Crazy 1:
While driving in the car a few weeks ago Crazy 1 piped up and said to me "hey Mum you have to do what Crazy 2 and I say don't you"! I obviously answered "how on earth do you work that out?" C1 "well there's Dad, and me and Crazy 2 but only you, so that's 3 boys against 1 girls so boys win!!!!"
This little charmer also told me today 'hey Mum, you really shouldn't sing to this song!'
5 year olds, gotta love them!!!
Crazy 2
Last week we discovered we have a thief in the house!!!!! Yip Crazy 2 pinched a little girls yoghurt at kindy!!!!!! I was mortified. He apparently was eating it so fast that some of ended up down his front and on the floor. The teacher in charge asked him if it was his, which he said it was (she knew it wasn't), however when another teacher told him to rinse out his pottle he pipes up with 'no, it's not mine!'
The two boys have been really enjoying watching the Olympics. We had to chuckle on Sunday when we came into the lounge to find him dipping his hands into an imaginary bucket and then clapping them (as if clapping off excess powder). He then climbed onto our step stool, raised both hands above his heads and jumped off. Once on his feet again he raised his hands again. When I asked what he was doing, he gave me a 'man you're silly Mum' look and said 'GYMNASTICS'
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Trip down memory lane
* Cheating and copying this from a mag, but its brilliant
Sometimes I want to be a kid again. I want to go back to the time when:
Sometimes I want to be a kid again. I want to go back to the time when:
- decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-mo'
- money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
- being old referred to anyone over 20
- the worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties
- Dad could perform magic by 'removing' his thumb or taking my nose off my face
- having a weapon in school meant being caught with a shanghai (sling-shot)
- nobody was prettier than Mum.
- Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures
- spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles
- water balloons were the ultimate weapon
- cards in the spokes transformed a pushbike into a motorcycle
- mistakes were corrected by simply saying, 'Do it again!'
- older siblings were your worst tormentors but also your fiercest protectors
- scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
School holiday fun
These holidays we have discovered the beauty of jumbo sized popsicle sticks. They are awesome.
I found this catapult on Pinterest...........
So guess what we have been doing this afternoon!!!! 3 poor lego men have been taking flying lessons!!!!
Then we made two into a cross with rubber bands and discovered they fly just like boomerangs.
Who knew something so simple could provide so much fun!
I found this catapult on Pinterest...........
Then we made two into a cross with rubber bands and discovered they fly just like boomerangs.
Who knew something so simple could provide so much fun!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Home @ 67
School holiday version.......
What I missed on the camera............
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| Brotherly Sleep Overs |
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| Thumbs up for Mums waffles with jam and cream |
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| Loving it |
What I missed on the camera............
- Jumping in puddles with gumboots and umbrellas
- Walk to the dairy to post letters and buy $1 bag of lollies
- Beyblade battles
- Learning to cook lasagne
- Visits to the library
- 'Despicable Me'
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Yumo Recipes!!!!!
Using the words of my children (thanks Nan!!!!!) these were Yum Yum Pigs Bum!!!!
Friday nights are takeaway night at our house - but homemade takeaways (our local chippie is INSANELY expensive, the Chinese store has no idea what we are talking about, and we can't be bothered driving the 15mins into town). We usually rotate between pizza, burgers or fish and chips.
This is the pizza I made on Friday night and it was heavenly if I may say so myself
Apricot Chicken Pizza
Pizza base
1 Onion, chopped
2 slices cooked Bacon, chopped into small pieces
Broccoli florets (don't know how many, but enough to scatter on top)
Dried Apricots chopped (again as many as you like)
500gm Chicken breast
BBQ Gourmet Italiano Seasoning (optional)
Cheese
Smoked Hickory sauce
Oregano
Salt
Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. If using it, toss and coat with seasoning and cook in fry pan. Set aside.
Either chop or slice onion (I used red onion, but you can use either). Cook bacon and chop into small pieces. Chop the broccoli florets into smaller heads and cook for 4 mins. Drain really well. Chop apricots into pieces.
