raising willow… and dexter!

December 13 What’s the best change you made to the place you live? Again, I’m struggling to think of one. I moved around some of the outside furniture – more to the point, I moved a whole heap of timber so we had more space for the outside furniture… I moved a massive coffee table [...]

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December 12 New food. You’re now in love with Lebanese food and you didn’t even know what it was in January of this year. I don’t know what it says about me that there isn’t really any kind of food that I’ve tried this year that I hadn’t eaten before. I’m not that boring, I [...]

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So yesterday when we went into the city we parked in one of the big concrete multi level car parks. You know the kind, low ceilings, dark and dank. Willow hopped out of the car and said “Look at the sparkles, Mummy!” She had noticed the sparkles – possibly caused by iron pyrite – in [...]

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We went into the city to do some Xmas shopping today, as we expected it was very busy. Probably not as busy as it is likely to get though. Willow is getting… Sylvanian Families Willow Hall and Conservatory Accessories for above Toy horse on a stick (will be a bugger to wrap!) Pyjamas The day [...]

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I’m so disappointed – I was looking for a movie to take Willow to, but the ones showing at the moment are all a bit scary for our precious petal. Then I saw Ponyo and fell in love. I adore Hayao Miyazaki’s films, especially Spirited Away. It was showing last Wednesday, then this Saturday at [...]

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Willow wanted to know what was on the inside of the sun. We told her that it was very hot, hotter than she could imagine. I then said that she couldn’t land on it because she would be burnt to a crisp. “Wow,” was her reply. “That would be irritating.” Yes, it would be very [...]

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Our uni results were finally released today. I’m not sure if you remember the terrible 39c day that my exam was on? I must have done alright because I got a D overall for that subject. The other subject I got a C for, which I’m quite happy with. I was looking at the timetable [...]

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Today was the work Christmas party – I kept Dexie out of FDC for the day and took him and Willow into work for a quick visit. I had to pick up something for a client and drop it off to them, so I thought it was a nice opportunity for the children to see [...]

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December 11 The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook? This is another hard one. There are some places I’ve spent lots of time this year. I could include the driver’s seat of my new car in that list, as well as my office. The uni cafe and [...]

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I thought I’d do a bit of a pictorial diary today – Thursday is my regular day off work and Willow has finished school for the year, so I dragged her around to do some Christmas shopping. We started the day with a breastfeed for Dexie and some cuddles in bed. Willow chose her clothes. [...]

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