Saturday, April 16, 2016

#2 Gets Over a Hump

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When I asked #2 to practise the piano tonight, a miracle happened. She skipped off without one complaint, and turning to me, smiled and de...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Diamond in the rain

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Very proud of #1 this week. Tuesday was pretty gruelling: NAPLAN in the morning, cross country in the afternoon. It was 8 degrees at the...
Monday, May 04, 2015

Melting Moments

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On her way out of the car, #1 turned and said, "Love you." Then, as if afraid I hadn't heard her, she put her head in again...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Competitive One

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Last week, I (finally) gained my first stripe for red belt. On the way to the car, I casually showed it to Miss J, who had been preoccupie...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Learning music via the "scenic route"

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3 years after declaring that she had had enough of the "traditional" way of learning music (classical piano/AMEB exams/private tut...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The long way round to learning music

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Am listening to #1 working out the piano accompaniment to Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love with You. She has already mor...

There goes one sport

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#2 has just quit swimming, after *only* four years at it. Hubby and I tried a mix of cajoling, incredulous expressions, reminders that her...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Late Bloomer Makes a Decision

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Today was a hallmark day. The 12 y.o. agreed - AGREED - to take out her bicycle from the shed after many YEARS and let Daddy teach her to ...

Hubris through the eyes of an 8 y.o.

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Overheard Miss 8 confessing to her friends when they visited recently... "My hubris is pride. I get envious when other people do bett...