Wordless Wednesday 16 November

Another Wednesday and two of my children have been playing with boxes.  They decided to see if they could get inside the little boxes we have plenty of.

They got stuck and I had to help them out.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys.

Cute Conversations 2

Andre    Hmmmm Lifes goooood when you are eating Fahijas




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I guess there is nothing more to be said.

Mondays Menu 14 November

Welcome to Mondays menu in my house.  Nothing exciting this week but it is food and we all need to eat. 

Monday  Whole chicken (in crockpot) with baked potato and green salad

Tuesday  chicken (leftover from Monday) Fahija ( I will post the recipe for this when I blog later this week and link it)

Wednesday  Tuna patties in burgers.

Thursday  corn fritters with salad

Friday   meatballs on pasta

Saturday  cold meat and salad

Sunday   left overs

I am linking this post to I'm an Organising Junkie

Chocolate Chip Brownies

I thought being the entertaining time of the year I would test drive and sweet treat or two to whip up for such moments.

Today I tried the Chocolate Chip Brownie.  Actually I found the recipe on the packaging of one of the ingredients...being the sucker for advertising I am I bought what was needed and here we are.

I am no way linked to the products or the website that the recipe is from but there you go.  One very delicious, perhaps slightly undercooked but delicious brownie.  I would say only for special ocassions as it is very rich.

Fridays Fabulous 5

I thought this week I would share some of my favourite craft I have found on the internet.  Of course I am jealous that I do not have a craft moment in me, but that is not for the want of trying.

1.  Paper clips.....ok I can do this one and they are so cute.

2.  DIY Pantone chip magnets

3.  Stenciled tote bag

4.  Lanterns

5.  Ceramic tile coasters

Now there must be something I can manage here.  Off to think about it.

Discouraged

There are days when I feel discouraged.  My life revolves around my family....I wouldn't have it any other way...I love it in fact.  But today Hayden has a gastro bug and with his medical condition it needs serious attention.  While he is not sick enough to be in hospital (which is what the case would usually be) he can't go to school which is fair enough.  Sadly being home with Hayden when he is sick is not like my other children.  He is not tolerating any of his medicines and that means special plans, careful hydration processes and constant monitoring.  A lack of behaviour modification medication means he is unable to sit still or concentrate on any task for any length of time. 

Today Hayden is not sick enough to be lying around.  He does not know what to do with himself and because of his ADHD, today he is unable to do anything and it is extraordinarily difficult to keep him entertained.   In fact today Hayden behaved anything but sick except for the many visits to the toilet.

It really is discouraging, that today just like many other in the past and as will be in the future, Hayden runs the fine line of being in hospital or not.  Oh how I wish sometimes,  that thing are not the way they and my child life was medically just like every other fun loving child.

Just as well these thoughts are short lived isn't it.

Here is Hayden at 7am today.  Looking a tad dehydrated (by about 1kg in weight) hooked up to his pump which is pumping water directly into his stomach. 

Wordless Wednesday 9 November

It is Wednesday again.  Wow the days and weeks are rolling around quickly.

Here is my photo.

I am linking up to My Little Drummer Boys

The Greatest Gift

The greatest gift I can give my children is one of opportunity.  One that listens to their inner self and finds a way to help them start on the journey they dream of.  In fact it might even be an opportunity that they have not yet identified in themselves but I can see.   it.  No pressure from me to be a ‘little me’ but an opportunity that matches their special skills and talents. 


It sure is the greatest gift I can give. 

This scrapbooking page shows Andre learning violin. 

(the credits for this page can be found here)

Monday Menu 7 November

Here I am again.  Got to love summer this side of the world and all those fabulous vegetables and fruits that you can find around and about.

Here is my menu.

Monday   chicken stirfry and noodles (a fabulously easy recipe)

Tuesday  tandori lamb kebabs

Wednesday   spaghetti carbonara

Thursday   crock pot whole chicken with baked potato and green salad

Friday   dinner out with my children.

Saturday   tuna patties in hamburgers.

Sunday    bbq

I am linking this to I'm an Organising Junkie

Cute Conversation 1

You need to read this remembering that Haydens cognative age is 2 - 3 years old even though he is 9 years old.

Me     What are you doing Hayden?

Hayden      Making

Me    You need to turn the hammer around Hayden

Hayden    No I can't I am 4 (years old)

Me  Can I help you Hayden

Hayden  ...continues hammering away.

Me    ouch (as he hammers my fingers)