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Sunday, November 30, 2003

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 10:30 PM - time again for unconscious mutterings: scrooge:: a christmas carol ribbon:: olympics physical:: labour income:: low...

on dvd (general) - 10:26 PM - we just watched on dvd, double vision, or in its original language, shuang tong. it...

exploding nappy (baby) - 07:56 PM - well, we had the impressive vomit, now we've had the exploding nappy. as far as...

friday five (memes) - 12:09 PM - the friday five. again, not on a friday, but hey, these things happen in farming:...

like a scene from the exorcist (baby) - 11:48 AM - i thought riley's previous big vomit was special, but yesterday at mum's he topped it...

chocolate milk (general) - 07:26 AM - in response to a comment below, the recipe for instant chocolate milk just the way...

chocolate therapy (general) - 12:16 AM - late night. stuff on my mind. chocolate wheatons & chocolate milk going down really well....

Saturday, November 29, 2003

snuggles (baby) - 11:01 AM - i'm at my mum's place at the moment, after staying over last night once i...

Friday, November 28, 2003

he did it! (baby) - 11:57 PM - i'm so proud of him: my baby boy drank from a bottle! i left riley...

Thursday, November 27, 2003

gordie's flytrap (animal) - 04:16 PM - bummer. i don't know why it didn't occur to me that if i set my...

showering (baby) - 03:49 PM - ahh, bless the bouncy seat. i had a nice long shower & even managed to...

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

hungry (general) - 09:34 PM - hmm. i'm hungry. this is probably due to the fact that today i've consumed only...

late eggs (animal) - 06:43 PM - i thought chooks laid eggs in the morning? one of them is just going off...

sling (baby) - 06:40 PM - riley's getting so much bigger now (although really he's only the size of a large...

breast man (baby) - 12:40 PM - riley was having a little whinge, so i said to him, "would you like some...

visits (baby) - 09:13 AM - well, that'll be lovely, won't it? shroom's mum just called to see how the trip...

don't want to nap (baby) - 08:41 AM - smiley's asleep at the moment. i should really have a nap while he's sleeping, but...

Tuesday, November 25, 2003

sleeping through? (baby) - 09:53 PM - smiley (riley smiley, that is) has slept through the night about three times. i'm hoping...

i'm forever blowing bubbles (baby) - 07:35 PM - riley's been blowing lots of spit bubbles the last half a week or so. he's...

vomiting skills (baby) - 04:06 PM - wow. that was a really special vomit. riley got it around his mouth, on his...

pictures of melbourne (site stuff) - 02:56 PM - okay, the pictures of the melbourne trip are up. you can see more pics by...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 02:15 PM - there's a new diary entry up about my trip to melbourne. use that link or...

Monday, November 24, 2003

toilet frog lives on (animal) - 10:04 PM - well, we thought for a minute or two that our toilet frog was a goner....

photo friday (memes) - 09:50 PM - i just did friday's photo friday. the theme is gatherings. use that link or use...

eggs! (animal) - 10:11 AM - they're laying! there are two eggs! i think one from each of two chooks because...

Sunday, November 23, 2003

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 09:16 PM - time again for unconscious mutterings: concert:: live in sydney:: opera house shower:: head patterns:: sewing...

home, safe & well (general) - 02:09 PM - home now. very tired. must sleep .. talk more later. *smile* ...

going home (baby) - 06:05 AM - in a few hours we're going home. i've had such a lovely visit with my...

Friday, November 21, 2003

losers (general) - 09:14 AM - oh for crying out loud. i thought i'd lost all the losers when i took...

sleeping through & rolling over (baby) - 09:04 AM - riley has slept through the night twice now. by 'through the night' i mean that...

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

lefty, reading & sleeping (baby) - 02:13 PM - a general update for you. my left nipple has been feeling slowly but steadily better...

laundry basket (baby) - 11:56 AM - i'm meant to be having a nap with riley (two late nights in a row...

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

here in melbourne (baby) - 11:17 AM - we arrived safely last night. riley did really well on the flight. the only whinging...

