Did you know that every bird that is sitting down in Australia is laying an egg?  It is an amazing and not widely known fact.... Coop cracks me up sometimes. A lot of the time actually.

We have concierges in our building and we have gotten to know each one of them and their personalities. Some are GREAT with the kids others, not so much. Our favourite (here we go with the Australian spelling again) is definitely Darren. He is about 25 with short, dark hair that is spiked a bit on top (this is important momentarily). He is the morning guy and he always greets the kids by name and he humours Cooper with all of his questions and ideas.  We brought him some homemade cookies the other day and he did the whole get super excited for the kids thing. So the other night, Coop got out of the bath and looked in the mirror at his new haircut. His hair was a bit spiked on top and he said, "I look just like Darren!"  Too cute.

Speaking of the building we are living in-- a scary thing happened yesterday. Tuck and I were out on a walk and came back to see the building cordoned off with police tape and tons of police cars and ambulances parked in front.  It turns out someone jumped from one of the windows. I do not know any details, it was very freaky and sad. Really do not want to know any more than that....

On a lighter note, I am making some Chicago style deep dish pizza tonight (thanks for the recipe Karen). I hope, hope it tastes good. I am still trying to find the right ingredients and make the right conversions when cooking.  So far Coop has told me dinner smells like candles and something yucky and something yummy. I am going for the yummy idea.

Tucker is mending slowly. The green elevens are still there and he is still cranky (yes Tucker is cranky), but I think he is getting better. If not, we will head back to the doctor and reassess the situation.

Pizza update- I did not have the right pan so the crust was WAY too thick and did not have much flavor and I did not like the sauce, but the recipe has potential. I am thinking about putting butter in the dough instead of oil- any thoughts?

Doug is off to Singapore again for two weeks so we are going at it alone again, but this time I found a great sitter to help out.  We met her last week and the boys already love her.  I am so happy!

This is kind of a lame blog entry so I am going to end it here. Hopefully tomorrow will bring some excitement for you all to read about.  :)

Did you know that every bird that is sitting down in Australia is laying an egg?  It is an amazing and not widely known fact.... Coop cracks me up sometimes. A lot of the time actually.

We have concierges in our building and we have gotten to know each one of them and their personalities. Some are GREAT with the kids others, not so much. Our favourite (here we go with the Australian spelling again) is definitely Darren. He is about 25 with short, dark hair that is spiked a bit on top (this is important momentarily). He is the morning guy and he always greets the kids by name and he humours Cooper with all of his questions and ideas.  We brought him some homemade cookies the other day and he did the whole get super excited for the kids thing. So the other night, Coop got out of the bath and looked in the mirror at his new haircut. His hair was a bit spiked on top and he said, "I look just like Darren!"  Too cute.

Speaking of the building we are living in-- a scary thing happened yesterday. Tuck and I were out on a walk and came back to see the building cordoned off with police tape and tons of police cars and ambulances parked in front.  It turns out someone jumped from one of the windows. I do not know any details, it was very freaky and sad. Really do not want to know any more than that....

On a lighter note, I am making some Chicago style deep dish pizza tonight (thanks for the recipe Karen). I hope, hope it tastes good. I am still trying to find the right ingredients and make the right conversions when cooking.  So far Coop has told me dinner smells like candles and something yucky and something yummy. I am going for the yummy idea.

Tucker is mending slowly. The green elevens are still there and he is still cranky (yes Tucker is cranky), but I think he is getting better. If not, we will head back to the doctor and reassess the situation.

Pizza update- I did not have the right pan so the crust was WAY too thick and did not have much flavor and I did not like the sauce, but the recipe has potential. I am thinking about putting butter in the dough instead of oil- any thoughts?

Doug is off to Singapore again for two weeks so we are going at it alone again, but this time I found a great sitter to help out.  We met her last week and the boys already love her.  I am so happy!

This is kind of a lame blog entry so I am going to end it here. Hopefully tomorrow will bring some excitement for you all to read about.  :)

Cooper's "Blob"

Cooper just turned to me as we were getting ready for bed and said, "Mom, can we do another blob tonight?"  How could I resist that?

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Translated:   I love you and miss you all.

Cooper's "Blob"

Cooper just turned to me as we were getting ready for bed and said, "Mom, can we do another blob tonight?"  How could I resist that?

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Translated:   I love you and miss you all.

Coop's Loves Blogging-- Here's More!

