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For the first time in my life I've given something I wrote to someone else to decide if they liked it. Not including teachers, of course. Or Mum.

I saw a post by Wanderlust a little while ago that mentioned that she'd blogged over at Real Bloggers United (a blogcatalog group). I really loved Kristin's post and the idea that she had submitted it to a blog forum was really cool. I thought "hmmm, wonder if I could do that?" and decided to see if I could.

And I can.

My piece was accepted and I'm over there today with a little tale about torturous sleep-deprivation, the baby who caused it and the friend who stood by me through it all.

Hope you like! I'm a bit nervous because it's more 'creative' than I'm used to writing... nervous and rambling... 'cause I do that... ramble when I'm nervous... see?

Anyway, let me know what you think! I'm open!

[Image by Neil Glasscock]

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Wordless Wednesday

Macaroni Couture

If there have been, like, 60 days of Winter thus far (or thereabouts) I reckon 58 of them have been cold and/or wet. Mostly wet. And I don't do wet.

Quite frankly, Ive been going out of my brain coming up with ways to entertain my first born... and of late, I've become one of those terrible mothers who plonks their child in front of ABC Kids... a lot. But I've had the guilts about it. Big time.

For the first 6 months of Fern's life, she didn't even know what a TV was. But that was then. She was happy to suck her fingers then, or stare contentedly up at her activity gym. But she's harder to entertain now... her standards are higher. She eyes most of her toys with disdain and even if I was in a position to go buy her something... I have no idea what I would get her!

But she is a real little girl, my little girl. One of her first words was 'shoes'; she eagerly watches me apply my makeup each morning and tries to grab the eyeshadow palette, she likes brushing her hair... and she adores jewellery.

So today, I forced myself to think outside the square. And get crafty. With macaroni, no less.....

Step 1. Place raw macaroni in bowl.

Step 2. Pour food dye into containers and stir.

Step 3. Drain on some towel. Marvel at colours. Scrub food colouring off white benchtop. And fingers. And floor.

Step 4. Thread onto some brightly coloured wool and make a couture necklace!

Step 5. Marvel at how daughter can refuse to look at camera for 'after' shot because she is busy trying to get at tin of tampons she found in the bathroom drawer and is now wanting desperately to play with. Confiscate tampon tin. Go back to playing with coloured macaroni. Blush when husband arrives home from work brandishing one rogue, unravelled tampon he found on the front verandah.

What to do tomorrow?!!?

What's For Dinner Tonight!

Most of my family & friends know, I am by NO means a cook. I have come a long way since getting married last year, trying my best to make myself and husband good meals, but I still have a ways to go. Basically, I only like to cook when it turns out good :) And I despise cleaning up food. Anyway, tonight I tried a recipe out of my new Food & Family magazine. It was a grilled chicken & summer vegetable stir fry. Ingredients: red & yellow pepper, chicken breasts (cut into pieces), tomato, white rice, bbq sauce, Italian shredded cheese, garlic cloves, & onion. It was delicious! I took a few pictures, not of the entire process, but you get the gist :)

chicken before cutting

the mixing pot

Yum!

followed with a klondike bar :)

Aquapalooza Weekend!

~friends-sunshine-boat-warm water-margaritas~

combine together for a fun-filled day

Every year for the past three years I have been fortunate to attend a boat party in Virgina, Aquapalooza. My sister & brother in law have a nice boat and let us ride with them. It is always a great time with good friends. Here are a couple photos from this year!

Kelly-Jessi-Lori-Kaley-Jen-Me

Lori with the beach ball

Hubby & I

Sis-in-law & BFF

Sunday afternoon my family & I celebrated my Grandma's 78th birthday at Sakura! It was a great family dinner! One of the highlighted moments was Hayden catching the shrimp his FIRST TRY EVER! He had no help and the chef flung it like normal! He was so proud of himself, too bad I didn't get a picture!

The Penny's

The Pizza's

Happy Birthday Grandma Shirley!

Dad & Brother taking shots!

Afterwards we did our grocery shopping then the normal- settle on the couch for a Netflix movie- night. I, myself, have yet to pick out a movie. But hub does a good job. And this movie was suppose to be for me, a comedic love story.

It got a 4/5 star- I honestly don't know how. It was OK, though no 4 star. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice change up from the gun-shooting/bank-robbing/kid-napping movies that are normally on the list :)

Last but certainly not least, a picture from Friday afternoon of two of my handsome nephews!