This weekend will be a busy one, if I can find the time between looking after the children and getting the house-work done at any rate!
I have to sort out an enclosed child proof backyard, as yesterday my son (almost 3) took my daughter (1) down to the road to check the mail!! OMG!!! I had a small panic attack and proceeded to close the gate... The gate is annoying when it is closed all the time, I have issues with getting in and out of the car everytime to open and then close the gate... maybe it is just laziness?
We still need the enclosed backyard whether the gate is open or closed, I have a tupperware party next weekend and there needs to be a safe place for the children to enjoy the time they will be here, and there will be lots of them, so that the parents can relax have a cuppa and chat and buy tupperware LOL! Not that I am concerned with the amount of tupperware anyone buys :)
I will be meeting at least 1 new person which will be great (I hope) after receiving the phone call this morning to RSVP I am now exceedingly nervous about the whole thing and I can not even remember her name :(
In the way of sewing, I have alot to do also, I have everything I need to get things done now but I still need to find the time to DO them.
Blessingway flags are first on the agenda because they need to be posted out on monday. To do that I have to iron, cut, overlock and then sew and draw a border around each one.
The the quilts for Suzi's twins, which I wanted to post out on monday too but I am not sure I will make that deadline, although I will do my absolute best to.
More Ironing, cutting, overlocking, sewing, piecing the lot together, sewing, binding the edges, sewing... you get the idea.
So a busy one, if I get the time I will photograph as I go, on top of that Kurt really need to get out and cut some more wood, hopefully find some good dry stuff to cut so that the combustion can be going most of the time... I need to get outside and do washing and pruning of the fruit trees and other things, that should have been done a while back now.
I have a sick 8yo who will be returning to my care either tonight or tomorrow depending on how my mother in law feels, as she was collected from school yesterday and stayed with her nan so as to save me waking the baby and then hopefully save us all from getting whatever bug she has picked up... reason number 753 to home school anyone. Said 8yo loves school though, it is working for her and that is what is important in the long run as it is her life.
July 30, 2010
July 20, 2010
Ramblings
So we got our third week of Hilbarn boxes yesterday and while it was good it wasn't quite as 'us' as we would normally go for, so finding some creative inspiration might be needed to use it up, and also to use up what is left of the massive box from last week.
Maybe a recipe post or 2 wouldn't go astray.
Kurt and I got a pie maker for our birthday present and some pastry to go with it! We have had egg and bacon pies and chunky steak pies so far. DD wants pies for dinner tonight but we are having stir fry with chicken to use up some of our vegetable content and I think pies will be on tomorrow nights agenda.
I do have some pics for the blog but at the moment I haven't edited the size of them so they are still waiting.
Maybe they can go on the journey blog as our first recipe?
I have made a start on the Quilts I have the layout designed and ready I need to wash the backing fabric and get a few more things from spotlight and we will be ready to sew.
I hope I do it all justice and make something for the gorgeous bubs to treasure.
Maybe a recipe post or 2 wouldn't go astray.
Kurt and I got a pie maker for our birthday present and some pastry to go with it! We have had egg and bacon pies and chunky steak pies so far. DD wants pies for dinner tonight but we are having stir fry with chicken to use up some of our vegetable content and I think pies will be on tomorrow nights agenda.
I do have some pics for the blog but at the moment I haven't edited the size of them so they are still waiting.
Maybe they can go on the journey blog as our first recipe?
I have made a start on the Quilts I have the layout designed and ready I need to wash the backing fabric and get a few more things from spotlight and we will be ready to sew.
I hope I do it all justice and make something for the gorgeous bubs to treasure.
July 16, 2010
Happy Birthday to me!
So it is my birthday today :)
I turn 28 years old, not that it makes that much difference time wise really as yesterday I was 1 day off 28 years old, but you know.
Happy birthing day Mum, I hope it wasn't too much hell for you to remember.
Today I have offered to make a beautiful woman a gift of 2 quilts for her premie twin boys that she is struggling to make the hospital give her the room to care for in the best possible way, I hope I can do them justice if I am asked to go ahead with them.
I have been out and collected sticks to set the fire for Kurt to light when he gets home so that the house will be warm when the children and I return from my sister's birthday tea(for me)/tupperware party.
I have been out and few the chooks and collected the 2 eggs only to go out again this afternoon and get DS to collect another 2 for me, 4 eggs again today, 4 on wednesday only 2 yesterday tho!
I am taking a dozen eggs to my sisters as we have a heap but I am thinking I might add another 12 to that because there is still over 2 dozen in my fridge.
and with them laying 4 a day I need to get rid of them somewhere :)
that will do for now,I will have to take some pics of our new orchard soon and post about that maybe over the weekend.
