A winner..and a photo update of my boys

G'day Mates.
(people seriously say that)



Wil and I are both so happy to announce the winner of our very first giveaway.
And the irresistible box of Tim Tam is on it's way to commenter #21, Jamie!
So glad you blog stalked me and won these delicious babies. Please come stalking any time. xoxo

Thanks to all of those who commented. Unfortunately shipping from Oz is out of control or I would ship a package to each one of you. Thanks for humoring me.

I couldn't post without some sort of photo display, and since I haven't posted anything about these two cuties in a while, here are a few recent photos in no particular order.
(This is mainly for you two grannies).

B and Dub enjoying a banana milkshake.




B's first haircut where he didn't scream like a crazy person








These last two might need more of an explanation...one night Nathan decided it would be fun to paint an upside-down face on Beckett's chin. The funniest part was watching Nathan's attempt to get himself upside-down on the couch. Too funny.





Love these boys.

5 Sydney Bits + My Very First Giveaway

Check it. Hasn't even been a month and I'm back.

Here are a few more bits about life here in Oz.

Bit #1.
How're you going?



Yes. That's how Sydney-siders greet one another. Not how's IT going or how're you DOING, but how're you going? Does that make sense to any of you? And what is the appropriate response to this greeting?
Good? I'm going good? Or maybe well? I'm going well?
Usually I just say, "I'm doing well" and leave it at that.

Bit #2.
The birds in Sydney are crazy.



This morning I seriously had a dream that I was in the middle of the jungle and when I came to I realized it was because of the birds going crazy outside my window (imaging 30 loud, different sounding birds all jabbering to each other at the same time...lasted for like a minute and then quiet. Creepy.).
Two of my favorite bird calls are the ones that make the same sound a guy would makes when whistling at a hot girl, and the other sounds like a small child yelling (I can never tell whether Wil is awake from his nap, or if 'it's just one of those crazy birds' as B says.) They are seriously out. of. control.

Bit #3.
Sydney-siders are CRAZY J-walkers.


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Like I've almost hit 5 people since moving here. People will just start walking across the road wherever and whenever they feel like it. (The image is not accurate...they do not use the crosswalks).Driving here is kind of like a thriller movie, I'm always peeking out of one eye to see if the insane girl walking through 4 lanes of traffic, standing on the 1 inch median is going to make it out alive. C.R.A.Z.Y.

Bit #4.
Don't speed in Sydney.


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And no need for police officers here. They give all the dirty work of ticket-giving to these little tiny speed cameras that sneak up on you from out of nowhere and hit you with a lovely bit of mail more than a month after the incident. Not only do we pay tolls to use the roadways, we pay for every mistaken mile over the limit (which, by the way are insanely slow. Like the fastest I've ever seen is 80 km/hr). Sydney just keeps getting more and more expensive.

Bit #5.
The Tim Tam



Ah, on the bright side, let me introduce you to one of Sydney's delights.
These little irresistible biscuits are sure to counter any speeding-ticket-induced foul mood and send you right back to your happy place. And just because I'm such a fan of the chocolaty goodness, I'm going to give a pack to one of you. All you have to do is leave a comment and I'll randomly select a winner. Giveaway closes Sunday, October 17th.



Mmmm mmm...is it calling your name?