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    4/12: Music for Monday…

    Wow. It’s been a huge day. My youngest had his first transition day in the high school support unit today. We’ve been building towards this moment all year and H was keen to finally check out his new school a little more closely. We arrived at the office to find a small group of other […]

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    Sisterhood of the Painting Pants…

    Thank GOD it’s Friday. I’m knackered. We have nothing planned here tonight although I’m feeling slightly guilty about that because this afternoon I put off having one of H’s mates here for a sleep over. I just couldn’t face it. All I could think about was having a night of doing nothing followed by a long sleep, fuelled […]

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    Dance like there’s nobody watching…

    The Ninja Boy is currently in his final year at primary school. He is my youngest child, teetering on the brink of teenage-dom. The remaining weeks of term are hurtling by at great speed, much faster I think, than either of us actually expected. Change is coming. BIG change. As a consequence there have been […]

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    Music For Monday…

    Source “At last!” she breathed, with a smile. I looked around my house this morning and saw the detritus of the weekend lying wherever it was dropped. There was a good deal of it too but today, it didn’t faze me. The rattle and hum of the washing machine working its way through the first […]

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    If it’s not on, it’s not ON…

    High school homework gives rise to some funny conversations with your kids sometimes. Take the one the Provider and I had with Mr 14 last night, for example. He was finishing an assignment about contraception. They had to design an advertisement about their contraceptive product of choice for either radio, television or print media. It […]

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    Open Letter for driving parents…

    … but more specifically, those parents who use the ‘Kiss & Drop’ lane at my local school. I have seen some questionable and incredibly unsafe driving practices there lately. Despite being a patient and even-tempered driver, I have found myself tested to the limits of late! Source Just a few observations: 1.   The actual […]

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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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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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