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• December 13, 2007
• 15:45

  Comment on meaty by Adelaide

   » ‎ Comments for Joanna's Ramblings

  You’ll have to try this:

  [uktv.co.uk]

  (scroll down to a A Modest Meal For A Few Friends)

  proper recipe here (again, scroll down, laughing at the cat diet on the way) [www.users.zetnet.co.uk]

• 15:42

  Very Active Boys

   » ‎ About a Boy

  Doctor reckons James has not a chance of a food allergy or even intolerance and that there’s no evidence linking activity levels to gluten etc. However she didn’t at all make me feel like a “crazy mom” and said lots of kids do get a real energy hit from food. He should definitely have a protein and carb at every meal to balance it out. As such she thinks the diet he’s on is almost as good as it gets for Very Active Boys and we should definitely stick with it.

  She also suggested that Kinder/Creche teachers don’t usually mention things willy-nilly so it is worth taking what was said seriously. With this in mind we have also made “no TV” the default setting. “Good food and minimal TV” seems to be the popular remedy for Very Active Boys so we’ll run with that.

  The big round of Christmas Events this week was going to include: 2 x Creche Christmas Parties, a Gymbaroo Family Picnic, a Gymbaroo Class Party, my Dad’s birthday and John’s Grandmother’s Birthday. I added up the cumulative sugar-hit this would all provide and realised that there is such a thing as too much of a good time. So he was allowed one farewell party for his last-ever Creche session and that was that. Gymbaroo finished this week and the parents swapped phone numbers so we can all meet-up next year for occasional play-times. Relatives received a visit and quick chat rather than an extended party occasion. Touch-wood we are still therefore having a well-paced, enjoyable time at home in the lead-up to Christmas.

• 14:47

  Comment on let’s dance to joy division! by justnicky

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  Hoorah!!

• 13:44

  Comment on let’s dance to joy division! by owlie

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  hooray for us! hooray for equality! hooray hooray horray!

• 13:27

  Comment on let’s dance to joy division! by jojof

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  I’m doing the happy dance for all of you right now!

• 12:55

  iced bimmer

   » ‎ Joanna's Ramblings
  iced bimmer Originally uploaded by john.nathaniel It turns out that the aircon in my car works just fine. I just didn’t have the airflow settings right. I haven’t quite managed to get icicles forming on my extremities, but it is nice to know that when i am not in danger of overheating the car, I [...]

• 12:13

  let’s dance to joy division!

   » ‎ The Twinkle
  news flash… the state government has announced it will legally recognise non-birth mothers! hooray for my lovely special k and her daughter the twinkle!  also hooray for pcat and bean and sorenson and kellie t and lisa and katie and jo and all the others.

• 9:37

  Comment on The new frontier by Shannon

   » ‎ Comments for Sarah G

  How nice - changing jobs can be a huge and wonderful adventure!
  Best of luck and here’s hoping the settling-in goes quickly and feels natural.

• 9:06

  Comment on i know a guy who’s tough but sweet by minnie

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  shwaaa! i’m so jealous!

• 6:39

  Comment on i won’t share you with another girl by J-Le

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  yes, i took to calling her rosie for half a day. then i reverted back to calling her screamy.

• 6:34

  Comment on luck in my eyes by J-Le

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  we did have some fun! don’t you remember year 9 french?

• 6:30

  i know a guy who’s tough but sweet

   » ‎ The Twinkle
  yesterday i was lucky enough to meet jen and patrick and mr t. we overcame our shyness long enough to have cold drinks and let our children play together in the gutter. patrick was utterly charming in his guitar pants and offered me a kiss and cuddle upon departure. as i walked away from the cafe, a [...]

• 4:27

  Comment on i won’t share you with another girl by dadrienne

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  roseola eh? Quite a pretty name for it

• December 12, 2007
• 22:15

  present

   » ‎ Joanna's Ramblings
  Ngai Tahu Originally uploaded by shoja3 I managed two xmas presents today, and one of them is tickets to see Don Giovanni tomorrow night with Emma. We’ll go and have supper after at EQ. Part of going to the opera is Doing It Properly. This involves dressing and making an occasion. Since this [...]
• 21:38

  meaty

   » ‎ Joanna's Ramblings
  Peter is completely taken with the idea of many types of meat in a meal.  He managed three the other night.  His ambition is to do four.  He was thinking of something like eggs inside kangaroo mince inside quail inside duck.  Last night’s idea was quail stuffed with mince inside a duck inside a goose.  [...]

• 19:21

  Maybe I really have finally lost my mind. Or not.

   » ‎ About a Boy

  J. and I are off to the doctor tomorrow morning because I have been a little floored by events of the past week. Almost 7 days ago I made some quite radical changes to James’ diet (this ties in with a discussion I had with J’s Creche teacher). All gluten and lactose products were removed, which isn’t really as weird as it sounds. It meant changing Weetbix/fruit for breakfast to something like rice with pears. Lunch changed from sandwiches/fruit to a cooked meal of lamb/rice/steamed vegies. Dinner is more or less a repeat of lunch but different vegies. Snacks in between are fruit, rice crackers, or this one particular gluten/lactose/additive-free snack bar which tastes surprisingly delicious, like cake. Milk has changed to a lactose-free one. No junk food/snacks/treats.

  Obviously after only 7 days we can’t really say anything for sure. But when John (the sceptic) agrees with me that we are both just floored then it’s a fair bet it isn’t just me losing my mind again. When another parent at Gymbaroo comments quizzically to me that James is unusually calm and focussed then it really is possible this is not all in my head.

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