I was guilty of thinking people who took on accents of foreign countries, or even other parts of their own country were pretentious. While living in Salisbury Maryland for 4 years, I may have said “y’all” a handful of times, but it never became part of my everyday vocabulary. When Madonna all of a sudden had a [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 24, 2009
Who said school holidays were boring?
We are currently on “school holidays” for 2 weeks, in between Term 3 and Term 4. Each state has the exact same schedule (I think this is a brilliant idea) so all the schools are closed at the same time and there are heaps of activities for kids. So far we have only gone to [...]
September 18, 2009
Daydreaming
While spending a lot of time on the couch this week (being sick sucks!) I have been thinking alot about all the things I look forward to eating, seeing, doing, when we go back to the States in exactly 3 months (OMG THREE MONTHS!) First and foremost it will be amazing to finally see my [...]
September 13, 2009
A year in a life
Some years go by and don’t stand out in our memories, nothing significant happened to shine a brighter light on them in the files of our brains. For example, I can’t tell you anything specific about 1986 except that I was in 6th grade and we went on a class trip to Mt Misery. Honestly [...]
September 8, 2009
A look back in time
Last year around this time we were waist deep in prepartions for moving our lives across the planet. I remember lying awake at night going over and over all the scenarios in my head, from what to bring, to how the kids will adjust, to if I will really be able to do this whole [...]
September 3, 2009
Mother Nature sure is punctual
Down here the seasons change on the first of the month – Spring starts September 1st. Apparently, Mother Nature is right on track with this because the weather has certainly changed for the better. Days of rain and cold wind have been replaced with blue skies and warm air. I’m not apt to pack the [...]
