.
For Xmas I ordered from the butchers a 5 kilo ham, 4 kilo leg of pork and a 12 kilo fresh turkey. Just had a phone call… no 12 kilo birds… hard to come by sorry… would two 6 kilo birds do instead?? Nope. I suggested they get as big a bird as they could … More Where's ma toikey!!
Sitting in my driveway after coming home from the gym I saw something ‘odd’ in the park opposite. My first thought was it looked like a long necked turtle but since we don’t have any ponds within reach I figured I was wrong and worked through all sorts of creatures ranging from stalking birds through … More So I spies this turtle…
Yet again the eldest daughter is going to arrive at school with a piece of ‘homework’ rused and completed beyond the ‘last second’. As part of her terms work she was supposed to create a folder commenting and detailing her life in the Junior School which she will be leaving at the end of this … More Time after time.
We didn’t *intend* to have two cars – no sirree Bob! It just happened that way. The future son-in-law took all the papers for the car we bought yesterday over to the NRMA to get it insured… and then we nipped off to the RTA (Road Traffic Authority) to get the registration transferred from the … More We now have two cars.
‘Twas on the Wednesday evening that the daughter came to call. Yup… we’re all here. And is all hunky dory?? Well it’s a bit of a curate’s egg. Let’s just say that I’m beginning to remember why her mother and I divorced. Strangely, despite having arrived with not a lot of cash, they’ve managed to … More 'Twas on the Wednesday evening…
I have so much work to do I don’t know where to start. What’s worse is that I don’t even know if I *can* start. My back is killing me and everything I have to do involves bending or stretching. The lights have to be sorted out in the garden ready for Xmas. The house … More Where will it all end?
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