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Some good, happy

12 November 2013 By Dorothy 3 Comments

It’s not always gloom and doom and introspection around here. I took the boys to the Ballarat Show on the weekend and this is what happened: I just love the looks on their faces. And wish that I’d gone on the ride, too. When we got home, this happened: My big boy being silly in […]

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Control freak

28 October 2013 By Dorothy 10 Comments

  Tonight, as every night, I feel myself get more and more anxious as the boys’ bed time approaches. They get more and more rambunctious the closer it gets to bed time. Some strange need to to expel all that energy before sleep takes them. “Why do they make me so anxious?”, I wonder. I’ve […]

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A week of rest

29 September 2013 By Dorothy 3 Comments

My mother forbade me from doing any housework. A friend told me I really needed a rest and breather. My mind tells me I’m lazy and apathetic. My body refuses to do anything but sleep, eat and watch Sons of Anarchy. Yes, it’s my once-a-term child-free week. I didn’t have many plans, but I thought […]

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A family like ours

18 September 2013 By Dorothy 10 Comments

I constantly question my parenting and wonder what kind of family I am making for my boys.  Am I too tough, too soft, too shouty, too boring, too uninterested? Yesterday, at Macdonalds, my younger son said to me, “Look mum, a family like ours.” It was a mum with two boys, both in high school […]

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OK, so I have some dreams

17 September 2013 By Dorothy 4 Comments

I think I’ve been short changing myself.  As I’ve sat here and contemplated my lack of dreams, read other people’s posts from the conference, I realised that I was wrong. I have a longing for travel. My fondest childhood memories are of travelling and exploring.  Whether spending holidays with my grandmother in the country, a […]

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This is what celebration looks like. Plus a chocol This is what celebration looks like. Plus a chocolate cheesecake, plus a dinner out. So good to finally have this weight off my shoulders.

In a few weeks, I will be finally working full time in Geelong and living close to the beach.

Cheers!
I am the mother of an 18 year old. It's been a har I am the mother of an 18 year old. It's been a hard slog, but we made it. Two celebrations this week, one complete with an autistic shutdown. Thank goodness for NDIS funding to help with the transition to adulthood.
Pav for a BBQ I'm going to in a bit. One day I mig Pav for a BBQ I'm going to in a bit. One day I might even make one from scratch like @cateppics
Sam and I went to see a couple of houses in Geelon Sam and I went to see a couple of houses in Geelong today and in between we visited Eastern Beach. It's like a little St Kilda, without the cake shops. Or at least we didn't find any.

This house hunting business is exhausting, when you have to travel so far. Three more trips next week. At least Sam is proving to be a fun companion.
Said goodbye to this old dear today. In our family Said goodbye to this old dear today. In our family since my older son was born. Drove him home from the hospital in it  pretty much straight from the showroom.

It stopped being reliable for me a while ago, due to lack of care, due to lack of money. Now off to another family and another life.
3 generations. Christmas 2020. 3 generations. Christmas 2020.
Two key ingredients for poppyseed strudel -a Polis Two key ingredients for poppyseed strudel -a Polish Christmas tradition. Poppyseed stuffing and the dough, ready to rise.

What are your must have Christmas foods?

Michael Buble is playing in the background.  Christmas how I like it.

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