Weekly Dinner Menu
Monday: Mince & root veggies
Tuesday: Chick-pea Tacos
Wednesday: Soup & Grilled Cheese Sandwhiches
Thursday: Falafal & Ratitoui
Friday: BBQ Chicken & BBQ veggies
Saturday: Roast
Sunday: Canadiana Chicken for Pot Luck (one of Grandma's original recipes!)
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
I've been thinking of participating in a thing called
"5 minute fridays"
Yeah, I know it's Sunday but hey, I need a bit of a break, Baby finally settled and we've been trying to settle her all weekend! (actually in truth all 3.5 months!)
Basically gypsymama tells us the word we'll write about and we are only aloud to write for five minutes.....on your mark, get set, go!
LOUD
Monkey announcing that she found a worm, not just any old worm but a "wiggly slimmy lovely worm". Her words, I promise! Yelled across the back yard for the neighbours and kids at the school behind us to hear, 2 acres away.
Helper's first words (most of the time) when they come inside from playtime outside "Hot Chocolate PLEASE!!!"
Mr. Magoo's "Girls you are so annoying" yup, we've reached that lovely boyhood stage - argh!
Baby's "I'm awake and how dare you not be here hovering over me at every single momment incase I happen to open my eyes!" demands
But you know what I've found the loudest this week? The birds.
The Canada geese are flying North, the Killdeer are back laying in the most pathetic places, the Gold Finches at the feeder fighting over the seed, the Ravens demanding respect (as if), they are all day long announcing in such amazing loud tones that spring is finally here and back and the silence of winter is gone!
The Blue Huron's wings. Flapping. Flying over our house. While we sat outside on the front porch in t-shirts with mugs of hot pipping tea.
THAT was the loudest most magnificent sound of all to me..............this week.
And it is a memory that has imprinted itself on my mind forever.
STOP!
"5 minute fridays"
Yeah, I know it's Sunday but hey, I need a bit of a break, Baby finally settled and we've been trying to settle her all weekend! (actually in truth all 3.5 months!)
Basically gypsymama tells us the word we'll write about and we are only aloud to write for five minutes.....on your mark, get set, go!
LOUD
Monkey announcing that she found a worm, not just any old worm but a "wiggly slimmy lovely worm". Her words, I promise! Yelled across the back yard for the neighbours and kids at the school behind us to hear, 2 acres away.
Helper's first words (most of the time) when they come inside from playtime outside "Hot Chocolate PLEASE!!!"
Mr. Magoo's "Girls you are so annoying" yup, we've reached that lovely boyhood stage - argh!
Baby's "I'm awake and how dare you not be here hovering over me at every single momment incase I happen to open my eyes!" demands
But you know what I've found the loudest this week? The birds.
The Canada geese are flying North, the Killdeer are back laying in the most pathetic places, the Gold Finches at the feeder fighting over the seed, the Ravens demanding respect (as if), they are all day long announcing in such amazing loud tones that spring is finally here and back and the silence of winter is gone!
The Blue Huron's wings. Flapping. Flying over our house. While we sat outside on the front porch in t-shirts with mugs of hot pipping tea.
THAT was the loudest most magnificent sound of all to me..............this week.
And it is a memory that has imprinted itself on my mind forever.
STOP!
Monday, March 19, 2012
WARNING: Apparently there is hacker software that has attached itself to many blog comment sections, including ours :-(
we'll let you know when it is fixed!
MARCH BREAK
It was such a wodnerful week with all the Monkeys at home :-) On friday they each wrote a list of what they wanted to do over their week off school. Funnily enough it did not include: 7 & 8 multipication tables, spelling words or memorization!
It did include, visits to the library, lunch out, play time with a cousin, sleepovers with 2 friends, easy bake oven afternoon, outside crazy mud covered clothing play time, bike rides, story time, Oreo cookies...............
Well the sleepovers didn't happen. But we made up for it by letting all.........well not the baby..............the Monkeys sleep over in the girls room and they had a riot!
There was a very special morning when a very dear friend & sister in the Truth came over for tea and to say good-bye. Her & her husband are mocing to Alberta. There were tears and poor Helper was so upset because it had been one of her teachers this year. So we went to Wendy's for lunch that day (Helper's choice) and picked out Helper's new runners and Mummy got new everyday shoes as well :-)
we have been so blessed by the beautiful 20C weather the past week and it continues today, picnics outside are so much more fun then on the living room floor. Even though colds and allergies threaten we are planning to spend most of the day outside playing and gardening and doing odd jobs.
Now Mummy is longing for summer break when all the Monkeys are at home every day!
Until next time
Hugs
we'll let you know when it is fixed!
MARCH BREAK
It was such a wodnerful week with all the Monkeys at home :-) On friday they each wrote a list of what they wanted to do over their week off school. Funnily enough it did not include: 7 & 8 multipication tables, spelling words or memorization!
It did include, visits to the library, lunch out, play time with a cousin, sleepovers with 2 friends, easy bake oven afternoon, outside crazy mud covered clothing play time, bike rides, story time, Oreo cookies...............
Well the sleepovers didn't happen. But we made up for it by letting all.........well not the baby..............the Monkeys sleep over in the girls room and they had a riot!
There was a very special morning when a very dear friend & sister in the Truth came over for tea and to say good-bye. Her & her husband are mocing to Alberta. There were tears and poor Helper was so upset because it had been one of her teachers this year. So we went to Wendy's for lunch that day (Helper's choice) and picked out Helper's new runners and Mummy got new everyday shoes as well :-)
we have been so blessed by the beautiful 20C weather the past week and it continues today, picnics outside are so much more fun then on the living room floor. Even though colds and allergies threaten we are planning to spend most of the day outside playing and gardening and doing odd jobs.
Now Mummy is longing for summer break when all the Monkeys are at home every day!
Until next time
Hugs
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