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This is a bit bizarre. A few weeks ago, difficult child 3's Facebook page got blocked. Someone had reported him as being signed on under a pseudonym. So he changed his ID to another pseudonym. A week later he got blocked again. And this time when he tried to sign in, they insisted on seeing copies of his...

When easy child 2/difficult child 2 was going through a serious anxiety period, she saw a psychiatrist who strongly advised her to never have children. "You have ADD, your husband has dyslexia, you have brothers with autism, you have too high a risk ogf having a child with problems." It was not what easy child 2/difficult child 2 needed...

What a day we've just had! headed out early to catch a sunrise train into the city. From Central station we caught the Heritage Express to Newcastle. Flags flying everywhere, marquees everywhere, Australia Day celebrations in full swing. The trip to Newcastle took about three hours, then we...

G'day, people. Crikey, it's flamin' hot here! It's heading for midnight and still over 30 C (86 F). Temperatures here hit 43 C (109.4 F) in mid-afternoon. I went outside in the heat and saw a Rainbow Lorikeet perched on our recycling bin in the shade by our back door. Poor thing was hunched...

husband & I got put onto this website by easy child, who is a classic geek, married to another and raising a geekling. We saw this, and immediately thought of Janet's problems with Buck and needing to know what the ratbag is up to. Then I thought, there are others among us who need to have a quick spy-cam...

Nobody else started the morning thread, and since it is almost Sunday here, I thought I'd better. We have both had a busy day here. I had a meeting, husband had a heavy work session at the train track. difficult child 3 didn't do much, he got busy after I got home and reminded him of the chores I'd left for him...

G'day, people. Also, welcome to new members. This is a way we can greet each other wherever we are around the world. We're just about to head down to mother in law's. I've got a moussaka sitting in her fridge waiting to go in the oven, it really should be in baking already. It's just on sunset, husband just...

G'day, people. I've had a busy time of it for the last couple of weeks. I've got to get some sleep but so far it eludes me (it's just after midnight here, just tipped into Tuesday morning). However, we've made a lot of progress. difficult child 3 is no longer trying to finish his high schooling. At this...

G'day, people. For those who missed my saying a few days ago, we are even further ahead of you all time-wise today. husband & I are in Nouvelle Caledonie, have been for nearly a week. We head home Sunday. Our internet is unreliable so I'm limiting posts. I read more than I post at the moment. We...

Hi folks. I'm typing this sitting on the step outside the (closed) reception of our hotel. They open in half an hour, when their restaurant opens. Why am I sitting here? Because the wi-fi in our room is so weak, we can't get a decent link. I drafted an email to the kids and have just sent it...

G'day, people. I've been a bit MIA lately. Currently husband & I are in a hotel of sorts in New Caledonia while difficult child 3 is minding the house. Sis-in-law is minding mother in law (down the road) and they're 'enjoying' a Sydney winter while we're trying to warm up in the tropics. It's different, I'll grant you...

Just a quick g'day. We've had a busy, tiring day today. I took mother in law to the neurologist then she wanted to go shopping. Trouble is, she is now so frail that she can't manage to walk around the supermarket. I managed to borrow a mobility scooter for her and it was a success. Tomorrow difficult child 3 has...

G'day, people. Blimey, it's cold here! Midwinter and we don't have heating. husband & I are heading to the tropics in a few weeks' time. I can't wait! We had the annual dinner for husband's train club last night. We had a good evening although the food was indifferent as usual. Going to the dinner meant...

G'day, people. We've had a busy day today. difficult child 3 had a study day at school which is always a heavy mental effort for him. He's been working on an assessment task, so was up until 2am last night. I'm actually happy about that because at least for some of the time, he was working effectively...

Well, it's Tuesday evening here and the weather is nasty. The wind speeds are cyclone strength (as in hurricane) according to the news. 130 km/h. We got a massive dump of rain in an hour, I haven't been out to check the rain gauge yet. It would blow the spots of a brown dog, as my mother would...

G'day people. We've just had a lovely weekend, if a little busy. easy child & SIL1 visited, bringing Baby Grand. They stayed with us and we went out to lunch yesterday. The other kids joined us for lunch so we had a lovely family time. easy child, SIL1 and Baby Grand left this morning. I had to then go out...

G'day, people. It's been a moderately busy day today. It started out cold after a chilly night. I had some early morning phone calls to deal with (always at the most awkward time!) and then hit the road to go to my writing group. Collected difficult child 3 from college, let him drive home, went to see the...

G'day, people. We're enjoying an indian summer here, we've had weather as warm as the hottest days in our just-past summer. I had hoped to get to the beach today but it still wasn't warm enough. Pleasant, though. I saw people in swimming. One person, anyway. I know her. Part Eskimo, I reckon...

G'day, people. It's been a glorious day today. Clear sky, sunshine... at church we sat outside, it was too nice to come indoors. Today is also our village market day (coincides with the monthly artists open studios) and the fine weather had a lot of tourists in town. I dropped in on the market...

It's been an interesting week. Last Friday I drove easy child 2/difficult child 2 to the uni campus where they're doing her neuropsychologist assessment. The first session was three hours and they wanted me for some of it for history. She's back there this Friday for the next session. I'm driving her there again, it is...