Archive for November, 2011
Silly questions
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Whomever said “there are no stupid questions…” was full of it because along with “Why isn’t Thanksgiving (or the 4th of July) celebrated in Australia?” comes these doozies….
Bombing Magpies
Sunday, November 6th, 2011And I’m not talking about the AFL team. I’m talking about the bird. We were at the park. LJ was riding his new bike while CJ was running around like the maniac he is. The next thing we know a magpie swoops down onto LJ’s head. Good thing he had his bike helmet. MJ went [...]
It’s a start
Saturday, November 5th, 2011Amazon.co.uk ships to Australia! And books qualify for Free Super Saver Shipping! And the prices aren’t too bad. For other stuff, the shipping costs a fair bit and may not be worth it but boy, is it a start! Now I can’t wait until Australia has it’s very own Amazon! Maybe one day…in [...]
Something I didn’t prepare for
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011One of the things that you don’t think about when you decide to move to the other side of the world is what will happen when a family member is ill – at least I didn’t think about it. About two years ago, my uncle was diagnosed with cancer. However, with chemo, he seemed to [...]