To assemble;
Scatter on onion, then chicken - spread out evenly. Fill in holes with bacon and scatter around broccoli and apricots. Cover with enough cheese so that when it melts it will hold the other ingredients together, and stick to the base. I use a mixture of Colby cheese, Tasty and Parmesan (the latter two I have pre grated in the freezer).
Sprinkle over some dried Oregano and salt, then add a swirl of the sauce on top. Cook in hot oven till golden.
Notes
I buy the pre sauced Romano bases for my pizzas now. I am so far into the LOSER breadmaker category its not funny. And lets face it who can be bothered when you can get them pre-sauced (and if you are like me, delivered to your front door).
Hickory Sauce
We have a pizza stone which is fabulous. To use it I preheat my oven to 250c (with the stone in it), then my pizzas usually only take 8 mins to cook. Highly recommend them.
Recipe #2
Roast Veges with a twist
Cube all veges quite chunky
1/2 Squash
3 Courgettes
2 Red Capsicums
1/2 Fennel Bulb
1 Red Onion, cut into wedges - leave the end on.
Olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Light roasting veges (e.g asparagus, mushrooms)
Dressing
1 can Chickpeas
1 tsp cumin
Juice of a lemon
3Tbsp Oil
Bunch of Coriander
Feta (optional)
Chop all veges into chunky pieces (you can use any veges for roasting - I had no courgettes so used carrots instead).
Put veges in a roasting dish and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle over a good portion of sea salt and pepper. Cook for 20mins at 220c. If using light veges toss them through and continue cooking for another 20 mins.
Drain chickpeas and add to boiling water (just to heat through).
Mix remaining dressing ingredients together and set aside.
When veges have finished, mix through drained chickpeas and dressing. If you like it sprinkle with Feta cheese.
Yummiest veges EVER
Friday nights are takeaway night at our house - but homemade takeaways (our local chippie is INSANELY expensive, the Chinese store has no idea what we are talking about, and we can't be bothered driving the 15mins into town). We usually rotate between pizza, burgers or fish and chips.
This is the pizza I made on Friday night and it was heavenly if I may say so myself
Apricot Chicken Pizza
Pizza base
1 Onion, chopped
2 slices cooked Bacon, chopped into small pieces
Broccoli florets (don't know how many, but enough to scatter on top)
Dried Apricots chopped (again as many as you like)
500gm Chicken breast
BBQ Gourmet Italiano Seasoning (optional)
Cheese
Smoked Hickory sauce
Oregano
Salt
Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. If using it, toss and coat with seasoning and cook in fry pan. Set aside.
Either chop or slice onion (I used red onion, but you can use either). Cook bacon and chop into small pieces. Chop the broccoli florets into smaller heads and cook for 4 mins. Drain really well. Chop apricots into pieces.
To assemble;
Scatter on onion, then chicken - spread out evenly. Fill in holes with bacon and scatter around broccoli and apricots. Cover with enough cheese so that when it melts it will hold the other ingredients together, and stick to the base. I use a mixture of Colby cheese, Tasty and Parmesan (the latter two I have pre grated in the freezer).
Sprinkle over some dried Oregano and salt, then add a swirl of the sauce on top. Cook in hot oven till golden.
Notes
I buy the pre sauced Romano bases for my pizzas now. I am so far into the LOSER breadmaker category its not funny. And lets face it who can be bothered when you can get them pre-sauced (and if you are like me, delivered to your front door).
Hickory Sauce
We have a pizza stone which is fabulous. To use it I preheat my oven to 250c (with the stone in it), then my pizzas usually only take 8 mins to cook. Highly recommend them.
Recipe #2
Roast Veges with a twist
Cube all veges quite chunky
1/2 Squash
3 Courgettes
2 Red Capsicums
1/2 Fennel Bulb
1 Red Onion, cut into wedges - leave the end on.
Olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Light roasting veges (e.g asparagus, mushrooms)
Dressing
1 can Chickpeas
1 tsp cumin
Juice of a lemon
3Tbsp Oil
Bunch of Coriander
Feta (optional)
Chop all veges into chunky pieces (you can use any veges for roasting - I had no courgettes so used carrots instead).
