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Archive for August, 2009

The Ben Tense Party

Posted in Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 31, 2009 | 13 Comments »

I always find the best way to unwind from hosting a Ben 10-themed party for 14 screaming kids is to take a trip to the local monster mall. Yes: on a Saturday. 
To help you out a little here: imagine my mind is a little like a snowdome where my thoughts gently float around in the [...]

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Winding Down (Just A Little)

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2009 | 42 Comments »

It is upon us: it’s been almost one year since The NDM burst onto the internet with her children’s bottoms a-blazin’. Yes, it’s my blog-a-versary! By rights, I should be writing this in my birthday suit except, well, I don’t want to frighten the kids unnecessarily. 
So how did this happen? How did I find myself [...]

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The So-Called “Benefits” of Pet Ownership

Posted in Confessing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 27, 2009 | 22 Comments »

Here’s my confession: the joys and benefits of Pet Ownership are somewhat eluding me right now.
Let’s put it this way: if you were to get all the Happy Pet Owners of Australia and gather them together in the Melbourne Cricket Ground, I would not come along to your little pet-lovin’ shindig. So don’t bother inviting [...]

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