Wordless Wednesday 31 March

My installment.  Just a little autumn maintenance with a broom and vacuum cleaner

Life has it's little surprises.

As my loyal blog readers would know my DS1, Hayden, is disabled.  Amoung many of the things that challenge his life, is his ability to socialise and make friends.  This does not seem to be an issue to him and we don't necessarily add it to the long list of other things that already are significant challenges. 

Anyway this little challenge means that he has no play dates or sleep overs or other invitations like other children.  He does not know that this happens for others so not a problem.   It was the biggest surprise then, when I get this phone call, out of the blue, from the parent of a child in Haydens special class inviting him to the birthday party of their son.  Well you could have knocked me over with a feather.  This is a first ever moment in Haydens after life that he has had such an invite.  (The after life is opposed the life he had before he suffered his medical event). I am pleased that this mother thinks that Hayden is friendly with her son.  Hayden was very excited to see he had got a letter in the post inviting him.

I guess that this will be a moment to remember. 

Life is full of unexpected little surprises.

Here is a page I made.  It might just explain how Hayden has no social skills.

The credits can be found here at Weeds and Wildflowers

Monday Menu 29 March

Well it is monday and here again is my menu.......hopefully saving my sanity again.

Have a great week.

Monday  Spahetti Bolignaise

Tuesday  Grilled Beef Fahija

Wednesday  Itallian sauce and pasta (something new to try this week made from scratch

Thurdsay  Easy Macaroni and cheese

Friday  Pizza

Saturday  bbq with meat, potato and salad

Sunday  Left overs.

Just now....

Just now...


Outside my window....it is a typical autumn day.  A little grey, windy enough to to dry the washing and warm enough to know that it is not winter and yet not summer.

I am thankful for...each day and all the wonderful things that happen

I am wearing...a long skirt and t'shirt

I am remembering... how long DH has been away and how great it will be to see him tomorrow.

I am going...to make the last of the long list of phone calls that have been seeking my attention.

I am currently (still) reading... nothing. I am too tired at night to do so but cant wait for the holidays to arrive as I have two books to read and make up for the months between January and now when I have read very little.

I am hoping...that I am full of positivity this weekend.

On my mind... is how long it will take to sell our how so we can get on with things.

Noticing that... I need to take more care of myself.

Pondering these words...A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

From the kitchen...I am glad that I make a weekly menu plan.  It means that I dont need to think too hard in the evenings.

Around the house...I need to use the vaccuum cleaner that is sitting in the middle of the floor.

One of my favorite things... using my valuable free time wisely.

I'm creating...a special album for DH as a surprise.

A few plans for the rest of the week...to make a list of things to do during the holidays and plan some seriously fun times that dont necessarily cost too much money.

Mothers

My mother is a wonderful person.  She is just the sort of person I wish to be when I get older :-). 

We, in our family, were lucky enought to almost all be present to help her celebrate the milestone of a 70th birthday.  The celebration was just in the style that she loves, nothing too big and posh, just small and intimate with the people that really mean the most in her life attending.

So when I reach my 70th year I hope that I will be a busy and happy person, one who is selfless and humble and a person who is well loved by her family.  Fingers crossed they are not shoes to big to fill.

Here is a page I made in tribute

The credits and more journalling can be found here at Nuts4Digi

Wordless Wednesday 24 March

Wordless Wednesday again.  This photo just taken today.

Isn't it odd

I had the oddest phone call today.  Odd in a good way I mean.  Next year a branch of my family, which immigrated to New Zealand from Lebanon over 120years ago, is planning a reunion.  For the first time some keen sole is endeavouring to put together a complete family tree of the two New Zealand branches of the family.  The rest of it is very difficult to find as a lot of the part of the world the information is found in seems to have been in a state of conflict for many decades.

Anyway, I respond dutifully to the email requesting information and the next thing I am talking to an unknown cousin for an hour on the phone.  It was like we had known each other for years. 

Now I have been left with a long list of dates to gather together.  That will teach me for talking way too much.

I wonder if they all have the big noses, curly hair (I cut my curls all off), and olive skin.

Monday Menu 22 March

Finally here is my Menu

Monday  Freezer meal thanks to Mum

Tuesday  easy meal 

Wednesday  Middle Eastern Pizza

Thursday  Salmon and rice patties with salad

Friday   Vegetable Nachos

Saturday  bbq with baked potatos and salad

Sunday leftovers

Nothing especially special.  These are all Weight watchers recipes.  Unfortunately I can not locate them all on line.
Wednesday and Thursday are new meals to us so I hope they go down okay with the children.

Just One of Those Days.

I had a day like none other yesterday.  I dont think that it could have got any worse if it tried.  Without boring you with the detail I put together a little something to help everything seem in context.

The credits for this can be found at Nuts4Digi here.

Fingers crossed tomorrow will be greatly improved.

Wordless Wednesday 17 March

Just growing wild