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Of Pastimes, Old And New

Posted on February 3, 2015 by admin

The Old…  These are JD’s old trophies. Was kind of a promise I made to a reader who was looking for our old Pet Pet Magazine competition articles, that at the very least I would take a pic of her … Continue reading →

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And How Was Your Weekender

Posted on February 1, 2015 by admin

1) Which comes first, the hit kiddie tv/ movie, or the toy? Friendship is complicated: Art, commerce, and the battle for the soul of My Little Pony.  “…The difference between playing dress up and dressing up for real begins to blur … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #355/ #42 – Credit Where It’s Due

Posted on January 31, 2015 by admin

#355/ #42 Hanging out in the Rockstar household… Miss: (Holding up freebie Mickey Mouse toy and putting on what I suppose passes for a scary voice) HELLO DERE. I AM ENDER-MOUSE. (like the creepy Ender-men) Me (to Rockstar): I never actually saw it, … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #354/ Miss-Speak #41

Posted on January 29, 2015 by admin

#354/ #41 Looking at a new non-fiction book (more on that later – Rockstar is coming to the end of his Geronimo Stilton Phase (i.e. running out of books haha) and I’d been shopping for new non-fiction books)… Rockstar: Oh! … Continue reading →

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Safari Kid Curriculum Overview Evening

Posted on January 27, 2015 by admin

What, like your parents didn’t have curriculum evenings for your schooling when you were a 2 year old? Hippies. 😀 (No, we didn’t even used to have this during Rockstar’s pre-school days…) After-school Miss with her Lunch For Champions 🙂 We … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #352-3/ Miss-Speak #40 – Random Things They Say

Posted on January 26, 2015 by admin

#352 One day we happen to marvel at the many, many things we use modern phones for nowadays, other than to simply talk… Me: …And that’s why they’re called Smartphones… Rockstar: You mean like me…. Only, I’m not a phone. … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces Of The Weekend

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin

1) Public service message – Jimmy Kimmel demonstrates, on national tv no less, how easy it is for someone with mischief in mind (namely him) to get your password. My point being how easy it is for someone with mischief … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #351/ Miss-Speak #39 – The Secret Dreamworld Of The Rockstars

Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin

#351/ #39  Bathtime In The Rockstar Household continues to take new twists and turns… Rockstar: So where d’you want to go this time? In a turkey, in a submarine under the sea, or up into outer space?  Miss: Sub-sub-ma- in … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Easy Being A Rockstar Guinea

Posted on January 21, 2015 by admin

Yes folks, Guinea came home for another visit – we generally “queue” couple months thereabouts for him to be available again, and I call him “the thing” to my friends all the time but well, I say it with love … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #350 – Rockstar Ice Bucket Challenge (or, Praise Effort, Not Results…)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by admin

#350 Bathtime in the Rockstar household… Rockstar: <holding up makeshift mike> Miss, say “A-ba-da-ba-da-ba” Miss: <obligingly> “A-ba-da-ba-da-ba” Rockstar: Ok, obviously you need Mummy to read to you more so you can learn some actual words. Me: You set her up. … Continue reading →

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