And the expression on his face in the Australia Post photo booth is exactly the same as when I broke the happy news last week that he was about to become the proud father of two baby rabbits and two baby guinea pigs.
All girls, all vegan and all type A.
He has some experience with that. No wonder he could barely contain his excitement!
The girls, Dissy, Dazzle, Bicky and Jellybean, are settling in nicely to their sorority house, Kappa Cupper Gamma. And oh my God have I found my happy place!
I love animals, and these little scrags are my version of those mini Japanese gardens with the tiny rakes that you keep on your desk. They make me ZEN!
Jed is smitten too, but less chill, more hyped-up bull in a fluffy, sentient, china shop.
Ben, as always, is patient. Despite not liking animals inside, he is tolerating the indoor enclosure (to protect from foxes and mixo) which has taken over an entire room in our home, and the various outdoor enclosures (to ensure maximum comfort depending on weather conditions, time of day, or just general mood).
I’ve been to Bunnings 20 times this week to build the bunny version of a Barbie dream home, or a rodent version of Mar-a-Lago … which is basically, Mar-a-Lago.
Cleaning cages might not make you as happy as it makes me, but there are equally cheap and accessible ways to have fun and find your happy place.
Wherever that place might be, I hope you get to spend lots of time there in 2021. Ben will be watching lots of basketball 
Childhood trauma stories – there’s a time and a place …
It’s always feels a bit strange being invited to sports events, especially athletics. As a kid I hated athletics almost as much as swimming.
I remember one day in Grade 2, crying on the morning of the inter school sports day, begging mum to please not make me go.
16/01/2022
