Month: June 2012

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    Ch-ch-changes…..

    You’re NEVER too old for a Happy Meal… “But what if I don’t want to grow up?” I stifled the sudden urge to laugh and simply smiled instead. “Oh, honey I’m sorry, we don’t get much of a choice about that. Everyone grows up sooner or later and so will you. You’ve already grown up lots […]

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    How to beat a royal flush…

    There’s something about this time of year. Cold temperatures, blustery winds, seeing your breath curl in the frosty morning air. Winter is making her presence felt in more ways than one. As are the accompanying coughs and colds. I have to say our family is usually pretty lucky on that front. We’re a healthy lot. Whilst […]

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    Time is money, people.

    Ever wondered what the point of working hard in school was? All those years of doing endless class assignments, studying for exams, saying no to a social life while all your friends were out under-age drinking and partying hard at the local pub, doing extra prep over the weekends? Let me tell you. It was so you […]

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    It’s a small, small world…

    Last night I went to a special needs high school fundraiser with one of my girlfriends (the gal currently living life with one hand) My ticket was a thank you but also a favour – and one I was more than happy to grant – she needed a driver and meal cutter-upper! And so it was that we ventured out to the wilds of […]

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    Once upon a time in the west…

    This is a sight no-one likes to see on a sporting field, especially when you’re a parent and the player lying on the ground grimacing in pain is your own child. Bloody hell. The venue was the Junior Rugby State Champs in Orange, a lovely little town in western New South Wales, where we’d been enjoying some top notch rugby action over a […]

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    Ice, ice, baby…

    We had the mother of all storms in Sydney yesterday. Gale force winds of over 120km an hour were recorded on the coast. And this morning it’s still raining and very cold, about 12 degrees if we’re lucky. Winter, she has ARRIVED. This weekend I am off to Orange with Son #2 for the NSW Junior […]

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Hi, I’m Sarah!

Former wild-child of the 80’s, classic rock fan and loyal friend to a particularly awesome group of people. Forever planning to write more. Fervently wishes she lived at the beach. Loves the mighty All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of red.

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