Stones

Have you ever wondered what 2 cubic meters of driveway stones looks like?  Yes that's it.  Dropped in the middle of our drive was this little pile of stone.  No going anywhere until they are dealt to.  So with only three of us at home we armed ourselves with spades, a bit of kiwi ingenuity and some muscle power we set to work.

 (the muscles on show)

 (the plank of wood to move stones....a bit of Kiwi ingenuity)

Two hours later and after a lot of laughter the pile was gone and we had a lovely smooth top of the driveway.  Free of pot holes and lovely to drive over.

Isn't it funny how something like this can become a family bonding moment.

Mondays Menu 30 September

Here,at the beginning of the school holidays, I have time to to blig my menu for the week.  We will be going away for a few days and want to use up the food in the fridge so a week of use what we have.
Monday   chicken wraps
 
Tuesday   meatballs and spaghetti

Wednesday ham, corn and cheese pasta bake

Thursday  steak with salad

Friday  meatloaf with baked potatoes and salad

Saturday  left overs to clear the fridge

Sunday  we are on holiday


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Continuing on the Happiness Journey.

I am late posting my Art Journalling but I thought that I would in the weekends make a post or two catch you up on my thoughts regarding Happiness.  I really loved this months prompts and the kit which visited Japan.  To me Japan always conjures up images from youth and a fabulous holiday I had there.

(credits...  these are all made using Tangie Baxters AJC March Collection)

Fridays Fabulous 5 # 41

(image source here)

Here are my favourite finds for this week.

• Since we are off to watch my daughter play hockey at a national under 13 tournament I thought that this post would be great for taking the photos with athletes on the move.

• This post by Mye De Leon about the birth of her little boy.  I feel her pain and understand exactly were she is coming from.

• How about a bit of fun with Black Light Lemonade.

• What about these fun little baubles.  I think that they might just be worth having a go at from Meet Me at Mikes.

• Finally some fruit rolls to make from Bits of Everything.

Wordless Wednesday 25 September

It has been quite some time since I posted and there have been many photos taken.

(taken on my smartphone)

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Oh Boy

Please forgive this post I started it on my computer then we had a branch on our power line,a few sparks of high voltage power, leaving us with half power.  You know the sort...a few lights, the tv and importantly when it is a winter storm my electric blanket. So this post is the first from my smart phone.

Oh boy life has been hectic in my life and something just had to give.  Sadly my blog was one of those things.  The reality of having children who  have been busy with winter sport.  Added to that their is the music, speech and drama, and of course the busy things that make up the of a mum who cares for a disabled child. Even my creative brain took a break which I hope returns quickly.
So with the last week of term three (of four) underway and so many untold stories I am ready to tap the keyboard to get them told. All those Saturday mornings at the hockey turf and a hospital with one child who had food poisoning for just a start.

 

A rose given to me from a little 5 year old in one of the classes I relieve in on a weekly basis. 

Fridays Fabulous 5 # 40

After a break of sometime here is my first post of this kind.  I have lots of links just waiting to be posted but I would love to find some that others love too.  So please link me up.

 (source)

• A little holiday fun in our house was had with this webcam.  Pixcet.
• I love this 101 I'm bored ideas.  If only it was that easy.
• What about all the different things you can do with cotton balls.
• What about using Pure coconut sugar.  I might need to do some more independent research on this product.
• Then there is this lovely link...When you think your Love Story is Boring.

Wordless Wednesday 24 July

Just a little look at the crystals close up.  These ones are copper sulphate.

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A day in Daystay at Starship Hospital

Hayden has been in hospital today for a renal function test.  I had a lot of time to fill while he was waiting for the different blood tests he had to have over the course of 5 hours.  That does not include the hour before it all started that was needed to get his port a cath accessed so we had a point to draw the blood from.

So this is how our time looked like today.

First step is the port a cath which needs to be put it.  I does not hurt as all the nerves have been quarterised.

Starship hospital from the inside and the playground in the foreground which filled in some of the time.  I got time to admire the paint job from the Atrium.

Of course no stay in hospital is complete without stickers and some paper.

Luckily there was a holiday programme free to attend.  So Hayden made a flying fish kite and did some colouring in .

There of course was the cutting and gluing but I forgot to take a photo of that and the long walks too and from one side of the hospital to other to kill some time.

It sure is not a test to be repeated as it makes for a very long day.

Mondays Menu 22 July

This week will be a week of trying some new meals for us.  I hope that some of these recipes will stick and will become handy during the new school term which starts next week.



Monday  Coconut Fish Chicken on rice.

Tuesday  Grilled Tikka Masala Lamb cutlets with raita

Wednesday  spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday  chicken noodle soup

Friday  lamb cutlets with salad and potatoes

Saturday  homemade beef burgers with finger grilled vegetables and hummus on the side

Sunday  leftovers

 

(An image of winter I too just last week)

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