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Wow, Evie is two tomorrow. I have wrapped her presents, still need to bake a cake tomorrow - Alastair's going to help me. -
Kids are cute
Yesterday Alastair went to a birthday party and received a balloon animal and a couple of regular balloons. He was playing with them in bed and, having tied them together somehow, came out to triumphantly tell me that he is "a scientist. Of balloons." LOL ( Read more... ) -
Convenience? Pah!
Bah! I knew there was a reason cloth nappies were more convenient than disposable. Alastair's going down to his grandparents tomorrow for a few nights (or possibly up to a week if he wants to stay the full week with Emma) and I thought I'd be nice and buy some disposable bedwetting pants instead of my MIL having to deal with washing his night ( Read more... ) -
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I love op shop scores. Guaranteed to put a smile on my face ( Read more... ) -
Argh, soccer mums
I think Alastair thinks he's running some kind of sweatshop here - he just told me I can't make a cup of tea because I need to be knitting his scarf. Apparently I must knit it constantly until it's done ( Read more... ) -
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Ugh, today was a wasted day. I had to venture to the big bad shopping centre this morning (a.k.a. the Galleria). Somehow I've managed to avoid it almost totally since moving down here, but I needed stuff from the K-mart sale and there isn't one in the city ( Read more... ) -
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Ugh, totally uninspired for cooking this week! I was last week as well - hardly stuck to the menu plan and we ended up getting takeaway one night. The freezer's all out of leftovers as well, except for some tomato passata ( Read more... ) -
Meal plan
Tonight: potato & silverbeet frico, salad
Wednesday: pasta sauce from freezer, pasta
Thursday: chicken & vegie stir-fry over noodles
Friday: oven-baked fish & chips
Saturday: beef curry with rice & pappadums
Sunday: home-made pizza, garlic bread, steamed veg -
Winter is coming
It's a decidedly wintry day today, so I'm trying to fill the house with lots of warmth from cooking (why pay for just heating when you can put the heat to good use by cooking with it ( Read more... ) -
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Meal plan for this week ( Read more... )