We've established a new tradition in our family: when one of our kids graduates from high school, we go on a family trip to celebrate (it's a great alternative to all the Schoolies Week malarkey). When Mr 19 graduated at the end of 2011, that January we went on a two week … [Read more...] about Graduation Trip
Memories
Changing Views on Tattoos
Everybody's talking 'bout .... tattoos! It all started when I read a post recently about the subject on another blog. This weekend just gone, President Obama told NBC that he doesn't want his daughters to get tattoos. In fact, he has told his kids that if they do, he and … [Read more...] about Changing Views on Tattoos
Message from Heaven
In 2011, I found out that my mum had passed away - four and a half years earlier! As I was putting the wheelie bins away a couple of days later, I noticed a tie on the road just in front of my house. Although it was a bit muddy and wet, I could clearly see Bugs Bunny grinning … [Read more...] about Message from Heaven
Man on the Moon!
Why did we think it was a good idea to put a man on the moon, BEFORE discovering a cure for the common cold?! I had another post all ready to go but then Kirsty sucked me in by asking us to CONFESS about our earliest memory and I just couldn't resist. (That's two weeks in a … [Read more...] about Man on the Moon!
A Love Story for Valentine’s Day
Twenty-five years ago, I was the new girl - the junior - in a busy government office in the City (Brisbane). One of my daily tasks was to visit each section, and record the names of any staff who were off sick or on leave. For the first few weeks, I wrote his name every … [Read more...] about A Love Story for Valentine’s Day