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HAPPY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL TO ONE AND ALL

Posted on September 9, 2014 by admin

The number of places open for lanterns/ crowd of families shopping for lanterns appears to have seriously shrunk, as evidenced by JD being able to get out of the car this year… Happy Mid-Autumn, To One And All!  

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Toto, We’re Not On The Weekend Anymore…

Posted on September 8, 2014 by admin

I…. know. Miss and I were sick at one point… 1) ALL HAIL SPIDERDOG! (Hope the dog doesn’t get hurt if one of the (apparently real) victims tries to actually squish the spider though…) – – – 2) All The Different Ways … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #333/ Miss-Speak #21 – Random Things The Rockstars Say

Posted on September 6, 2014 by admin

#333/ #21 I emerge from the shower to the Miss bellowing her lungs out in her feeding chair while our helper is feeding her… Me: <startled> What? What? Did you want Mummy? Miss: No. Cheese. ————————————————————————— Me: How was your … Continue reading →

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Take Out The Trash Post*: 3 Short Schooling Stories, With Dirt.

Posted on September 4, 2014 by admin

**Item 2 Updated on 5 Sept 2014 Here are a few things we encountered while looking for interest classes mostly in the last couple months, which is how we spent a lot of the summer hols…. I was getting more … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #332 – Target Practice

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin

#332 Miss throws little plastic toy at Rockstar sitting on the bed, misses him twice… Rockstar: <without looking up from book> Mum. Miss is throwing things at me again… Miss: <distractedly> No. No, no, no. (Determinedly goes to pick up … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #331 – The Brains And The Looks

Posted on September 1, 2014 by admin

#331 Rockstar: Mum. <seriously huffy> I’m trying to have an argument and she’s just repeating everything I’m saying. And then she just smiles. So annoying. Me: You realize your sister is two, right, there’s not that much more she can say … Continue reading →

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What You Could Be Doing On A Weekend… (Ok, Maybe Some Of It)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

1) Fighting Ebola With Nothing But Hope. They get supplies that will quickly run out, with no idea when the next batch will reach them. Then they drive 3 hours and trek through the woods another 3 hours to deliver … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #330 – Almost Drowning Makes You Love Swimming 0.1% Less.

Posted on August 28, 2014 by admin

#330 As Rockstar comes back from school one day…… Me: How was swimming today, darling? (Rockstar gives enthusiastic thumbs up) Ah good, enjoyed it did you? Rockstar: I would say 99.9% of the time. <thoughtful pause> Would’ve been 100% if … Continue reading →

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Little Miss-Speak #20 – I’m Right Here!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by admin

#20 Feeding time in the Rockstar household… (As I’m walking by…) Rockstar: Mum. The Miss vomited a-ga-inn…. Miss: Koko. NO TALKING. Miss right here! Most toddlers would cry on their first day getting on the school bus. This one started … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #329 – Appropriate Punishments By Tiger Brothers

Posted on August 25, 2014 by admin

#329 So there was this passage in “How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too!” (which btw greatly amuses Rockstar that I am reading) and I thought the example of a staged conversation between a 7 year old and his … Continue reading →

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