I turn 28 years old, not that it makes that much difference time wise really as yesterday I was 1 day off 28 years old, but you know.
Happy birthing day Mum, I hope it wasn't too much hell for you to remember.
Today I have offered to make a beautiful woman a gift of 2 quilts for her premie twin boys that she is struggling to make the hospital give her the room to care for in the best possible way, I hope I can do them justice if I am asked to go ahead with them.
I have been out and collected sticks to set the fire for Kurt to light when he gets home so that the house will be warm when the children and I return from my sister's birthday tea(for me)/tupperware party.
I have been out and few the chooks and collected the 2 eggs only to go out again this afternoon and get DS to collect another 2 for me, 4 eggs again today, 4 on wednesday only 2 yesterday tho!
I am taking a dozen eggs to my sisters as we have a heap but I am thinking I might add another 12 to that because there is still over 2 dozen in my fridge.
and with them laying 4 a day I need to get rid of them somewhere :)
that will do for now,I will have to take some pics of our new orchard soon and post about that maybe over the weekend.
July 13, 2010
Hilbarn - week 2
Yesterday we received our second Hilbarn box, this time a $50 box as we need to decide which box we will get on a longer term basis.
WOW, I am overrun with vegies, I had to pull out all stops to try and get it all in my fridge.
So in there we have, and I weighed and counted everything just for BLOG land!!
2 Massive bunches of silverbeet
2 cauliflowers
4 broccoli heads
a bunch of 4 bokchoy
a bunch of Kale (caverlo Nero?)
a bunch of Choy Sum
2 chillies
2 lemons
2 kilos of Pinkeye potatoes
20 carrots
10 parsnips
12 apples
11 onions
and 10 kiwi fruit
I am not sure how we are going to consume all of that food and I think it would be best for us to get a weekly $25 box for now.
I made a really nice chicken stirfry last night with 400 grams of chicken and a heap of vegies, parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, silverbeet and a mushroom thrown in.
The children were not impressed with it but *shrug* when are children ever impressed?
WOW, I am overrun with vegies, I had to pull out all stops to try and get it all in my fridge.
So in there we have, and I weighed and counted everything just for BLOG land!!
2 Massive bunches of silverbeet
2 cauliflowers
4 broccoli heads
a bunch of 4 bokchoy
a bunch of Kale (caverlo Nero?)
a bunch of Choy Sum
2 chillies
2 lemons
2 kilos of Pinkeye potatoes
20 carrots
10 parsnips
12 apples
11 onions
and 10 kiwi fruit
I am not sure how we are going to consume all of that food and I think it would be best for us to get a weekly $25 box for now.
I made a really nice chicken stirfry last night with 400 grams of chicken and a heap of vegies, parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, silverbeet and a mushroom thrown in.
The children were not impressed with it but *shrug* when are children ever impressed?
Hilbarn - week 1
OK so lets see if I can get 10 minutes without either of my children waking, it is rare that Ishtar gets off to school without one of the younger ones being awake so fingers crossed I can get a few blog posts up before the havoc starts.
We are getting Hilbarn deliveries, well no we are picking them up from a delivery location as they don't deliver to our area but Kurt travels through Launceston on the day they deliver so it isn't hard to just grab the box. Hilbarn is a fruit and veg delivery service providing $25 and $50 boxes of fresh and local fruit and veg.
Last week we got our first box of $25, it included potatoes, lemons, lime, cos lettuce, tomatoes, alfalfa, onion, apples, pears and Tamarillo. Possibly more but I can't think right now, here is a photo of the first box.
It was exciting to sort through it all and try to find somewhere to put everything away.
Not only that the contents tastes great and the idea that someone else does the choosing and packing for you means you get all good stuff without having to sort through the supermarket/greengrocer bins and you get items you would never have picked out for yourself, so you get an incentive to use a bigger range of ingredients.
We are getting Hilbarn deliveries, well no we are picking them up from a delivery location as they don't deliver to our area but Kurt travels through Launceston on the day they deliver so it isn't hard to just grab the box. Hilbarn is a fruit and veg delivery service providing $25 and $50 boxes of fresh and local fruit and veg.
Last week we got our first box of $25, it included potatoes, lemons, lime, cos lettuce, tomatoes, alfalfa, onion, apples, pears and Tamarillo. Possibly more but I can't think right now, here is a photo of the first box.
It was exciting to sort through it all and try to find somewhere to put everything away.
Not only that the contents tastes great and the idea that someone else does the choosing and packing for you means you get all good stuff without having to sort through the supermarket/greengrocer bins and you get items you would never have picked out for yourself, so you get an incentive to use a bigger range of ingredients.
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