loonybin

For all the terms like 'darling gift wrapping paper', 'fabulous gifts under $50', all we really want this Christmas is for ...

My mum is coming on Thursday, not having seen her for nearly 2 years and having gone slightly mad. I wish I were more competent at ...

I sent the husband off to a lecture on Zen & Happiness. He came back with the instructions: 1. Do some form of exercise 2. Medi...

It's been a month of flu for all of us. As I write, Son#2 is on Virus#2 (or #3 or #4, not sure anymore), and a 39 degree fever. No ...

Son#1 is struggling at school. When a sky-high IQ, ADHD and performance don't go together, schools drop you like a hot cake. This p...

My brother, my cousin, and I. In the subtropics, where you grow up in the swimming pool and Santa Clause wears shorts. ...

We are all busy - too busy if you ask me. Poor Son#1 went from no homework to writing 5 tests a week, some of them covering a whopping 9 ...

Son #2 turned a whopping 10 this past week. Mr Double Digits. May it be a good year, Bucky. He's such a good kid. Carniva...

...and I've been working like a dog. Sigh. I spent this week in work hyperdrive, trying to finish everything before next week, a sc...

Sunday blues. I've been running through all my ' how to avoid work tomorrow' -scenarios since midnight. I catch myself typi...