May 22, 2012

Hot blood and cold nights

We’ve had two frosty nights in a row and I’ve had two of my best sleeps in weeks. I don’t think it’s a coincidence. I must be hot blooded or I have a hot body (puns galore) because I regularly overheat during the night. By that I mean I can feel my body heat rising. [...]

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Online translation error

I would never rely on an automated online translation service to communicate with someone who speaks a foreign language. I might use it for a short sentence, or with apologies in advance, but never in a formal sense. The Israeli journalists who questioned the Dutch Foreign Minister using a web translator must be extremely embarrassed. [...]

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Furniture has arrived

Our furniture arrived today. They didn’t finish unloading until late this afternoon, so we’ve got lots of unpacking to do and most things are still in boxes. At least we’re all sleeping in our own beds tonight. We nearly didn’t have it delivered today because I had to fax back a quarantine form declaring we [...]

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Tamed by a toddler

I had some quality time yesterday with my two-year-old daughter Margaret. Juliet and I don’t get to spend much individual time with either of the twins, for obvious reasons. The exception was caused by Juliet travelling to Yarra Glen to pick up Kathleen and Dude from my father, who was meeting her part of the [...]

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Christmas mayhem

Tis the season to be jolly and all that, but Christmas morning for parents is madness. We managed a seven o’clock sleep-in this year, only because the big kids were under orders to wait until the toddlers woke up. James was the last to rise. We then opened presents, which in proportion to the time [...]

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