Day to mundane day exploits of a fairly ordinary family – NL Part II
On my sisters most recent visit, she had this fabulous idea that we should seek out the house where my father was born. We know alot about our mothers side of the family. We are close to a lot of them. My cousins and I see each other regularly. But both Oma and Opa on... Continue Reading →
I realise it's been a while since we spoke and there's a few reasons for this.
"just think of the next few years as a holiday."
I called it right then and there - we are dusting off the sleds and heading off to the 'slopes'.
Now, I had to think.... How am I feeling?
I need to preface this by saying, I've had a bad day - we've had a string of frustrations hit us and this just takes the cake (no pun intended)To clarify - I have no concerns about Miss A's weight. She is perfect. My concern is their screwed up notion of 'overweight' and the fact... Continue Reading →
Most of my friends here are expats. We have a nice little group here. They've been so good to me, it's like they remember what it was like to be new and they're quick to share tips and advice.There's one in particular who was quick to befriend me (actually, I sought her out, latched on... Continue Reading →
Sorry we've been so slack posting lately. There's been a lot going on. I'm busy incubating a little human being, Dave is busy buying us a house, getting it ready and moving us and Miss A is busy growing up.This week has been a big week in our household. We settled on the new house... Continue Reading →
We celebrated Dave's birthday this weekend. Dave had organised an early bike ride on his actual birthday (Sunday), so Miss A and I decided to give him his gift the night before. Earlier in the day Miss A had helped me decorate the cake (with more chocolate sprinkles going in her mouth than on the cake!).We... Continue Reading →
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