Monday, November 17, 2003

still not right on the left (baby) - 10:21 AM - my left nipple is continuing to give me problems, as i mentioned earlier, so i...

Sunday, November 16, 2003

the best laid plans of mice & men (site stuff) - 09:28 PM - hmm .. plans change, it seems. i've edited today's diary entry to tell you of...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 04:47 PM - unconscious mutterings: plan b:: second try seattle:: grunge the lady wore:: white upsetting:: news tampon::...

mah! (general) - 04:11 PM - how unobservant am i? shroom took me out to the chook shed to show me...

absolute geek (creative) - 09:09 AM - you know you're a geek when you've just looked at some code & you comment...

nipple reprieve? (baby) - 08:19 AM - angela suggested using some bepanthen on my nipple. i happen to have a sample tube...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 07:37 AM - a new diary entry with some news about britt & about my visit to sydney....

not nine yet (baby) - 07:03 AM - damn. i was thinking i only had an hour to go until i could go...

sore lefty (baby) - 06:59 AM - my left nipple is having some issues. it's a bit ouchy (it stings a bit)...

Saturday, November 15, 2003

friday five (memes) - 08:40 PM - i'm doing the friday five when i can, or when i like the five questions,...

a picture: photo friday (memes) - 08:18 PM - i've decided to start doing the photo friday challenge when i can (thus today not...

still around (general) - 07:36 PM - it's been a quiet weekend in ferrousland, but not in real life, thus the lack...

Thursday, November 13, 2003

geckos & funnel webs (animal) - 06:29 PM - i just heard a gecko outside on the porch. they eat insects, right? i wonder...

viruses (general) - 07:56 AM - .. or should that be virii? anyway, i got a good one just recently. supposedly...

Tuesday, November 11, 2003

fly hunting (animal) - 09:23 AM - "shh .. i'm hunting wabbits." well, actually i'm hunting flies. i've got three this morning...

Monday, November 10, 2003

no flies on my back (animal) - 03:32 PM - the flies must know i'm armed. i've seen hardly any inside today. damn. come on,...

flies beware! (animal) - 09:00 AM - while i'm waiting for my fly trap to arrive & to catch the stray fly...

Sunday, November 09, 2003

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 07:50 PM - time again for unconscious mutterings: leapfrog:: game co-workers:: hopefully nice mustang:: car wafer:: biscuits nicotine::...

Friday, November 07, 2003

bloody flies! (animal) - 08:05 PM - bloody flies! that's what i've been saying a lot this last week. they've appeared for...

all fixed (general) - 07:52 PM - our dryer which was broken is now fixed. it was something quite simple, fortunately. the...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 10:41 AM - there's a new diary entry up. use that link or use the diary navigation to...

reading (baby) - 06:36 AM - sarah mentioned how she's been reading while her little one, james, has marathon feeds. i...

less grunting? (baby) - 06:24 AM - riley didn't grunt & squirm last night in bed, as much as he has the...

Thursday, November 06, 2003

immunisations (baby) - 06:54 PM - riley had his first set of immunisations today. he cried when the needles went in...

Wednesday, November 05, 2003

new spam (general) - 01:31 PM - spammers annoy me so much! have you seen the new form of spam? it seems...

Tuesday, November 04, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 10:05 PM - there's a new diary entry online, 'happy mummy things'. use that link or the menu...

funny!! (general) - 08:52 PM - i've been outdone, i fear .. *wink* jungle, longtime missing visitor, has resurfaced with a...

scratching (baby) - 10:32 AM - riley's given himself a few really good scratches just today. his nails have just been...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 10:21 AM - time for unconcious mutterings. a bit late this week since our modem was playing silly...

hand sucking (baby) - 07:44 AM - riley's never found his thumb, so to speak, but about two weeks ago he seemd...

not funny? (site stuff) - 07:28 AM - hmm .. i thought that my latest diary entry was some of my best work,...

Monday, November 03, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 05:51 PM - another new diary entry, 'if babies wrote fiction'. usual deal, use that link or get...