The kidlet has reached the stage of repeatedly mentioning things he's happy about. Yesterday, it was half an hour of "dinosaur socks! dinosaur socks!", and now he's munching a fruit bar (with a blue wrapper) and saying "blue bar" over and over.

It's rather adorable.

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Well, I've spent the last two days frantically reading news sites and Reddit-Australia, and I still have more election flailing to do, so I'm going to tell you all about it...

Firstly, for the Aussies:
( you guys KNOW )

The Context
A kid was killed by an alligator at Disney World. The pond he was wading in had a sign saying "no swimming".

The ArgumentThe parents were at fault because ( Read more... )

The kidlet now has three different types of "no".

I find it interesting that, ever since the kidlet started saying "no" at all, everyone has assumed that he's yelling "No! I won't do it!" at me. Which he still hasn't done, even at all. What he has been doing is this ( Read more... )

These are the Marvel superhero movies, with the ones I've seen in bold:
( list of movies )

My husband has never lived with a dog before ( Read more... )

Very cross with my edition of The Naughtiest Girl in the School, right now.

This book was written in the 1940s.
The kids are given two pounds each week for pocket money.
Said pounds are made up of 100 pence each.

GRRR.

Judicious googling confirms my suspicion that the original edition had them receiving two shillings each week ( Read more... )

I have been reading a lot about the US election lately, and have come to a simple conclusion: our elections are better.

I've also realised that I've never told you all about our elections, so for anyone who's curious, keep reading...

Australian Elections and Why They're So Much Better Than Yours (Whoever You Are)1) We have an independent group ( Read more... )

In Australia, the gyno will happily take care of all your prenatal and delivery needs. Except for any blood tests or ultrasounds. For those, you'll have to go off site ( Read more... )

Here's what I want ( Read more... )