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  • The big questions

    The big questions

    Another day closer to the end of the month, nine months down and counting. October will soon be here which is good, as my three year old is obsessed with saying, “Halloween time is here!” Every time it’s dark outside. And it feels as though winter will soon be here, even though the week has…

  • The big questions

    The big questions

    Another day closer to the end of the month, nine months down and counting. October will soon be here which is good, as my three year old is obsessed with saying, “Halloween time is here!” Every time it’s dark outside. And it feels as though winter will soon be here, even though the week has…

  • Time in my hand

    Time in my hand

    Time is as fleeting as the sun, Chased away as the seasons turn I hurry and try to catch up Never quite grasping it in my hand What if I could stop time? Just long enough to right the world? Take a breather on the sand, And watch as the seconds pause I’d get up,…

  • Birthday Tuesday

    Birthday Tuesday

    Today was a good day. It was strange, driving my father-in-law’s car to work, but interesting. When I was 20, I’d wanted that car more than anything else in the world. Now at 40, I missed my sensible Prius, feeling much too close to the ground in the sporty red Miata. Work was smooth, with…

  • Conspicuous consumption

    Conspicuous consumption

    Never let your kids watch Ryan’s toy review on you tube. You’d think it would be a safe show, until your three year old tells you “I want to buy all these” Oh, right. Kids want to have everything they see. Like new clothes, New houses, New toys. Sometimes I wish they could just be…

  • Sunday night

    Sunday night

    The end of another weekend is here, and we’re heading to bed too late again. A weekend full of fun, birthday party, cake, ice cream and friends. I didn’t even leave the house today, having promised my little one I would stay home “all day” While trying to get him to sleep, I accidentally had…

  • Sam’s sixth adventure

    Sam’s sixth adventure

    My how the time flies Wings shimmering in the sun, Sparkling butterflies Marvellously fun My littlest hobo Growing so fast Watching you glow Moments that last Another year approaches Oh, what she will do Life and love for coaches And a heart that’s true blue We celebrate with cake Ice cream and toys While we…

  • Underwater slow motion

    I’m dreaming of the weekend, Wondering if I’ll get to sleep in, or do a thousand things instead. My soul is a lead balloon dragging me down, in to the still channels Where the fish float by Examining me with their large, unbelieving eyes. Confused to see the surface dweller Within their midst. I shake…

  • Tuesday times two

    Tuesday times two

    I’m not sure how it’s only Tuesday. Once again, I’ve been confronted with the reason I dislike taking time off. It’s because every time I return, I find myself doing the same amount of work in one day that should have been spread over two. It made me take a step back, and consider what…

  • Night out with the boys

    Night out with the boys

    A Saturday with the kids, catching up from my time away. They ran around at the McDonalds with the play place, creating gangs of good guys and bad guys with random strangers. I watched with amazement as the culture of childhood surpassed the boundaries of strangers and age, as every child in the shrieking shack…