Ky and I are about to begin our summer vacation. It’s something we have been quite looking forward to, but are slightly daunted by the long flight ahead. 9 hours is a long journey, especially with an infant. It turns out that the flight was the least of our worries, as 20 minutes into our…

After two wonderful months, Occi’s grandparents, Kim and Graham, have flown back to New Zealand. They have been a godsend. It certainly wasn’t a holiday for them. With Ky back at work, they were on full time Occi duty. This meant trips to the library, swimming lessons, music lessons, and most of all, time spent…

People love to complain about their telecom provider. Who wouldn’t? After all, you don’t think about them 99% of the time, and then 1% of the time, either due to poor connection, an unexpected bill, or an outage, it is all consuming. As readers of this series will know, yesterday our internet went out. Today,…

Our internet decided to shit the bed today, around 1:30 pm. It’s been very annoying. There is a technician coming round tomorrow, but for now, we’re going to just muddle on through.

It has been almost 5 months, but today, we finally, FINALLY, unpacked our last packing box. It was, unsurprisingly, our art. Now, art is probably too strong a word. Most of it is really just framed photos of our wedding, family, and holidays, but there are a few pieces that deserve to see the light…

In a couple of weeks, the NFL kicks off. I don’t mind watching the last quarter on a Sunday, huddled up while the snow falls. Honestly, I quite like it. But at ~$300 a ticket, I can’t see myself going to a game anytime soon. The exception is preseason, where tickets are 90% off. Graham,…