Busy-And-Important-Husband blames me. I blame him. Either way it was a close call, in more ways than one.I had a hunch something wasn’t quite right when I heard the dull thud on the roof of the car, as I accelerated down the freeway, heading to the airport to pick up my mum.But I was enjoying a rare moment of solitude, leaving the kids at home with Busy-And-Important-Husband after a stressful … [Read more...]

It was Christmas 2009 and my parents (aka Grandma and Granddad) were staying with us. Busy-And-Important-Husband usually cooks on such occasions, but I declared this would be my year.Grandma nervously reached for her wine as I cooked (especially when I dry-retched as I stuffed the turkey), but somehow I served up a pretty decent spread. We sat down, clunked our champagne glasses and tucked in – … [Read more...]