Seven Years On – My Kid Is Awesome

My daughter turned 7 two days ago.  Even now, seven years later, I still sometimes have mixed emotions about her birthday (never about her, she’s awesome). The day she was born was unequivocally the worst day(s) of my life. Instead of holding this marvelous little baby that would eventually grow up to be a sassy…

Eep

Ok guys, it’s getting a little scary how many people have read my post about Cailee’s birth now. It was never my intention to garner any kind of attention, only to purge myself of some distasteful memories. I wrote that for myself and assumed only a handful of people would read it. There’s a few…

Giving Birth During Cyclone Yasi

*This is very long and personal post about my daughter’s birth. But I’m sick to death of only hearing the ‘good’ stories while mine goes untold* February 1st is my daughter’s second birthday. A milestone that five or six years ago seemed completely impossible, yet it’s not a milestone I’m not yet able to embrace…

Under Siege… Again

I’m interrupting my regular programming to write about the apocalypse. Oh, you think I’m being whimsical? Far from it. Australia is under siege by mother nature this January. Fires have devastated NSW, Tasmania and Victoria and floods are destroying Queensland and Northern NSW. On top of all of this, the Telstra Network was down for…