Wordless Wednesday 5 April

Wow autumn is really here but I am trying really hard to hang onto the reminants of summer.  I dont think somehow I will have much luck .

Here is my photo for this weeks Wordless Wednesday.  A reminder that Easter is on its way.

I am made a scrapbooking page about these too.

I will not Indulge

(credits are here)

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer boys

New 52 week 12 Shoes

With winter quickly approaching I had the need to go and source footware.  Mine had been well worn out from last year and as I am hard on my shoes there was not a chance of saving them and trying to make them last another season.

Shoes are something I love to buy.  I love them to be comfortable and I love them to help me feel taller.  Yes that was taller I said.

So last week while DH was away in China for work I took the plunge and went shopping.  A rare thing for me to do when it comes to myself.  I have to say while I love shopping online I really loooooove going to the shops and feeling the items I might purchase, dreaming a little about the if onlys and of course the trying of clothes shoes and other items on is just so much fun.

So to the two........yes two pairs of boots I bought....I had fun keeping the shop assistant busy while I tried on about 1/2 of their stock.  I was abruptly reminded that my feet do not fit thin fitted shoes.  In fact my toes don't even get anywhere near in the shoe.  Now I have a spring in my step and am well ready for the colder winter months that are almost here.

Oh I can smell that lovely new aroma of new leather shoes.  I cant wait to find the first moment to wear them.

I am linking this post to the Fabulous Adventures of Listgirl

Monday Menu 4 March

Here ism y menu for the week

Monday   Spaghetti Bolognaise

Tuesday  curried lentil and pumpkin soup

Wednesday  Corned Beef with baked potato and frozen vege

Thursday  Mexican cicken and bean pizza

Friday  zucchini loaf with salad

Saturday  Beef with carrot and potato chips

Sunday Leftover

I am linking to I'm an Organising Junkie

Food

Food is something we all need and cant live without.  This is really emphasised to us in our house as Haydens medical condition discourages him from having an appetite of any significance.  He has significant calorific input through his mickey button and then can have his pick of any snack food in the house.  Haydens lack of calorie intake is event in his height.  His is very short for his age and grows very little.

This brings me to my daughter.  She is just starting to talk about what she should and should not eat.  It concerns me that because of the unique nature of Haydens eating she will being to think about food in an unhealthy way.  Vegetables are already a struggle for her to eat and I try hard to be creative in the way I deliver them.

So we now have a new catch phrase

You need to eat this to grow taller (she is short for her age) and stronger (because she needs to be strong to play the hockey she is so passionate about.)

Luckily McKenzie has been learning all about food at school and the importance of balance including exercise so in an unexpected way I am getting support from other avenues including her own research.

I have scrapbooked this right here.

Creddits can be found here at Weeds and Wildflowers

Wordless Wednesday 30 March

Here is my photo for this week.  It is Hayden showing off the fact that he is finally able to recognise colours.  His green lollypop is the subject of this discussion.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys

Monday Menu 28 March

Mondays Menu is up.  I am linking to I'm an Organising Junkie.


Monday  Spaghetti Bolognese

Tuesday  meatloaf and salad

Wednesday  Beef Casserole with Tomato dumplings

Thursday   soup french onion.

Friday  Tomato herb and goats cheese spaghetti

Saturday  pizza

Sunday.  leftovers

now I am off to the supermarket.

New 52 Week 11 Food

Food is an ongoing issue for me.  It is an all or nothing effort when it comes to eating enough, too much or even not enough.  Not a good state of being really,  but enough of my food issues.

I have recently been working very hard to get fit and healthy.  I wrote about this here.  I have been eating well and exercising.  I know to be life long I need to add treats back into my plan so to benefit my sweet tooth I have discovered a new and not too costly treat.  A Mallowpuff.

A marshmellow filled treat.  I love them and they love me just for the right amount.  True luxury.  Now I am set for those sweet needing moments.

They are back

Kutus are back in our house.  I blogged about these pesky little critters that invade hair in September 2010.  For the last three weeks we have been fighting a repeat invasion. 

Now fortunately I am somewhat wiser about what works to erradicate these critters and what will leave my wallet considerably fuller. 

So very unscientifically this is how we got rid of the kutus in two weeks and seem to have kept them out.

1.  Persistence is the first best step.

2.  Mix one cup of olive oil with abut 20 drops of tea tree oil.

3.  Dip a nit comb in the oil and comb the hair twice a day.  Leave the oil mixture in the hair.  The hair might look bad but what is a couple of weeks of looking greasy when up against kutus.

4.  When all kutus are gone then spray regularly with this product (I am not a sales rep for the company nor do I have any affiliation to the company).  It seems to help keep the critters at bay.  Do apply this at night as it is a leave in contioner with a bad smell which is much less noticeable in the morning.

MIA

I have a head cold.  Nothing serious enough to put me in bed but I need plenty of

and my head feels like it is full of cottonwool. 

Now back to feeling sorry for myself.

Wordless Wednesday 23 March

This week leaves us just 3 more sessions at orienteering for the summer.  So I thought it was fitting to put this photo up.  Here is McKenzie trying to orientate the map.

We go to locations in and around our urban area.  In weekends we have a go at contour map reading. It has taken all summer for map orientation skills to be developed.  Next summer hopefully McKenzie will be able to develop on from here and Andre will get his chance to learn some skills.

I am linking this up to My Little Drummer Boys