Wordless Wednesday 16 May

We had our first frost of winter in the last week.  Of course we have moved just outside of suburbia to the rural fringe and that gives us greater exposure to frosts.  Of course taking a photo of it on my deck was the first thing I thought of (well second after how cold it was outside).

So with out anything more to say here is our light frost last week.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys

I am the first to admit

Here it is, there is no more hiding.  I am eating too much of the wrong foods and need to pay more attention to it.  I know there will be some of you who will be saying why are you worrying.  But for me it is a problem I know what is like to be borderline anorexic so my sense of what is a good weight is a little different than most.  I am working on that.  I too know why I over eat and extras.

Anyway enough of that.  This post is to say that as of today I am promising my self to keep the exercising up (even when it is cold and wet outside) and to look after my food intake.  I promise myself not to get onto the scales anything more than once a weekand most of all promise to set a fine example to my children.

 I know not a good look but there I am out on the road running.

Monday Menu 14 May

So my week has started off with typical wintery style weather.  My menu has not yet adapted but I am sure we will enjoy it.

Monday  steak potato and salad

Tuesday  Chicken Curry Pasta

Wednesday  Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas

Thursday  Cajun Chicken Pasta

Friday  Butter Chicken

Saturday  Country Chicken Pot Pie

Sunday  Leftovers

I am linking this post to I'm an Organising Junkie

Just for my Mum

I know that my mum does not read my blog but I will print this off for her.

So to all mums out there happy mothers day.

The credits for this page can be found at Nuts4Digi here.

Fabulous Friday Finds #10

I have not created a post like this for some time but I thought that there was lots out there in the world wide web that might just deserve a recommentation or two.

• With it being Mothers Day here in New Zealand a card for the slow to be organised can be found at How About Orange.  I know that the spelling is from the other side of the world for us here but I love the card.  Just download and print.

• My favourite scrapbooking kit I might just have to justify getting is Artplay Palette Wander by Anna Aspnes

• This post from Kate Elizabeth Conner I have bookmarked to share with my daughter when the time is right

• What about this colour palette from Donna Duncombe.  She does this every week and I can't wait to see what she comes up with.  I might just have to give this a go myself if only I could work out how to create the palette.

• Then there is the post Watermark you Images from Brown Paper Bags.  It sure has got me thinking.

Wordless Wednesday 9 May

I took this photo with my point and snap camera.  No editing undertaken.

The super moon on Sunday evening at my house.  It was 30 % brighter and 14% larger than with be in years.

Pity my little camera could not get any more detail.

I am linking this post to My Little Drummer Boys.

Dearth

With winters arrival imminent I am prompted to think about when summer will arrive.  Yes, I can see the smiles on the faces of people I know thinking what does Tamara think she is complaining about.  Winter in my city does not involve snow, nor too many frosts.  Yes it is cold but only cold to me who will run winter heating all winter so I can walk around the house with my shorts and t'shirt on.

I think though that I will be dreaming of those times of carefree childhood summers.  Bucket and spade in hand, swimming with unabandoned freedom while I sit in front of my fire. 

With that thought in mind I created this Art Journaling page.

You can find the credits for this page here.

Monday Menu 7 May

Here is my menu for this week.

Monday  savoury mince, baked potato and green vege

Tuesday  freezer meal

Wednesday  stir fry rice

Thursday  sweet and sour stirfry vege on noodles

Friday  steak and salad

Saturday  noodly dinner

I am linking this post to I'm an Organising Junkie

The Sparrow

My children discovered a sparrow injured in our yard this week.

They tried very hard to look after it because its wing was injured.  They took it worms they supplied it water.  I did not have the heart to tell them that it was a fruitless task.

Two days it survived and sadly the day came when they went out before school and found it dead.  After school bought this moment.

I really love how they gave the bird a tasteful resting place.

April in Numbers

Whew what a month.  I can't believe that it is May as I write this

So without further ado here we go on a journey of my month.

3 days and 2 nights are the number that go with the stay in hospital my son Hayden had this month.  Yes I was with him.  It is nothing unusual, part of his medical condition.

Here he is waiting for the IV fluids to be attached and blood tests. 

Mentioning blood tests.  Twice a day for 3 days was the number of finger prick tests he had to check Haydens electrolyte levels.

1 is the number of night respite care we got and 7 is the number of night we would have had if Hayden had not got sick.

14 was the number summery Autumn days we had in Auckland during the school holidays this year.  It was almost like the summer we never really had was finally arriving.

This is down my driveway.  Looking really lovely on one of those days.

3 was the number hockey games McKenzie played before the season has started.

(Credits for this page can be found here at Nuts4Digi)

1 was the number of teeth that Hayden that Hayden pulled out. He still has his is baby ones and is nearly 10.

4.3km is the distance that I run/ walk trying to push Hayden in his very small buggy that we are trying to get funding to replace.  The usual story is that I run pushing Hayden in the buggy and my other two children ride their bikes.

550 km is the distance we travel every week getting work, taking the children to school and being the general taxi service for all in the house.

1 day is what it took to  insulate our house under a New Zealand Government initiative and discount.  We got additonal ceiling and new underfloor insultion installed at 1/ 3 of the cost because of Haydens medical condition.  Excuse the photo of the yellow walls we have in our house.  We are going to paint them next summer to something more pleasant on the eye. DH is modelling the insulation we had put in.

I am linking this post to Notes on Paper.