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Hmmm, how slack have I been?
It's been a while since my last Orble post (at least three months)! No, I wasn't abducted by aliens or hired by the FBI. In fact nothing out of the ordinary has happened other than life! Motherhood, study, work, partner - so many committments and so little time.
Anyway, some of you may remember my post last year about buying my son a bike, 'How do you teach a child to ride a bike?' If you need to refresh your memory click on the link (and maybe ignore all the comments - there were a few there).
Jack's birthday came and went with no bike.
I was still researching protective equipment.
Seriously.
Christmas came quickly around the corner and along with it, a scooter!
Jack loves it and looks super trendy (??) with his helmet, knee guards and elbow pads.
I wasn't too sure whether he'd need a cup or not.
We all love the scooter. Hubby loves it because he can keep up, Jack loves it because he can 'ride' it without any help. And me? Well, I love it because it's a shorter fall to the ground!
We've postponed the bike till his birthday this year (after he's mastered the scooter)....maybe!
Jack loves to draw. Or scribble, depending on your interpretation of his artistic abilities.
At nearly six (two more sleeps!) he prefers to play with a ream of paper and an assortment of textas as opposed to the latest Spiderman toy.
Sometimes I wish he would play with action figurines, I always wanted to be Batman. Or Batmans girlfriend.
We usually go through about a ream of A4 paper in our house each week. Thats 500 sheets of paper each week or 71 pieces per day.
No wonder Officeworks is still in business.
Yes, we use recycled paper and many times Ill take cast offs from work home for Jack to work his magic with.
Am I painting the image that Jack is fascinated with drawing and writing?
Good.
Last week, as a house warming present to ourselves, MM and myself purchased a beautiful 8 seater dining room table stained in a cherry finish. It takes pride of place in the sunroom/dining room of our new abode.
We also have a small country style four seater round table that sits in the kitchen and is used as a breakfast table.
We explained to Jack that the new table was for eating only, no playing with cars on it and definitely no drawing on it. However, we informed him he was still allowed to draw on the kitchen table.
He took us literally. I should have said you can draw on paper at the kitchen table.
We woke up the next morning to an array of colours slashed all over the kitchen table. There were words, pictures of me and trees and other illegible scratchings.
The whole table reminded me of that scene in Stigmata where the walls are covered in furious writing.
Naturally, I took a few photos had a chuckle then tried to clean it all up.
I also made a mental note to be a little more specific in the future.
Come on in and say hi!
Introduce yourself and meet a friend or two!
'Give your kid a scotch and help prevent under age drinking' is the message being touted by some parents.
The legal age for consumption of alcohol in Australia is 18
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A new report by the Australian Institute has raised the hackles of some major department stores.
The report claims that children (particularly young girls) used in catalogues to promote clothing are being portrayed in a sexually suggestive manner
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Doing the accounts for your small business can be a tedious and time consuming task. After a hard day at work the last thing you want to be worried about is writing out cheques or doing a BAS statement.
This is where a mobile bookkeeper can be of benefit to you and your business.
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According to a fact sheet from the NSW Department of Health in 1995 the proportion of obese children between the ages of 2 to 17 was 21% for boys and 23% for girls.
This percentage has been increasing each year, with the government stepping in and developing management plans. In 2002 a new Healthy School Canteen Strategy was developed with many schools developing new canteen menus to do their bit to help the rising obesity rates
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September 30th 2006 12:40
In our beautiful state of New South Wales the entire schooling population is taking a two week hiatus from arithmetic, Shakespeare and catch and kiss. School holidays are here again and along with them, greying mums who are counting down the days until school resumes.
I love having Jack at home during the holidays but I find that I need to have a number of activities organized to keep myself sane and the little tucker exhausted, I mean happy
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September 29th 2006 11:48
Owning your own small business is hard work. It takes time, dedication and occasionally some ruthlessness to make it a success. But as you often hear people say there is more to life than work, and this stands true for running your own small business.
People devote a lot of time into establishing their dream. They eat, sleep and breath every aspect of getting the business off the ground and helping it maintain flight. Often times, this is to the detriment of their personal lives, be it social or family
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September 29th 2006 06:46
These come from an e-mail I received yesterday. Absolutely hilarious and I would be so embarrassed if it happened to me!
While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. [ Click here to read more ]
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Comment by Cinico
on Asperger's Child - But You Said I Could!
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I was kidnapped and held for ransom. Nobody wanted to pay the $5 to get me back and eventually I was released because they felt sorry for me.
Ha.
Life's been busy, very busy. Am contemplating whether or not to continue with the site.
Nice pic at the party too.......LAD is a gem.
Cinico