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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

2003: a visual review (memes) - 09:56 PM - i've done the year in review in pictures, as started by jade. you can see...

the year in pictoral review (memes) - 08:29 PM - jade has created a photographic meme, 2003: a visual review. i'm going to take part....

not up yet (linky lurrve) - 07:48 PM - my picture & story aren't up at a picture's worth yet, but i just checked...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 07:21 PM - i've written the last diary entry for the year. as usual, use that link, or...

laundry (baby) - 06:37 AM - .. & now i shall be the laundry lady as well....

php rules (creative) - 06:30 AM - so far this morning i've been a dairy cow, a health & sanitation officer &...

Tuesday, December 30, 2003

cruise4Acure (linky lurrve) - 06:38 PM - most of you would already know about britt, my niece, having been diagnosed with leaukemia....

lenses going well so far (general) - 03:16 PM - after finding my contact lenses i wore them last night for a couple of hours...

well aimed (baby) - 03:09 PM - riley just threw up straight down my cleavage .. rotfl! *chuckle* ...

success (baby) - 01:19 PM - earlier this morning, smiley reached for something & he clumsily but successfully (& intentionally) grabbed...

Monday, December 29, 2003

new true story (site stuff) - 06:39 PM - i've written another story for the true story section about when my car was stolen....

talking to the bee (baby) - 06:08 PM - smiley's lying on his play mat looking up at a little bee which is hanging...

inside out & back to front (baby) - 04:08 PM - a couple of times, daddy has accidentally put smiley's clothes on back to front or...

too much (general) - 01:00 PM - i thought it wasn't very likely at all, but it turns out it is indeed...

nice & cool (weather) - 09:12 AM - today's turning out to be nice & cool. it's only 26 degrees (about 78f) &...

very cool hover (linky lurrve) - 08:15 AM - ooh, a rather cool hover on links over here. it fades out toward the end...

contact lenses (general) - 07:57 AM - i used to wear contact lenses almost exclusively. soft ones. i tend to produce a...

sleep in (baby) - 07:11 AM - riley slept in this morning until about 6:30am .. very nice. he still had a...

Sunday, December 28, 2003

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 08:39 PM - even though i chose (& posted) the words for unconscious mutterings this week, i'll see...

unconscious mutterings is up (general) - 08:14 PM - i'm have the honour of posting the words for unconscious mutterings this week. they're up...

another new picture (memes) - 10:09 AM - this one is for photo friday's theme of treasured....

new picture (site stuff) - 10:08 AM - a new picture is up: riley being cute....

antibodies (animal) - 06:58 AM - you know how they say a child will get the antibodies of the mother through...

Saturday, December 27, 2003

bathroom cleanliness (general) - 09:22 PM - so often, when i get out of the shower, i look around the bathroom &...

new smiley pics (site stuff) - 05:31 PM - there are some new pictures up of riley smiley in the photolog....

hand control (baby) - 04:53 PM - riley's slowly gaining hand control. he's been grabbing things for a couple of weeks already,...

Friday, December 26, 2003

friday five (memes) - 05:39 PM - i like this week's friday five, so here we go .. 1. What was your...

new news category (site stuff) - 03:39 PM - if you haven't already noticed, there's a new category for news items: linky lurrve. you...

rain again (weather) - 03:11 PM - it's raining. excellent. *smile* ...

nice new thing i've found (linky lurrve) - 02:30 PM - okay, well i didn't find it, he showed me. the guy from a picture's worth...

play time (baby) - 06:43 AM - smiley's lying on his mat throwing his arms & legs around & having a good...

Thursday, December 25, 2003

sleeping (baby) - 03:26 PM - finally smiley is sleeping more today. i love watching him sleep. he's so gorgeous. *smile* ...

so tired (baby) - 08:13 AM - after almost no sleep yesterday, smiley must be very tired today. i just gave him...

praying mantis (animal) - 07:47 AM - i woke up this morning to look up & find a rather large praying mantis...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 07:45 AM - there's a new diary entry up about our christmas celebrations last night. as always, use...

merry christmas! (general) - 07:13 AM - merry christmas, everyone! whatever it means (or doesn't mean) to you, i hope that you...

