Four night technology blackout
byI tell you, it’s a wonder anything gets done at our house because when it comes to electronic distractions our place is definitely on the map
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Thought for the month of January
by“The only time you mustn’t fail is the last time you try.”Charles F Kettering
500
byMy good friend, CJ, was up for another visit this week. With so little time left we’re keen to spend as much as we…
Australia Day
byTo celebrate this auspicious occasion the family congregated at Uncle Jason & Auntie Bel’s for a sausage sizzle and swim. The snags Kathy &…
Buttering us up
byOur favourite butter came on special this week at $1 off – 25% saving – allowing us to basically pick up a free tub…
Elmo Street?
byThe Divine Miss3 had her first taste of pre-prep today at Alma Street. For one hour the little boys and girls (and their parents)…
Thumbsucking
byWe have a serial thumbsucker in the family and we’re in the midst of a battle to stop her. I went to high school…
Making sausage with friends
byMy good friend Kathy, and her number one son Caleb, decided to join me for some sausage making today. We made one kilo of…
Sunday afternoon pikelets
byThe kids and I made ourselves a yummy snack today – pikelets – which we smothered in butter with jams and honey. The recipe comes from Tracey’s schoolgirl cookbook, Day To Day Cookery by I M Downes.
Not animal enough
byMiss7 & Miss3 played with their animals today. Toys like these encourage kids to play together and use their imagination, unlike computer games which encourage…
Cleaning out the pantry
byHow frustrating is tidying up the pantry and finding expired goods which predate the last three cleanups? It means, of course, we’ve purchased expired…
the benefits of having a crafty big sister
byMiss16 pulled out a heap of craft stuff and helped the little ones cut and glue mail boxes tonight so they can send letters…
Family Sunday Breakfast
byWith Master19 working so much lately it can mean having to plan to have us all in the same spot at the same time….
A couple of cousins
byCousin8 & Cousin4 came over for a couple of hours so their parents could go out to dinner for Uncle Jace’s 37th birthday. Having…
A snag in the kitchen
byA large joy for me with these sausages is still trying different recipes to work out which ones we like best. Today I made 1kg of Breakfast, 1kg of Italian (new recipe) and 1.5kg of Bratwurst (because it’s Tracey’s favourite).