So I’m not going to go all out and say I love the beach, but I believe I used to dislike the beach, and now I don’t mind the beach! In fact, I might almost say that I quite like the beach! What a progression! Growing up, we always had holidays on rivers (Pizzeys) or…
Continue reading →Graduating from primary school to high school is a bit more of a big deal than when I was a kid. For our “graduation”, if I remember correctly, we had our usual Friday morning assembly, and all the year 7s (which was the final year of primary, back in my day) got up on stage…
Continue reading →Most years we manage to have a combined birthday party for Chance and Darby, as their birthdays are 10 days apart. This year, by some logistical miracle, the kids had their three uncles up for the weekend as well! My brother Kristian (aka uncle Khicken) actually managed to surprise us all which was just so…
Continue reading →Ten years (and nine days, yes this is late) ago, we welcomed our dear little Darby-doo to the family. His birth was the most calm out of all four kids. It was just me, Frith, the only female obstetrician in Mount Isa who was Russian, and a midwife who was also Eastern European. I kept…
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