Put veges in a roasting dish and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle over a good portion of sea salt and pepper. Cook for 20mins at 220c. If using light veges toss them through and continue cooking for another 20 mins.
Drain chickpeas and add to boiling water (just to heat through).
Mix remaining dressing ingredients together and set aside.
When veges have finished, mix through drained chickpeas and dressing. If you like it sprinkle with Feta cheese.
Yummiest veges EVER
Friday, June 22, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The holiday that wasn't
Dear Crazy 2
This week has been hideous. Thankfully as you are so young you probably won't remember it which is good. But for me, I will remember it for a long time.
Monday morning you and I set off for the hospital to have your tonsil and adenoid surgery. We were excited - you more than me. We think in your mind you thought you were going on holiday. You were REALLY excited. I was excited as we had been waiting a year for it to come and it meant that you would no longer snore and struggle with sleep apnea.
We set off to the hospital at 6.45am - thankfully you hadn't yet thought about your usual 4 Weetbix for breakfast. The whole way there you were amazed at all the lights and trying to work out why you were in the car in your jammies and it was dark outside.
At the hospital things changed - you changed from positive to negative. It started when we had to take off your favourite dinosaur jammies and trade for the 'lovely' hospital gown. After a big struggle I got it on. But then came the name bracelet and numbing cream for your hands. I felt terrible as there was nothing I could do to put your heart and mind at ease, other than try to talk to you through your tears. You did stop though when I had to dress in my lovely yellow gown and hairnet.
Then we were off to theatre. I could see the fear in your eyes as we left as you thought I was leaving you, but then the novelty of riding on a bed kicked in. When we reached the outer room of theatre, you still had a look of 'whats going on here'?? That was until they opened the doors to theatre and we saw all the equipment and the lights. I said to you it was a space ship - but you just laughed at me.
We rolled you in and moved on to the operating table. I was a nervous wreck, and you were excited to see lots of tv screens!!! Mr Rorrison gave you the strawberry smelling gas mask and you started breathing into it like you were a spaceman. The doctors were impressed by how well you were doing. Then as the gas started to kick in, you got a bit twitchy and tried to take it off. At the time I thought you were breathing in just oxygen but it was the sleeping gas. I didn't realise that you were so close to being KO'd that it too be by surprise and I started to panic. Your eyes were partly open but you were lifeless - I thought you were dead. After a few tears and kisses I had to go, but knew you were having your first deep sleep of your life.
For an hour Nan and I waited and waited. The nurses said if you woke in the recovery room o.k. they would get us on their way to the Childrens Ward, but if you were quite upset they would need me in the recovery room. Needless to say when they came looking I started to worry. You had woken up in a bad state. You were upset, disoriented, and scared - it wasn't the holiday you had imagined. Again I felt helpless as there was nothing I could do to help you.
What we didn't know at the time was you IV line for your pain relief had fallen out, so I am guessing you were in agony. After some liquid Morphine, you settled enough to be able to lie on the bed quietly. We were moved through to the Childrens Ward where you fell asleep listening to Nan tell you about a story of the farm. This is when my tears returned - you were asleep but I couldn't hear you breathing. The improvement was instant!!! You weren't snoring and your chest wasting heaving in with each breath. For the next hour and a half you drifted in and out of sleep.
The nurse said when you woke, we wouldn't recognise you. She was right. After some Pamol and a small tub of ice cream you were out of bed, climbing on the chair to see out the window and ready to play. Nan and I watched you eat a sandwich - I think we did more grimacing than you!!!! You were like a hoover sucking them down - you must have been starving!!!! Once you had some food in you, you picked up even more - so much so that Pop was questioning whether you had had the operation or not!
We were allowed to come home that night and you got stuck into your daily dose of Weetbix and then were ready for bed. Dad and I had a few chuckles watching you sleep as we now couldn't hear a thing!!!! We were amazed.
The next few days were pretty rough for you as you tried to cope with the pain while not being able to eat most of your favourite foods. You also didn't like not being able to go outside and got a bit restless not being able to do too much.
Things can only get better for you bud!!!
