November 2008

‘The Best of Miscmum’ #2

November 30, 2008

First published June 5th, 2008 The sheets crumple more in winter, I feel. Our bodies sweat as they adjust to the heavier blankets. Sleep may not be as agitated as it is in the Summer, but it is as least as disturbed. Instead of the heat, one of us is invariably suffering from some sort of [...]

If there is a lone cow shit in a field, will you step in it?

November 29, 2008

The answer to that questions is: yes, if you’re my son. (Quite a difference to Keira’s reaction to them at the same age!)

So, how was your flight?

November 28, 2008

Understandably, the 6am flight between Australia’s two biggest cities was full of businessmen and women trying to get that extra snooze in after getting up at some ungodly hour of the morning. So I could feel the inner sighing of some when I hopped on the plane – at the last minute, scraping by – [...]

‘The Best Of Miscmum’ #1

November 27, 2008

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 [...]

And so our summer begins early

November 26, 2008

“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 [...]

Blogging, me, and the radio

November 25, 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 [...]

Not sure whether to be very afraid or very excited

November 24, 2008

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 [...]

Our Saturday

November 23, 2008

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. [...]

Shh…speak quietly, daughter, around Aussie cattlemen…

November 22, 2008

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 [...]