Wednesday, December 24, 2003

grizzle bum (baby) - 01:49 PM - smiley has been really grizzly today. he hasn't had a sleep since he woke up...

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

hungry hungry (baby) - 08:06 PM - riley must be the hungriest little boy in the world today. it seems as though...

love you long time (baby) - 03:25 PM - now that i have a child of my own, when i see the lady next...

bit of feet action (baby) - 12:06 PM - wow .. now he's just figured out that he can make all the toys on...

rolling to the side (baby) - 12:03 PM - riley's just figured out how to roll onto his side, the clever little thing. *smile* ...

bitey bitey (animal) - 05:27 AM - finl anaysis on the spider bite is that there definitely was one bite from a...

Monday, December 22, 2003

airport visit (general) - 07:26 PM - i caught up with my good friend helen today, at the airport of all places....

fun (general) - 06:12 AM - this is something fun which can be done with one hand .. & no, it's...

quiet, please! (general) - 05:01 AM - between the dogs, the chickens, the dog barking at the chickens, the baby, the stupid...

Sunday, December 21, 2003

almost better (animal) - 10:51 PM - i think the swelling from the spider bite is finally going down....

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 10:43 PM - it's that time again, unconscious mutterings: exchange:: rate parental advisory:: board blowout:: tyre spider:: web...

yummy feast (general) - 10:39 PM - shroom & i went to melanie's place tonight to have a mid-summer feast with her...

chookie picture (site stuff) - 10:41 AM - a picture of one of the chooks is up in the personal section of the...

cold (weather) - 10:25 AM - is it silly that it's almost 33 degrees (91f) outside, yet i'm sitting inside with...

back to sleep (animal) - 06:56 AM - smiley's gone back to sleep, so since i had a late night last night at...

more bitey things (animal) - 06:49 AM - since i'm detailing the things which have bitten me lately, i may as well tell...

naughty bitey thing (animal) - 06:36 AM - my hand, where the bitey thing got me yesterday, is more swollen. i thought that...

Saturday, December 20, 2003

mm, not bad (creative) - 03:20 PM - i just tried some of my cake & it tastes as good as the mix...

cake is done (creative) - 03:15 PM - well, i did it. the cake is all finished. i took a picture of it...

chocolate whizz cake (creative) - 01:41 PM - well, i've made the chocolate whizz cake for which angela gave me the recipe. excuse...

rolling over (baby) - 08:06 AM - since he did it twice all that time ago smiley hadn't rolled over again until...

ouch (animal) - 07:33 AM - something got me a good one on the back of my hand at the base...

Friday, December 19, 2003

hidey hole (animal) - 03:12 PM - with the help of the kid next door, bradley, i just found a secret stash...

enjo team is nice (enjo) - 01:32 PM - i'm so pleased to be part of such a nice team of enjo people. i...

new & improved spam (general) - 12:46 PM - i don't like spam, but with the amount that i do get, at least it's...

google deskbar (linky lurrve) - 08:14 AM - this is rather cool. it's like the google toolbar that you can have as an...

Thursday, December 18, 2003

his baby (animal) - 09:32 PM - smiley's asleep in his bassinette on the couch near me & mcgarnicle keeps checking on...

mmm, tasty (animal) - 08:41 PM - smiley has a waterproof mat under his bouncy seat to catch stray vomit that goes...

content (baby) - 08:24 PM - there's almost nothing more lovely than having a baby fall asleep in your arms after...

baking (creative) - 05:12 PM - i'd like to learn how to bake. can anyone suggest a fool-proof, easy, but delicious...

getting organised (enjo) - 02:02 PM - one of the ladies in my enjo team dropped around my pack of stuff yesterday...

theme thursday picture (site stuff) - 12:54 PM - i've done my first theme thursday picture, bliss. as always, use that link or use...

leaving for work (baby) - 07:31 AM - almost every morning when shroom leaves for work, i stand on the couch with smiley...

