Fire Man

Today's excursion was on a double decker bus to the local firestation. 50 kinder kids were off on excursion, and of those 50 I had the most excited one - and the other one I had to bribe with dinosaurs to get him there!

The question is, do you think he is excited??
The local paper was also there and obviously drawn to the little boy in uniform.

I just hope the shot of his workers crack out peeping out of the small yellow fireman sam pants doesn't make the cover!Spencer also had a really good time and was relaxed and compliant.I thought I had got out of my promise of more dinosaurs, but we were sitting on the bus (up top on the way home) and Spencer turns to me deadpan and says "Can we get those dinosaurs now Mum?" Bless - and off to Target we went.

Pizza for my Pity Party

So I have started this new regime around home - cleaning. Yes apparently it is something you need to do more than once! In retrospect school holidays was probably not THE best time to start, but it is no reason to stop either. I haven't fallen off the wagon, but it is hard to establish a new routine. I am still drinking the water and feel better for it, and now I am cleaning and cooking what feels like all day long.

Ok, reality is I probably have bitten off a bit too much and am running a mini crusade here where I am trying to save money, reduce wastage of everything, declutter, clean the house, create a routine, everyone drinking more water, eating healthy and put in another one - remove preservatives from our diet. I know it is probably a bit unrealistic, to expect to do all of these things but if you have a problem with it - let me know - otherwise get with the program.

The big squirrel seems to have a problem with this. He wont eat breakfast - buys crap for lunch and regularly brings in random foodstuffs and magazines to the house. He has remarked that the house looks good, but thats about it.

The other night, I was getting ready to go out for the evening, when he popped home to say he had to run a work errand and would be a little while. I begrudgingly agreed, and said I would feed the kids and keep his dinner warm. Two hours later, and when I should have been leaving, he saunters home with a PIZZA tucked under his arm.We had eaten and the kids were all ready for bed, and his dinner was on a plate in the oven! I am working hard at creating a balance and opportunities and it feels like - even subconsciously, he is sabotaging them. My incredibly mature response was to go out and spend money to spite him.

Obviously reigning Queen of the Perfect Club!

Bits and Bobs

Well into the second week of the never ending holidays and things are getting a bit tougher. The boys are bored and hungry. We had a lovely playdate at our place today which was a welcome relief and I made these Apple Chips. YUM. From a pinterest find - vittlesandbits.blogspot.com. I need to refine a little but tasty.

Then I got a little time off and went out to see Bridesmaids. If you can deal with a little projectile vomit and inappropriate humour it is a very funny movie. What is really nice is that they have real bodies, wrinkles and wear their clothes more than once (alway a pet peeve for me). It gave me a chance to have a really good look at this top. Apparently from Urban Outfits last year and no longer around so me thinks I may need to make one.

The top looks like the beige stripes have been folded up but I actually think it is black fabric at the top folded in stripes. On my to do list for summer.

MAster Chef

We did some cooking. There was no time for a recipe so we just winged it. I got out anything I could find and we were making museli bars. There are currants, sultanas, dates, cranberries, sunflower seeds, coconut, rolled oats, rice bubbles and corn flakes. All of this was just in the cupboard.
Each boy was given a bowl and spoon and allowed to scoop in what ever they felt like and as much as they wanted.
They were actually really restrained and thoughtful
We started by tasting everything and that limited the amount of fingers in the bowls. Well that was until I added the condensed milk. I put in enough to make each one gooey. (yes the technical term) Once they were all mixed and stuck together, I pressed each one into the large tray on baking paper to keep everyones creation separate. Into the oven on a moderate heat until golden (again highly technical) and we got:
Yummy crunchy museli bars. I know what is in them and the worst is condensed milk. THe best bit is they are easy, quick, cheap and REALLY YUMMY.

I'm with the band

All their own creation. The music needs a little work - as too the costumes..........

Rock on Boys!

Shhhhhhh

Caught you! This is what my boy has looked like the last couple of days. He bought himself the last two diary of a wimpy kid books and has been hiding away reading them - in his head! I love that you love to read.

Ice Ice Baby

We were lucky to get tickets (in a box) to see Disney on Ice tonight - through Mum's work. The boys were excited and got all dressed up and were on their best behaviour. They love Mickey and Minnie and were excited to see the show.They weren't disappointed as the first people out were Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. We also saw Cars, The Little Mermaid and Lion King. All very well done and the use of fabric and lighting was beautiful.

There were however a couple of downsides. The started to loose interest at interval and the second half was all tinkerbell, which doesn't really engage them. Girls would probably LOVE it. The other problem was that while it was lovely to be in the box with comfy seats and party food, we were probably too far away. You couldn't see their faces (yes I had my glasses on!) but you also couldn't see the ice - or their skates - so the idea that they were skating on ice was really lost on us in the box. Still was a good night.