While I’m away I will intermittently re-post some of my favourite miscmum entries from over the years – starting with this cheeky little tale from February 2007: What would the resume of a Disney Princess look like? Yes, I’m talking about Disney Princesses again. Actually, I must have become desensitised to their presence in this…
“There is a marvellous peace in not publishing” J. D. Salinger As of now I am on holidays. I am setting this post to publish the very moment our plane is supposed to be taxiing out to the runway. Just me and the kids until next week. Get some quiet, quality time in with my parents before…
Read / November 25th, 2008
I’m being interviewed today by Student Youth Network radio about blogging and my writing and how it all fits together – which will be interesting as I’m still not sure how it all fits together in my life. Very possibly in an unhealthy way, as I’m here last thing at night and ignore my children in the mornings…
As part of my birthday present, I have requested my husband to buy me the above book. I am very possibly the last woman left who hasn’t read it yet and I admit I’ve been holding out for some time. I suppose it’s the snob in me who is reluctant to jump on a fad…
Kids sleep in. Wake to pouring rain. Adam sleeps in longer. Miss swimming lessons. Go to our local cafe – are turned away because it’s too full. Other people are also the escaping weather. Visit library. Go and sit in a hairdressers chair for two hours. It’s still raining – and hail, now! Go home….
The other day Keira and I were watching a cooking show filmed in India. So there were lots of shots of crowded markets and lovely tropical vistas. There were also, understandably, a few shots of untethered cattle roaming the streets. Keira: Why are they letting the cows walk around in the city? Me: Because in…
Read / November 21st, 2008
The other day I was at my local library and the children’s librarian and I were discussing my book. “Is it on the shelves at the moment?” she asked me. “Yes,” I said. “Why?” “Go check and see if there’s a picture in the back pocket. The book has been returned several times now with…
Picture this: You’ve just run the bath. Your eldest has just sat down in the water; your youngest – who sat on the toilet and declared (rightly) that “’nuffin came out” – has just stepped in behind. You turn your back to grab a towel only to hear the distinct sound of the healthy urine…
For Adam’s birthday present this year, I gave him a voucher to go rally car racing. He ended up going just this past weekend, with a good friend of his who taped this little piece of film. I was very impressed with the speed he got up until I was informed this was his “Hot…
