and I thought........

Last night was the night when our clocks turned back an hour.  A sure sign that winter is on the way and that the mornings would become light again.  At least for a few more weeks.

(source  here)

I went to bed bracing myself for a 4.30 am child alarm clock.  That child being Hayden as he is either awake or asleep, there is little in between.

So to my surprise I was not woken til 6.30 am, his bedroom still in tact (if you know Hayden then you would know that some mornings we have to put gloves on to clean his bedroom) and one very happy child.  I have to say two very happy parents too.  Long may it last I say.

Enigma

Life is really too short to be small.  I don't think that there has been a truer statement.  So with a bit of fun and effort to make something digital look like doodling here I go representing this quote.

You can find the credits here.

Ha ha now just to apply it to life and remember the quote everytime I start to feel down.

 

Wordless Wednesday 28 March

Just how many hands are needed to screw the numbers into the tree.

Sadly I don't have the photo of them all but it takes 3 children and one adult to attach 3 numbers.  Ha ha

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys

Do you Believe?

So in my house the little make believe things are hung on to longer.  Mainly because of Hayden and his toddler like belief system.  So when Miss 11 years lost her tooth this weekend we had a conversation like this.

Me   So do you need to put your tooth out for the Tooth Fairy?

Miss 11   (a long pause with a large smile on her face)

Me  So do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?

Miss 11  Ofcourse the tooth fairy brings money.

And with that she rushed off to the kitchen to get the cup to put her tooth in.

The tooth fairy arrived before bed time and of course nothing more was said about the Tooth Fairy being real or not.

Oh yes you will note that Miss 11 is going to need dental work which is supposed to be starting later this year.  She has no fillings but realignment is necessary.

Monday Menu 26 March

Two weeks til the end of the school term here and I can't wait.  Thank goodness for my menu as it is temporarily keeping my sanity.

Monday  Rissoles, baked potatoes with green vege

Tuesday  freezer meal with potato and vege

Wednesday  rice tuna and zucchini fritter with salad

Thursday  chicken wraps

Friday  pizza homemade

Saturday  stirfry chicken on noodles

Sunday  leftovers

I will be linking this post to I'm an Organising Junkie

Some Organisations are just Plain Generous

Today Hayden came home with a huge bag of goodies given to our family.  It is hard for many people to understand what it is like to care for a medically fragile and challenging person like we do.

So it bought nothing but smiles to our household when Hayden arrived home.  Sadly I was not home where the taxi arrived at our house with him.  He was so excited, I am told, that the bag fell appart as he got out to show his father what he had.

Anyway this will give you an idea of what volume of thoughtful little gifts were sent to us.

So thank you to the charity Emerge.  Your gifts were well appreciated in our house.

Wordless Wednesday 21 March

I believe that there are no barriers when given the opportunity to learn.  The small part of Haydens brain that is functioning constantly proves that.  Especially as we were told that he might never walk or talk again.  I guess the small amount of brain that is still operational is working overtime.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys.

It has begun.

Summer is hardly over and the winter sport season is already beginning.  The last two weekend we have spent the Sunday mornings leaning over the wire fence, peering at the water turf that hockey is played on, watching two of my children trialling for hockey teams.

This year is the first time that Hayden has expressed an interest in hockey.  So dutifully I dragged out a pair of well loved hockey socks so he could feel part of the game, even if it is in a small way.  This was only to have me told that we wanted a game too.  I know that he really means this but hockey has a really hard stick and ball that when used inappropriately can do some damage.  I know this for sure as a woman playing social hockey last year had the tip of her finger removed.    Hmmm but lets not go there.  Perhaps that is something more about the skill and fitness of the players on the field at that time, than anything else.

So in honour of the first two Sundays and Thursday evenings spent at the hockey turf here is McKenzie after having put her best effort in.

Monday Menu 19 March

Oh I am busy.  Not the usually everyday busy but the sort that puts behind your life and you spend your time chasing.

Here is my menu

Monday  chicken fillet, baked potato and green vege

Tuesday  Crock pot steak and kidney

Wednesday  Meatloaf and vege

Thursday  frittata with salad

Friday  baked flafel with fatoush

Saturday  creamy tuna pasta bakes

Sunday  Leftovers.

I am linking this to I'm an Organising Junkie

Wordless Wednesday 14 March

Nothing like just a few little words to tell everybody how we feel.  Well that is according to my 8 year old.

No person photo required, you get the picture.

All smiles are back now just thought you might just like to know.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys