49 Days Later
I don’t know what the grieving process is. Because I need to be in control and hate surprises I read incredible amounts about what to expect in Dad’s final days. And you know what, it was right on the money. I was nursing him. I …
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Back on the Goodfoot
It had been over 18 months since my last gym workout. A snappy, shitty 18 months that saw my stress levels hit an all time time high as we battled through an audit, a miscarriage and Dad’s cancer diagnosis which got the better of him …
Dad
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Nine Months
Two weeks ago the worst two weeks of my life began. Actually they began nine months ago when Dad came home from work early one day. Really early. He walked into the house and said “I might have cancer”. That was the first time we …
Race Day Playlist
For real. This is the playlist that {somehow} propelled Dave Jack into 14th place in his first 8km race. Absurd. I mean some of the songs are awesome, amping songs – ok 2 of them are. The rest I shake my head. Hippy.
Fun with Google Voice
Oh lord. The hilarity of the Google voice transcriptions just about made me wet my pants tonight when Dave shared the Cousin Ed editions.
I am wiping tears from my eyes right about now;
Cousin Ed leaves a message from Florida
Hey what’s going on. It’s got in. Miss you. I got to go about here at 11 o’clock so. 3040 minutes about some of the severe got any ideologies man sitting around waiting. I am, works. I’d like to last 3 weeks. White, the walking dead man. Jed. This is not after 11 o’clock. This time here. Give me a call back when you get this If not, I’ll be on the on problem taken a shipped out. I gotta love you all. Bye.
Thanksgiving!
We had a full-on Thanksgiving in NZ this year, complete with turkey! Bush was here so we had a big’ol dinner with equal number Americans to Kiwis! [cincopa AsDAoZaSC9Jo]
Ethan turns 6!
So, I’m a bit behind with my posts but I will be trying to catch in the next few weeks. Ethan turned 6 at the end of November, in fact the whole month was one big massive countdown. Bigger than 5 was and bigger than …
Christmas Cooking 2010
I don’t have time this year to whip up batches of cookies as per usual so I have opted for something a little easier but just as fattening yummy.
I sourced this recipe from the Canvas Magazine in the Herald last weekend, it’s easy and awesome and looks festive.
White Chocolate and Strawberry Rocky Road Recipe
800g white chocolate, chopped
2.5 cups halved masrshmallows
1.5 cups dried cranberries
2 cups freeze dried strawberries
Melt the choc in a heatproof bowl and melt over saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heat and stir in other ingredients. Pour into a greaseproof lined pan and refridgerate until set.
Ethan Decorates for Christmas
Whilst I have been hanging the normal Christmas decor, Ethan has branched out and is creating these stunning Christmas fish mobiles. Pictured below is the snapper model, hung on a purple pipe cleaner and blue-tacked to the ceiling. A truly festive addition to our bedroom. …