Here is what Coop has to say today....


We saw a lot of friends. We are having a lot of fun. Love Cooper, Doug, Stephanie and Tucker. Thanks to the guys in the taxi and some of them are Chinese. The black taxi is great and it is super black and they have special hats for the guys in the black taxi and they are very big. I miss you. Thank you to all the girls in my class. I miss you so, so, so much.  Classmates please come to Australia.  Put your dogs on a plane that is called New Zealand and they have to stay at quarantine for five, five, five days. Love you.


The new apartment has a big swimming pool, but you are not allowed to walk on the rocks. Dear classmates, I miss you. Please come to Australia. We have an apartment that is full of room and we love it in every way.


Aunt Mary, Peter, Baba, Grandma Laura and Nana some of the trains go to Blacktown and some don't. I love the black taxis.  I miss you so much.


Note-- The taxi drivers are actually Indian and the "hat" they wear is actually a pagri.

Coop's Loves Blogging-- Here's More!

Here is what Coop has to say today....


We saw a lot of friends. We are having a lot of fun. Love Cooper, Doug, Stephanie and Tucker. Thanks to the guys in the taxi and some of them are Chinese. The black taxi is great and it is super black and they have special hats for the guys in the black taxi and they are very big. I miss you. Thank you to all the girls in my class. I miss you so, so, so much.  Classmates please come to Australia.  Put your dogs on a plane that is called New Zealand and they have to stay at quarantine for five, five, five days. Love you.


The new apartment has a big swimming pool, but you are not allowed to walk on the rocks. Dear classmates, I miss you. Please come to Australia. We have an apartment that is full of room and we love it in every way.


Aunt Mary, Peter, Baba, Grandma Laura and Nana some of the trains go to Blacktown and some don't. I love the black taxis.  I miss you so much.


Note-- The taxi drivers are actually Indian and the "hat" they wear is actually a pagri.

Coop Tries Out Blogging

This is Coop's entry for the night:

We are having lots of fun. My dad is back home. He was in Singapore for two days and now daddy is home and we love Australia and we are having lots of fun. We are moving to a new home. Thank you classmates, Teacher Anne, Dean, Maeve and Seany. I love you so much. Thank you for staying in Tacoma Washington. You need to put your dogs on a special airplane.  They have to stay at quarantine for five days a week. Only people can go on Australian airplanes. That will be so fun for you. Don't forget  to bring your luggage. Don't forget to ship your stuff to AU. Thank you for staying at Tacoma, Washington, US. I love you so much. I love you. You are my best classmates I ever had.  My daddy is Doug Whittle and my mom is Stephanie and i am wearing my new pajamas and my animals are Petty, Whaley, Big Puppy, Wombat-Wombat, Sealy and the Snow Guys.

We even found a park that is full of a lot of animals. They even have the most dangerous bird of the earth, the cassowary. They can peel off your skin easily. They have a tall, tall crest that means it is an endangered creature. Don't put your finger inside the cage. Another endangered small creature is the quoll, it is spotted. And there are even kangaroos there that you can feed. Those emus are naughty. It is crowded. You should not go in there because of those sneaky emus.

Coop Tries Out Blogging

This is Coop's entry for the night:

We are having lots of fun. My dad is back home. He was in Singapore for two days and now daddy is home and we love Australia and we are having lots of fun. We are moving to a new home. Thank you classmates, Teacher Anne, Dean, Maeve and Seany. I love you so much. Thank you for staying in Tacoma Washington. You need to put your dogs on a special airplane.  They have to stay at quarantine for five days a week. Only people can go on Australian airplanes. That will be so fun for you. Don't forget  to bring your luggage. Don't forget to ship your stuff to AU. Thank you for staying at Tacoma, Washington, US. I love you so much. I love you. You are my best classmates I ever had.  My daddy is Doug Whittle and my mom is Stephanie and i am wearing my new pajamas and my animals are Petty, Whaley, Big Puppy, Wombat-Wombat, Sealy and the Snow Guys.

We even found a park that is full of a lot of animals. They even have the most dangerous bird of the earth, the cassowary. They can peel off your skin easily. They have a tall, tall crest that means it is an endangered creature. Don't put your finger inside the cage. Another endangered small creature is the quoll, it is spotted. And there are even kangaroos there that you can feed. Those emus are naughty. It is crowded. You should not go in there because of those sneaky emus.