Even after five years here, the holiday season still leaves me feeling out of kilter.  I’m content to live without snow but I’ve never...

Yesterday was our 6th wedding anniversary and to celebrate I whipped up a gourmet dinner and the dessert was a real show stopper.  Due to...

Today was dress up day at preschool.  As batman and I drove to school, we had the following exchange: Me:  “Are you going to fight crime...

Every two years there is a phenomenon that occurs in Alice Springs called the Masters Games.  Nick named the friendly games; this...

The Russian loves to look at photos on Facebook when I’m online   We saw a post that contained a photo of a tractor and had to discuss it...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a bored over achiever with no sense of self-preservation plans a kid’s birthday, you should...

It’s going to be another one of those days. I just pointed out to Dennis that his shorts were on backwards and he pulled out the...

I’m sad to report that my faithful Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens has given up the ghost.  After months of living in denial, I’ve finally...

As we returned from the grocery store today, we found the most amazing thing taking place in the park across the street from our house....

We are happy to have a family of Australian Ringneck (aka – Port Lincoln) parrots come to our house every afternoon for a bit of grazing...

I’ve been a parent for 17 months now and about the only way I can sum it up is that it’s been one hell of an adventure. The good days now...

It appears that warthogs are not allowed on the menu at our house. This week I discovered the Russian’s animal eating threshold though a...

My son has added the perfect pet to our household, an imaginary dog.  It doesn’t shed or poop, it’s VERY quiet and it has imaginary bowls...

Like so many of my escapades, it all started quite innocently. I went to collect the mail and noticed that the bougainvillea was...

Christmas has come and gone and once again I’m in line for the laziest blogger of the year award.  I won’t bother with excuses, because...

I’m working on a new post, but wanted to tell everyone  – Happy Australia Day!

We just came home from Family Day at the undisclosed location in the desert where my husband works. Dennis got chased by a robot, petted...

Yesterday we were twice rewarded with displays of the Christmas spirit.  It was a lazy Sunday morning at our house and at about noon, I...

During the course of the day, I suspected that my child was trying to push me over the edge of sanity. This morning when I made his bed...

Yesterday the Russian received the latest “grandma box”. He gets a bit crunchy if more than a couple weeks go by without him getting mail...