Wordless Wednesday 17 August

On Monday, a freezing cold day here in Auckland it offically snowed for the first time since 1939.  While the snow at our place did not last here is the best photo showing what we got.  I know that this is not very plentiful but since it was somewhat of a momentous moment here I thought it was worth a show.

I am linking to My Little Drummer Boys

Monday Menu 15 August

Here is this weeks menu.  I am trying a few new things so we will see how the children like them considering it is mid winter and seasonal food is limiting my access to cheaper vegetables.

Monday  Salmon Rissoles with spinach, advocado and grapefruit salad

Tuesday  Lamb curry on noodles

Wednesday  Chicken and vegetable casserole

Thursday  Beef crockpot meal

Friday  Beef skewers on jasmine rice

Saturdays  Thai curry Pumpkin Soup  (try looking down the posts in this thread to find the recipe)

Sunday  Leftovers

I am linking this too I'm an Organising Junkie

Wordless Wednesday 27 July

Not a pleasant site but it is cold here and this is me ready to go for my run.

I am linking up to My Little Drummer Boys

Learning to Read

Andre is at long last loving to read.  These books he loves are not ones I would have picked for him but they are books and he is reading them none the least.

On his list are

TinTin
Paul Jennings (anything written by him)
Dirty Berty

So it just goes to show that as long as you listen to your child read every night, they have a quality reading programme at school and you read to them at home, sooner or later you will land on the right motivation for them to read for themselves.

Monday 26 July

My poor blog is being a little neglected at the moment.  I am sitting here in my cold little cabin writing this and my fingers are not working.

Anyway my menu for the week is.

Monday  spaghetti bolognaise

Tuesday  Beef Pho

Wednesday Beef Carbonade

Thursday  Provencal beef pot roast

Friday  Pizza Melt

Saturday Chicken, roasted pumpkin, spinach and feta filo parcels

Sunday leftovers

I am linking this to I'm an Organising Junkie

Wordless Wednesday 13 July

I can't believe that it is Wednesday here again.  My how the days are marching on by.  Here is my photo.

My sons favourite book to read.

I am linking this up to My Little Drummer Boys.

Monday Menu 11 July

Here is this weeks menu.  It is difficult at the moment to do a decent menu as we are sharing a house with a fussy eater.  Here I go anyway.

Monday   Sweet and Sour Stir Fry

Tuesday  Ginger Noodles and Vege

Wednesday    Thai Style Stir Fry

Thursday  Crockpot Provencal Beef

Friday  Thai style pumpkin soup

Saturday  Hamburgers

Sunday   Pasta Bake

I am linking this to I'm an Organizing Junkie

My Cabin

My cabin is cold, it smells of fresh paint, and I have to go outside in the middle of the night to do Haydens medication.  But the end can be seen.  All going well we will own (well the bank will own it with us) a new home to live in.

So in 7 weeks time it will be goodbye to my cabin and welcome to a new home. 

I have been reminded of what I value in a home while I am using my cabin.  My need for a little me time, how I value the warmth during the winter and need space of my own to put my few things.

Here is your little view of my space. (Ok it is very hard to keep it immaculately tidy)

And finally the little trek I make to tend to Haydens needs very night.  Out the door, along the deck, down the steps, up the steps and then inside his cabin.  Only to return to my cabin 3 minutes later.  Just remember it is winter while I am doing this.  Thankfully it does not snow in Auckland.

Technology

Life is full of technology today.  Some of it I think that I could live without, well for a short time anyway, like my oven (Used my barbeque for all of 2010), I can even live without the TV, Computer, electricity just like when we go camping each January a book an unpowered site.  Here I must add that a pre requisite to camping for me is that the camping ground gives me access to a hot shower at the end of the day and a flushing toilet, no long drops for me).

There are some bits of technology I can't do without.  Well it is Hayden that can't do with it.  His pump that delivers his overnight food, has been throwing up errors all week interrupting both his fluid/ food intake and my sleep.  It has taken me about 7 days to realise that Hayden is not playing with the machine but the machine itself is playing up. Seven nights of limited sleep. 

So I am bought once again to understand why Hayden can not come camping with us, on the unpowered site.   Thankfully we have a replacement machine.  Hayden is now getting his full compliment of calories and fluids (to prevent the ever looming dehydration.).

Wordless Wednesday 6 July

Here is a photo of my sisters and I.  All ready to attend a function

My brother is missing from the photo.

I am linking this up to My Little Drummer Boys.