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With your Little Miss, I'd consider a Disney cruise. They are expensive, but amazing for kids. And big kids who love Disney.

When we were on the Disney cruise over NYE 2023/24, we booked a placeholder for an upcoming cruise. We need to use it/set sail with that placeholder by 3 Jan 2026 I think. I looked at the Disney AU/NZ itinerary for the upcoming season. Mr Katie isn't sure about the 10 night one from AKL to SYD...

If you need some printing help, let me know. I have some sticky labels from school cake stalls.

I think I got a virtual gold star for staying still. ⭐️ I was very invested in the doctor getting my facet joint (L5/S1), not anything closer to critical stuff in my spine. Though holding my arms above my head indicated I desperately need a neck/shoulder massage.

Uterine cancer is horrible. 😢 My paternal Gran had it. Very few clear signs to suggest testing, etc. Horrid. 😔

It was the same on our Disney cruise - but for the merchandise shops! They didn't open until we were in open/non-territorial waters, and in our case, also after the night's entertainment was over.

My back has been giving me pain (spasms on occasion), so I'm getting an injection into it on Thursday (CT guided injection I think?). My GP advised that I needed to make sure someone else cooked dinner and looked after the kids afterwards. I replied Mr Katie does all the cooking and my only...

Exactly. I'm now wondering if circadin were the "sleeping pills" he was worried about becoming addicted to ...

Well, my encouragement to try melatonin bit me yesterday. FIL reported that he followed my suggestion, then didn't sleep all night (he had some circadin from his last hospital admission). Worst night's sleep of his life. So I guess I'm demoted to worst DIL. :P I'll suggest he discusses with a...

Since Covid, I’ve had mixed success at suburban Macy’s stores 1. Finding a customer centre (or whatever it was called) inside a store and 2. Finding staff who knew about the visitor’s discount program. I was delighted to find the Visitor’s centre and 10% saving pass easily at the Macy’s in...

Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby. I focussed on reading on my trip to ADL and back this past weekend. I'm probably 3/4 of the way through. I'm definitely enjoying Hannah explaining her neurospiciness and thought processes. It's helping me kinda understand The Teen.

I think it's more common these days in the US since the shooting from the hotel in Las Vegas. Hotels will cite security as the reason to check for your obvious weapon haul at least every second day.

Indeed. MIL has long-held resentment towards FIL for over indulging in wine. Bless her, she’s done an amazing job keeping herself and FIL healthy and they’ve lasted much longer than their parents. I’m reminded of stories my Uncle GP’s wife (GP was my Uncle by marriage … it’s complicated) told...

QF1930 on Sun 26 Jan ADL-BNE Qantas Link plane, not Alliance. I was in 2A. I think there was a salmon salad, but everyone in row 3 ordered it, so my option was a Beef curry or the sandwich from Y. Curry was tasty, I didn’t bother with bread. Cheesecake was nice.

I think the topic came up because he’s decided to start drinking wine again. Mr Katie was in trouble last year for giving FIL wine at the weekly dinners at ours. I’m going to get into trouble for encouraging wine, sleeping pills and chocolate crackles. Then FIL will probably bloody live another...

FIL last night discussing he's finding it hard to sleep. Has some sleep pills (not sure where from), but won't take them so he doesn't get addicted to them. 🤦‍♀️ He is 85, has heart failure, GP just refused to certify him for his driver's license ... at this stage of his life, addiction to...

Dinner at Gaucho’s (ADL) last night. This drop was the highlight of the meal. Overall food was fairly tasty, but didn’t enjoy our server. Had some facial expressions when dealing with one of our group that should not have been displayed. Also yelling at our entire table of 10 ppl. My...

Also mentioning the Australian women’s cricket team in ADL QP. Based on their uniforms. I may have been in a lift full of male pro cyclists at the ADL Hilton earlier today, but I couldn’t recognise any of them. Could have been entourage, definitely all in team shirts (not full kits, no knicks!).

We enjoyed it (we were also sitting next to the actor playing Marty’s girlfriend). Pretty awesome ending scene that had our jaws dropping open.

Spent some time with family last week, including a dinner at my sister's, where we got to meet her new (to us, not to her) partner and his 4yo daughter. Our brother was there with his two kids, and my brother and sister's mother was also there. So, my teen arrives and immediately the three...