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

christmas chocolates (general) - 10:47 AM - the lady next door gave me some lovely tia maria chocolates which she made (also...

predictable? (general) - 09:27 AM - i must have asked a few times already, because this morning when i spoke to...

new picture (site stuff) - 09:07 AM - there's a new picture up in the photolog of riley in the shower with me...

mums & free stuff (general) - 07:04 AM - mums are sometimes good for clothing cast-offs, my mum in particular, because she has rather...

jumper (weather) - 06:50 AM - unusually, it's cool enough this morning to warrant a jumper .. although i doubt it'll...

unexpected bouncing (baby) - 06:09 AM - i just sat riley's bassinette (with him in it) on top of his bouncy seat...

Tuesday, December 16, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 04:02 PM - there's a new diary entry up. it's a shameless self-promotion about me becoming an enjo...

stopped (weather) - 03:02 PM - okay, so it's stopped already. that was quick .. *hmmm* ...

downpour (weather) - 02:59 PM - wow. we've got a sudden downpour of really heavy, drenching rain. this is excellent. it...

dirty nappies (baby) - 02:58 PM - riley didn't seem to mind a dirty nappy when he was younger, but recently, he'll...

definitely tmi (baby) - 08:37 AM - following is talk about baby poo, so if you're eating breakfast or are not a...

Monday, December 15, 2003

no rest for the wicked (general) - 04:34 PM - damn it. i was trying to have a rest earlier, but smiley was unsettled, so...

sounds (baby) - 01:41 PM - smiley is having the best time playing with sounds. he's found his tongue lately &...

blonde (baby) - 12:55 PM - riley started out with a fine covering of light brown hair, but has since lost...

headache (general) - 06:40 AM - i have a headache which i've had since about midday yesterday. i took something for...

Sunday, December 14, 2003

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 07:48 PM - time again for unconscious mutterings: warning:: storm warning aspirations:: & goals starvation:: diet lid:: eyelid...

new picture (site stuff) - 07:42 PM - i've just put up a new picture in the personal category of the photolog: my...

hot today (weather) - 06:53 AM - it's already over 27 degrees (81 f) & it's not even 7am. i think it's...

batteries & charging (note to self) - 06:43 AM - wooh! found the battery charger. batteries .. charging. now to find the second set of...

Saturday, December 13, 2003

tired now (general) - 08:31 PM - after such a big couple of days, i'm really tired tonight. i think i might...

milk for him (baby) - 08:24 PM - i finally got enough milk expressed last night for riley to have today. i ended...

Friday, December 12, 2003

it's not working (baby) - 09:21 PM - i've been going for fifteen minutes now & still have only about six drops. how...

expressing inspiration (baby) - 09:12 PM - i've been trying to express some milk for riley to have tomorrow while i go...

Thursday, December 11, 2003

grrrr! (animal) - 08:00 PM - stupid dog. why won't he listen when i tell him to stop barking? it really...

happy three months (baby) - 07:30 PM - riley is three months old today. wow, already. *smile* ...

i was named (general) - 10:13 AM - in answer to a comment or two below, i wasn't named after my aunty coral,...

visit from nanna (general) - 10:02 AM - mum's coming to visit in about half an hour. she's on school holidays (she's a...

Wednesday, December 10, 2003

i thought mine was scary (baby) - 11:11 PM - far out .. & i thought my close call with riley was scary. check out...

the core (general) - 10:52 PM - we just watched 'the core' on dvd. shroom thought it was really stupid (although i...

sad news about my aunty (general) - 04:35 PM - i've just had some sad news from my dad about my aunty coral. she died....

almost accident (baby) - 04:03 PM - i had a rather bad scare earlier. i was at the shops & i had...

huge spider! (animal) - 01:57 PM - i just killed a spider so big that it made a sound as it scuttled...

baby digicam (note to self) - 08:52 AM - i really must find the charger for the batteries for the little digital camera. then...

