10 weeks and 4 days after our arrival home to Australia, life is back to ‘normal’.  I’m still amazed by how quickly we have just slotted back into life.  Maybe because we have returned to the same house, same jobs, same school, same dog.  Same Same But Different, as they would say in Cambodia.  All that sameness but a big tinge of difference too. 

I still have great...

Sorry to all my readers who are wondering what has become of me.  I’ve been swamped by ‘normal’ life.  My head is just starting to get above the water after so many things to do upon returning to Oz.  Don’t look in my spare room because it still houses all the ‘stuff’ I haven’t housed yet.  Mostly our home is back to what it was before we left.  We are all back at work,...

Here is the link to a little article I wrote for my local newspaper, The Chronicle. I promise I will get back to some regular updates about our return to ‘normal’ life soon – just as soon as I get my head above water and clear my list of all the things to do when returning to regular life!

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/01/30/we-never-left/

Another article for The Chronicle newspaper that you may wish to check out:

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/01/13/four-dots-back-home-australia/

Here is the link to my article in the newspaper about our journey home:

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/01/07/homeward-bound/

Photos will be updated as soon as I have received my camera cord in the post from America!

Check out the fun Steve and I had cashing in our Segway tour of Cincinnati voucher; a Christmas present from the Hoffman Family.  Here is the link to the article in The Chronicle.

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/30/karinas-been-riding-segway/

Here is the the link to my article in The Chronicle where I ponder whether we will experience a white Christmas or not?

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/20/will-it-be-white-christmas/

Here is another article I have written for The Chronicle but didn’t put the link on the website earlier – whoops sorry.  Read on…

 http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/15/christmas-america/

My article in The Chronicle about finding some peace and quiet when travelling for a year with your husband and two boys!

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/12/kids-quiet-moment-family/

Here is the link to my critter spotting article I wrote for The Chronicle newspaper.  We have had so much fun spotting creatures great and small all over the world.  Check out the link to see some great photos.

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/06/critter-spotting-everglades-np/

Here are Steve, Harris and Patrick at Shark Valley Visitor Centre in Everglades...