Ummmm, hi. *waves coyly* Remember me ( Read more... )

It's been a while. A few things to catch up on, so I'll do it as briefly as possible ( Read more... )

I wrote this post back in January about the death of the wife of the former head of the firm where I work. (Sorry that sounds so convoluted!) I got to work today to hear the news that Mr Heinz passed away this morning. He had remained in the nursing home since his wife died, gradually deteriorating.

From the office website

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... the worst of the bushfire season is over ( Read more... )

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You're probably aware of the fires ravaging our state. For those of you not on onlylisa's FList, I suggest you drop by and have a look at her recent posts. She's mere miles away from the worst of it (Kinglake and Marysville being hardest hit). I won't go into it too much, I'll just be repeating what Lisa has already said ( Read more... )

I had been avoiding going into my previous post as the person in question has been floating around a fair bit ( Read more... )

I mentioned recently about our concerns with Max's behaviour at school and to a lesser degree at home. At the end of last year, the special needs co-ordinator at school did a language assessment screening test, which he failed. Last week he was given a more intensive language assessment by a speech pathologist which has shown that Max has a "severe ( Read more... )

Simon and I had a lovely weekend away ... WITH NO KIDS!!!! An old friend of Simon's (they've been friends since they were 5) got married at the most beautiful winery in Red Hill down on the south east coast of Victoria. Stunning scenery, lovely ceremony, good company, and of course lots of wine ( Read more... )