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 →I would like one of my goals for next year to be to get to November and I’m not thinking “HOW???? HOW is it November already???” Is it one of those impossible dreams? Like “I can do <insert thing here> once life settles down.”?? But seriously. How is it the second week of November? This…
Continue reading →Three years ago today, Marty and I met on the corner of Fourth Ave and Brighton Rd at Sandgate, and made our nervous way to Mr Henderson. I say nervous, but I myself was quite terrified. After putting myself “out there” the previous year and getting spectacularly roasted, I was very wary and, okay, skeptical,…
Continue reading →School holidays have been and gone (how??) and we had a wonderful fortnight doing ALL THE THINGS! Let’s get into it! We spent four days in the first week up at our beloved fishing shacks on the Burrum River. The weather was spot on and the fish were biting. What more could we ask for!?…
Continue reading →Friday was our day on the Great Barrier Reef and it was absolutely magic. Grumpy had done some research and we decided on Seastar Cruises as it was a smaller group (fewer than 40) and took us to two locations for snorkeling. The weather was perfect which was such a bonus, as it had been…
Continue reading →This feels like such a big post to write. I may do a two-parter. Let’s see how we go. About a year ago, Gran proposed that we go on a family holiday up to Cairns in August to celebrate Mum and Dad’s 50th wedding anniversary. Their treat. The whole family would be invited and the…
Continue reading →It’s safe to say that the majority of my readers here are women in their 30s, 40s or 50s, so this topic will be relatable in some way! If you do not fall into this category, please don’t leave! I still think you might benefit from reading this, especially if you have a partner or…
Continue reading →Yes I’m using the name of my blog as the title of this very long overdue (and long!) post. The meaning will come out as you read. It’s been nearly three months since I last wrote, so there is a LOT to catch up on. Here are the highlights! We celebrated Grumpy’s 74th birthdayNothing fancy,…
Continue reading →You guys, the last month has been madness. And I have four blog posts running around my head right now – one to cover our annual May weekend away with the school mums, one to tell you about Mother’s Day, one for Julius’ birthday, and one about peri-menopause!! Honestly I want to write all the…
Continue reading →Oh wow what a weekend it’s been ! I’m happily sitting on the couch with my laptop, watching the Swans take on the Suns, with a steady rain falling outside, and wanted to document all the things. Let’s get straight into it! Uncle Khicken and Aunty Kate were up for the weekend for a family…
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