Well it has been a week and a half so far and it's only Wednesday! Been battling with a flu bug and now have to start the prep for Saturday, Birthday lunch! Going to be 13 people at our place and we are going to have a "barbie" or "braai" as you will! Looking forward to it....not so much the cleaning up before and cleaning up after but hey....all part of the deal I suppose!
Meanwhile...number one is being FRIGHTFULLY naughty at the moment....it is like waves of naughtiness that just HITS you and you cannot keep up!! I dunno! Are we bad parentals?
Number two has just cruised downstairs to tell us that she cannot sleep....at 9pm!!!!!!!!!!!!
Off to go and "put her to bed" AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Better....
OK...feeling better.....had a snooze on the couch after taking two headache tablets and woke up feeling wwwwaaaayyyyyyyy better! Roll on weekend!!!!!!!!!!
on.....chocolate cake........Gym FAIL and being the slave........
I am sipping my "homemade" Cafe Latte and imagining I am waiting for a friend to join me for coffee and a chat at a lovely sidewalk Coffee Shop....meanwhile I dont have any here in NZ yet........ :(
Last nite I realised that I have no inclination to actually go to the gym...I joined so that I can get out and meet people and exercise but alas my darling daughter - number 2 is not so keen on staying at the creche at the gym.....she cried her HEAD off!!! So i can only go in the evenings after all the dinner, dishes, homework, etc etc etc etc is done and hey...lets be honest...after all that I just want to go to sleep!
Who wouldn't.........? I am getting terribly bored with just being the slave here at home....no one even bothers to "make" like they are cleaning up after themselves....really guys....not cool!
Why so moanish today....splitting headache and nothing to look forward to today.............sad for a friday really...........
I can say tho that I made a delish choc/caramel cake yesterday and the family really loved it...got lotsa compliments....hubby had two pieces!
I lie....I can look forward to the weekend and want to see if we can go to the beach on sunday....if the weather is not great....maybe the warm water resort....that would be so so so cool!
Ofcourse tonite is pizza nite.....delish homemade pizza's....in my opinion....way better than PizzaHut anyday!!!
Had a call from a friend in SA yesterday....we chatted for nearly an hour....that put me in such a good mood yesterday but today....it makes me sad......makes me realise how much I do miss my friends....why I am crying on my keyboard now....i dunno........!!
over and out
x
Last nite I realised that I have no inclination to actually go to the gym...I joined so that I can get out and meet people and exercise but alas my darling daughter - number 2 is not so keen on staying at the creche at the gym.....she cried her HEAD off!!! So i can only go in the evenings after all the dinner, dishes, homework, etc etc etc etc is done and hey...lets be honest...after all that I just want to go to sleep!
Who wouldn't.........? I am getting terribly bored with just being the slave here at home....no one even bothers to "make" like they are cleaning up after themselves....really guys....not cool!
Why so moanish today....splitting headache and nothing to look forward to today.............sad for a friday really...........
I can say tho that I made a delish choc/caramel cake yesterday and the family really loved it...got lotsa compliments....hubby had two pieces!
I lie....I can look forward to the weekend and want to see if we can go to the beach on sunday....if the weather is not great....maybe the warm water resort....that would be so so so cool!
Ofcourse tonite is pizza nite.....delish homemade pizza's....in my opinion....way better than PizzaHut anyday!!!
Had a call from a friend in SA yesterday....we chatted for nearly an hour....that put me in such a good mood yesterday but today....it makes me sad......makes me realise how much I do miss my friends....why I am crying on my keyboard now....i dunno........!!
over and out
x
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Then and Now
In the first few months of this year, hubby and I made the big decision to leave South Africa and move to New Zealand. We have two beautiful and opinionated (read: naughty) little girls. And it was to better their quality of lives that we decided to take on this big mammoth live-changing event! Needless to say, we survived and are now based in Auckland! We arrived on 4 September and have had wonderful magic moments everyday since then as we learn about our new country and explore the amazing places that New Zealand has to offer. We are truly blessed.
Just to add....off the topic...I think I am in love with GARLIC! I mean...I always have loved garlic but now...here in NZ it is SO TASTY and delish....I am in love! I have just roasted two whole cloves of garlic to add to my Chorizo, tomato and baby marrow pasta for the family supper and the whole house is filled with the smell of roasted garlic....YUM! ohhhh....love love!
So let me fill you in on the kids first....number one (aged 7) is a beautiful dark haired little angel (read: naughty) she has cute little freckles all over her nose and is terribly tom-boyish....she loves Star Wars and Pirates and swords but is also very crafty and creative. She bosses the living daylights out of her little sister....number two (aged 2) now she is just gorgeous....talking up a storm, copying everything her sister does and says and in her own special way...bosses her older sister around much the better!
I get to spend the better part of the day with number two and I can safely add that she even bosses me around!!! oh well!
Today is a rather quiet day....washing done, grocery cupboard stocked and house semi-clean....number two is snoozing on the couch and I have supper wrapped! Baked a Chocolate/Caramel cake for after dinner treat and now have time to Blog. Sounds good saying that....like I know what I am doing! hahaha
In a bit I will go and fetch number one from school and then the homework nitemare and Mommy the Homework Monster arrives! I hate homework!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to love doing my own homework when I was at school...but forcing number one to concentrate is just soul destroying! I need to have the patience to make it fun but really.....I am just a human being and doing! Also feel slightly ill now after "testing" the caramel just a liiiittttlllleeee too much! :)
Just to add....off the topic...I think I am in love with GARLIC! I mean...I always have loved garlic but now...here in NZ it is SO TASTY and delish....I am in love! I have just roasted two whole cloves of garlic to add to my Chorizo, tomato and baby marrow pasta for the family supper and the whole house is filled with the smell of roasted garlic....YUM! ohhhh....love love!
So let me fill you in on the kids first....number one (aged 7) is a beautiful dark haired little angel (read: naughty) she has cute little freckles all over her nose and is terribly tom-boyish....she loves Star Wars and Pirates and swords but is also very crafty and creative. She bosses the living daylights out of her little sister....number two (aged 2) now she is just gorgeous....talking up a storm, copying everything her sister does and says and in her own special way...bosses her older sister around much the better!
I get to spend the better part of the day with number two and I can safely add that she even bosses me around!!! oh well!
Today is a rather quiet day....washing done, grocery cupboard stocked and house semi-clean....number two is snoozing on the couch and I have supper wrapped! Baked a Chocolate/Caramel cake for after dinner treat and now have time to Blog. Sounds good saying that....like I know what I am doing! hahaha
In a bit I will go and fetch number one from school and then the homework nitemare and Mommy the Homework Monster arrives! I hate homework!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to love doing my own homework when I was at school...but forcing number one to concentrate is just soul destroying! I need to have the patience to make it fun but really.....I am just a human being and doing! Also feel slightly ill now after "testing" the caramel just a liiiittttlllleeee too much! :)
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