Archive for April 2006

News of the Ears

Went for a hearing test today. Apparently my hearing is within normal range. Which is weird cos I was sure my right ear was a little rock affected, even before the spate of infections that ruptured my left. So clearly I am not hearing impaired, but listening impaired.
Also had a CT scan [...]

The Fixin’ Pile

You have to love some of the cliche Dad things. I’ll admit to feeling really sleepy on a Sunday afternoon about 2:30. Peej was so looking forward to fatherhood that he was practicing Dad jokes before his wife was even pregnant.
One thing that I didn’t even realise was a Dad thing is the pile [...]

Ashleigh and Sleep

Ashleigh said to me the other day that she hates having to sleep, because it seems like wasted time when you could be doing something interesting. I swear I didn’t put those words in her mouth, but it does make you proud to hear one of your children discovering for themselves something that you have [...]

Ashy’s Wet Camp

Ashleigh’s school year 6 are on camp at Phillip Island starting today

This map is so you can see them relative to where I’ll show you next. These pictures are all nicked from Trigger Bros just a few minutes ago. Here’s the webcam at Suicide Pt, the closest one to them :

Nice huh? To be [...]

Sick leave

I realised while I was off sick for a whole week why it is that guys don’t take sick leave. We go to work when we’re sick, and if we do take leave we go back before we’re better. It’s not because we love working, or define ourselves by our occupations. Quite the opposite. [...]