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31 today, 31 today

I think Jeremy enjoyed the snow just a little bit. Yesterday I took the kids to the snow at Mount Donna Buang, which was a heckuva lot of fun. Toboggan rides, building a snowman, throwing snowballs… great stuff. We all got wet of course, but great fun. Today I turned 31. Most of my recent  ... [More]

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30

The brilliant birthday card depicting my life, given to me by my mum and her partner Peter. So now I’m thirty. I don’t feel much older than I was when I was twenty-nine. My hair hasn’t spontaneously fallen out or all gone grey. I don’t feel like I need a walking frame yet. Nope, it’s  ... [More]

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29 here I come!

My birthday is next Friday, and this year I’ve found it necessary to ask for a new pair of slippers. All of us in my family let each other know what we’d like – because we know how hopeless we all are at buying things for each other. It’s not that I’ve asked for slippers  ... [More]

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27 on the 27th

Today was my birthday. Along with Don Bradman and Mother Teresa. I invited them out for drinks to celebrate, but apparently they were both busy. I think someone else in the office had a birthday too, because I heard people singing it from behind some partitions somewhere. It was just the immediate family doing the  ... [More]

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The big two five

Yesterday it was my birthday. 25. Twenty-five. Middle of my twenties. Yikes. The long, thin candles were spread over the top of the cake, making it look like a close-up from a shaver commercial. "The first filter shaves incredibly close… the second even closer!" Had a little family get-together. You know, nothing too fancy, don’t  ... [More]