Dad and I are so proud of you! You haven't once complained through the day that your throat was sore. Even when you have obviously been in pain you have always shared a smile or cuddle with us. We love you to bits and so thankful it is nearly all behind us - we certainly don't want to go through it again any time soon.
Love Mum
This week has been hideous. Thankfully as you are so young you probably won't remember it which is good. But for me, I will remember it for a long time.
Monday morning you and I set off for the hospital to have your tonsil and adenoid surgery. We were excited - you more than me. We think in your mind you thought you were going on holiday. You were REALLY excited. I was excited as we had been waiting a year for it to come and it meant that you would no longer snore and struggle with sleep apnea.
We set off to the hospital at 6.45am - thankfully you hadn't yet thought about your usual 4 Weetbix for breakfast. The whole way there you were amazed at all the lights and trying to work out why you were in the car in your jammies and it was dark outside.
At the hospital things changed - you changed from positive to negative. It started when we had to take off your favourite dinosaur jammies and trade for the 'lovely' hospital gown. After a big struggle I got it on. But then came the name bracelet and numbing cream for your hands. I felt terrible as there was nothing I could do to put your heart and mind at ease, other than try to talk to you through your tears. You did stop though when I had to dress in my lovely yellow gown and hairnet.
Then we were off to theatre. I could see the fear in your eyes as we left as you thought I was leaving you, but then the novelty of riding on a bed kicked in. When we reached the outer room of theatre, you still had a look of 'whats going on here'?? That was until they opened the doors to theatre and we saw all the equipment and the lights. I said to you it was a space ship - but you just laughed at me.
We rolled you in and moved on to the operating table. I was a nervous wreck, and you were excited to see lots of tv screens!!! Mr Rorrison gave you the strawberry smelling gas mask and you started breathing into it like you were a spaceman. The doctors were impressed by how well you were doing. Then as the gas started to kick in, you got a bit twitchy and tried to take it off. At the time I thought you were breathing in just oxygen but it was the sleeping gas. I didn't realise that you were so close to being KO'd that it too be by surprise and I started to panic. Your eyes were partly open but you were lifeless - I thought you were dead. After a few tears and kisses I had to go, but knew you were having your first deep sleep of your life.
For an hour Nan and I waited and waited. The nurses said if you woke in the recovery room o.k. they would get us on their way to the Childrens Ward, but if you were quite upset they would need me in the recovery room. Needless to say when they came looking I started to worry. You had woken up in a bad state. You were upset, disoriented, and scared - it wasn't the holiday you had imagined. Again I felt helpless as there was nothing I could do to help you.
What we didn't know at the time was you IV line for your pain relief had fallen out, so I am guessing you were in agony. After some liquid Morphine, you settled enough to be able to lie on the bed quietly. We were moved through to the Childrens Ward where you fell asleep listening to Nan tell you about a story of the farm. This is when my tears returned - you were asleep but I couldn't hear you breathing. The improvement was instant!!! You weren't snoring and your chest wasting heaving in with each breath. For the next hour and a half you drifted in and out of sleep.
The nurse said when you woke, we wouldn't recognise you. She was right. After some Pamol and a small tub of ice cream you were out of bed, climbing on the chair to see out the window and ready to play. Nan and I watched you eat a sandwich - I think we did more grimacing than you!!!! You were like a hoover sucking them down - you must have been starving!!!! Once you had some food in you, you picked up even more - so much so that Pop was questioning whether you had had the operation or not!
We were allowed to come home that night and you got stuck into your daily dose of Weetbix and then were ready for bed. Dad and I had a few chuckles watching you sleep as we now couldn't hear a thing!!!! We were amazed.
The next few days were pretty rough for you as you tried to cope with the pain while not being able to eat most of your favourite foods. You also didn't like not being able to go outside and got a bit restless not being able to do too much.
Things can only get better for you bud!!!
Dad and I are so proud of you! You haven't once complained through the day that your throat was sore. Even when you have obviously been in pain you have always shared a smile or cuddle with us. We love you to bits and so thankful it is nearly all behind us - we certainly don't want to go through it again any time soon.
Love Mum
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