101 Hospital Entertainment

So I missed my Friday blog spot about hospital entertainment.  This souly because I was busy using these skills and many more while I was sitting there with my son who had caught a grastro bug and for him this can be fatal.  this time nothing so extreme was imminent.

Anyway  I got a chance to retest all I have posted about.  Of course it all starts with the important hospital bag...

It is full of all the necessary supplies from the art and craft thing I might need at a moments notice to hospital teddy, a book to read all the personal needs and of course that list saying what I must put in at the last moment and an open letter.   Without this the night I spent in the hospital with Hayden would have been less comfortable that it was. 

This bag is kept packed at all times ready for the next visit.  I had been caught so many times without even a tooth brush or a change of clothes that this was necessary.  When my other children were much smaller they each had a little bag with a list of thing to pack in case their Dad was away and Hayden was rushed into hospital and they needed to spend the night with their grandparents.

So onto the photos of what it is like with Hayden when he is sick.

So he is sick enough to want to watch the little DVD player we take with us.  You can see he has been pricked for blood from his fingers twice at this stage, hooked up to IV fluids and has hospital teddy to keep him company.

Finally he is feel just a little better.  He is hooked up to both fluids via his peg and Iv fluids, the glove games have been in action and he has spent a little time drawing.  This is only the first day of his stay.

I found that the there are a couple more games Hayden really liked so will post them in the next couple of weeks.

Monday Menu 30 August

It is the second to last day of winter and then officially it will be spring here.  I can not wait until this is really the case and I dont have to stand at saturday morning sport with about 5 outer layers on and the change of clothing in the car incase it rains.

So without further ado here is this weeks menu.

Monday  Frozen meal  Chicken Pie ( I have been saving this for sometime as work has been unusually busy and I know I am getting tired.  So drag this out of the freezer defrost warm and eat.  Sounds blissfully easy.)

Tuesday  Beef wraps

Wednesday  steak and salad with vege

Thursday  Crockpot meal.  Still using up my steak and kidney packs from the freezer.  Today I am going to try and create a sweat curry flavour. 

Friday  chicken and chips home made.

Saturday  Pumpkin soup with homemade bread on the bbq

Sunday  Leftovers

Sorry not many links this week.  I will put together a post about my crockpot recipe I think.

Wordless Wednesday 25 August

Another action shot from me.  McKenzie is in the black red and white.

New Teeth the up date

So I posted here about the fact that Hayden lost two teeth on the same day and some of concerns.  Fortunately he has a new tooth growing.  We are very excited and Hayden is just complaining of the sore mouth.  Of course we are very happy it does mean he has teeth and further medcial attention is not needed.

So the milo covered face is evidence (barely visible) of the new tooth.

Monday Menu 23 August

Here is my menu for the week.  I have some new menus I am trying so I hope they are likeable.

Monday  Fritata with Ham and Capsicum

Tuesday  Curried Lentil and Pumpkin Soup

Wednesday  bbq steaks with oyster sauce stirfry

Thursday  crockpot (my special recipe)

Friday  Dahl with Flat Bread

Saturday  Roast Chicken with baked potato and salad

Sunday  Leftovers

So it Rains

So it rains and it is the weekend.  The children are starting to get a little tetchy being stuck inside both Saturday and Sunday.  This is what they do in the puddle at the end of our driveway.

Yes even the cardboard floats or so they thought.  Hot shower were the order of the day.  After all it is August and technically still winter.

I just had to scrap the photos I had.  The credits can be found here at Nuts4digi

Wordless Wednesday 18 August 2010

Seeds just fallen.

Toothless

So at nearly eight years of age Hayden lost his first,  no first and second teeth both on the same day.  I have been thinking for some time that his milk teeth were looking very tiny and worn out.  I was worried that perhaps there are no adult teeth sitting in the gums waiting to pop out.  Deep down I have hoping that my fears have would be realised as the last thing that Hayden needed were more appointments with specialists. 

Last week he tells me he has a sore mouth.  Well that was the jist of what he was saying I think.  I write a note to his school saying such and added I think his tooth might be wiggly.  No kidding that afternoon I get home from work and he can't wait to rush out and tell me that his 'tooth' has gone.

What I was to discover eventually was he pulled two teeth out.  They really were only just sitting in the gum by the smallest slither of a tooth.

The worrries about no adult teeth are still there but at least he wont be swallowing any loose teeth.

Of course the whole conversation we had over the course of the day was a moment to record.  So this is it.

The credits can be found here.  The journalling is there too.

Creative Team Pages.

Here is something a little different from my usual style.  I have been working with Once Upon a Time kit by Caroline B  at Nuts4Digi

Really

and here is I can Fly

Ham Corn and Pasta Pie

Ham, Corn and Cheese Pasta pie

(weight watchers magazine nz/au  June 2010)

I have made alterations to the orginal.

1 small(200g) leek (pale section only), thinly sliced, washed, drained

1*310g corn kernels, rinsed, drained   ( I used frozen corn)

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 medium zucchini, grated

250g leftover penne pasta

4 green shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced

150g ww shaved leg ham, chopped

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1/4 cup (20g) finely grated parmesan cheese

3/4 cup (90g) light cheese grated tasty cheese
1. Preheat the barbeque to 130ish degrees.  I run all 4 burners to achieve this quickly.

2. Lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium heat.  Add leek, corn, garlic and zucchini.  Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until leek has softened.  Transfer leek mixture to a large bowl.add pasta,shallots, ham, eggs and half the combined cheeses.  Stir to combine.

3. Transfer pasta mixture to prepared cake tin.sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set.cool in tin for 10 minutes.  Cut into wedges and serve.

Serve with salad vegetables and enjoy.

So here is our uncooked pie ready on the barbeque waiting for the lid to go down. 

Enjoy