Well the big news of the day is that Mrs Mandias is pregnant. Yes, yours truly, has managed to do something the All Whites couldn’t, and has casually slipped one past the goal keeper. Due date is the 17th January2011. We had the 12 week scan today and it was an interesting occasion. My first [Read more]
Well it is that time of year again. Yesterday was Mrs Mandias 32nd birthday and I did my part and produced a rather impressive cake. Following on from last years ‘piano‘ cake many readers thought a better cake could not be conceived let alone built. The doubters were wrong on both counts. Planning for this [Read more]
What on earth is wrong with the world. I have just logged onto The Herald web page and an article entitle ‘Kids, don’t poison mum this Mother’s Day’caught my attention. It caught my attention because I have spent hours this year preparing for Mother’s Day this Sunday. Sadly those plans now lay in tatters. The [Read more]
I now know what it must be like being the Labour Party. For 9 years they held the power in New Zealand, now they have nothing. Instead of running the country they have to sit back and watch the powerful National Party do what they like with our society. Now my situation may not be [Read more]
Mrs Mandias left early this morning to update her First Aid Certificate. As a pharmacist it is an important credential to have in her line of work. I wasn’t listening when she mentioned the content of the refresher course, although I do recall hearing something about CPR. Resuscitation is all well and good but after [Read more]
Parenting is difficult at the best of times. However, in the school holidays it takes on a whole new level of stress. It seems to me that every holiday my children start to exhibit two disorders – the onset of ADHD during the day and then insomnia at night time. Individually these could be dealt [Read more]
40th birthdays are interesting affairs. They are different to normal social functions like 21st and weddings where most participants want to be there. Instead 40th’s are a massive reminder that the years are starting to beat you, your body is waning and your mind is more forgetful. Therefore, the 40th birthday is one of life’s [Read more]
Another wedding in the weekend and the pressure builds for Ozy Mandias to write another blog on the event. At yesterdays traditional ‘post wedding BBQ’ I was fielding calls left, right and center about my impending article. Talk about pressure. However, I rest in the knowledge that when you have two people like we had [Read more]
I have just started my Christmas shopping for 2009. You will be pleased to know that I have not bought one thing, despite spending 3 hours in The Palms Mall in Christchurch. To many people this would be a concern. Not to me. I am a trained shopper, love the hustle and bustle of buying [Read more]
Today was the first of four days I have effectively termed ‘Daddy Day-care’. Other terms that I could have used are ‘Flying Solo’, ‘Minus Mum’ or even ‘Father Fun Day’. Fathers reading this blog will be familiar with these terms referring to times when the mother goes away for some reason and the children [Read more]