Tuesday, December 09, 2003

yamaha clavinova (creative) - 10:45 PM - shroom just got a second hand yamaha clavinova from a mate as a kind of...

eyelashes & hair loss (baby) - 10:29 PM - i've been looking at some earlier pictures of riley & it seems that his long,...

mirror project (creative) - 11:29 AM - speaking of the mirror project, my two most recent submissions are now online. the first...

two of us - 11:16 AM - check it out .. another coralie....

Monday, December 08, 2003

homeschooling (general) - 09:12 PM - does anyone have any (educated) opinions on homeschooling? i don't know an awful lot about...

two sets of pictures (site stuff) - 04:19 PM - i've just posted some pictures in the photolog. one of a horse a couple of...

new nappies (baby) - 12:00 PM - yay! the new style of ezy nappies have arrived! woo hoo! i have only one...

fighting sleep (baby) - 10:13 AM - smiley's going through a stage over the last day or so where he's very tired,...

Sunday, December 07, 2003

the ghost who neighs (animal) - 05:58 PM - the horse i mentioned earlier is wearing a big horse coat now. he looks like...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 05:35 PM - time again for unconscious mutterings: blizzard:: conditions j:: k control:: freak blood:: lust mysterious:: woman...

peek-a-blocks (baby) - 05:26 PM - i so want some of these peek-a-blocks .. for riley, of course .. but i'd...

farting machine (baby) - 04:27 PM - riley's being a right little fart monster, sitting there in his bouncy seat after a...

category pages (site stuff) - 02:52 PM - there are now category pages for the categories. umm, what i mean is that you...

make-a-flake (linky lurrve) - 02:40 PM - how cool. jade told me about it. you can make your own snowflake....

photo friday (memes) - 02:27 PM - another photo friday for you, this time on a sunday, just to keep in line...

Saturday, December 06, 2003

the possible demise of the toilet frog (animal) - 01:53 PM - i thought perhaps that our toilet frog had survived, but now i suspect that he...

Friday, December 05, 2003

i'm a bad mother! (baby) - 05:17 PM - i'm so terrible! i just made riley cry. i was lifting him out of his...

categories for news items (site stuff) - 05:05 PM - if you haven't already noticed, i've added categories for news items on the front page...

pissing of a different kind (weather) - 08:50 AM - speaking of pissing, it's been raining on & off for almost two days now. very...

pissing (baby) - 08:48 AM - i don't want to jinx myself by saying this, but it's been perhaps two weeks...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 08:36 AM - there's a new diary entry up. i called it mum & mum & son. it's...

Thursday, December 04, 2003

flies be gone (animal) - 11:14 AM - after a false start with a plastic bag version, i've now set the flytrap in...

humid! (weather) - 11:04 AM - geez, no wonder i'm sweating. it's 80% humidity. bleah. time to turn on the air...

more pics (site stuff) - 06:23 AM - some more pics for the personal category, this time you can see how much the...

lots of rain (weather) - 06:06 AM - it's been raining steadily all night. this is excellent. the area really needs it &...

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

.. & another one (site stuff) - 08:45 PM - another new picture in the photolog, this time one for the projects category....

new picture (site stuff) - 08:17 PM - it's not a picture of riley this time. wow, what a change! *chuckle* i've uploaded...

dr seuss (baby) - 04:49 PM - i just bought dr suess's 'the foot book' (in a board book version) to read...

Monday, December 01, 2003

you caught me (baby) - 12:35 PM - i was giving riley a lie down feed & after a while he began to...

obsessed (baby) - 11:19 AM - i've noticed that the blogs or journals of the people i read regularly who have...

not my spam! (general) - 07:07 AM - some bastard spammers have been sending spam supposedly from my domain! i'm getting bounces of...

grabbing accidentally (baby) - 06:54 AM - riley seems to be grabbing things lately, although i don't think it's intentional yet. many...