Day 29: Something you could never get tired of doing.

Day 29: Something you could never get tired of doing.

I could never get tired of being a mum.
This little lady just lights up my life. She's so pretty and so clever and so freakin' amazing. Now I know every mother thinks that of her child and I am no different but I really could never get sick of it.

I could never get sick of hearing her say 'Mummy', even when she's asking for something or whinging or crying.
I could never get sick of her asking for 'tuddles' even if she closes the laptop lid to do so.
I could never get sick of her asking 'whatsat?' when I know darn well she knows what it is.
I will never get sick of those curls or that cute little voice. I will love those chubby legs until they're not chubby anymore.

And last but not least, I will never, ever get sick of that gorgeous smile or infectious laugh.

xox

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn".

Day 28: In the past month, what have you learned?

Past month huh?
We've has a house move, purchased a couch, survived hand foot and mouth, fixed fences and a Queensland Maroons win.

So here's what I've learned...

1) When you move into your first home it takes about 3 hours because you only have a teeny tiny amount of stuff. When you move from your first into your second house it takes 2 days because you have accumulated too much crapola.

2) Never, EVER go shopping with me for big ticket items when I'm in a mood. *Insert boxing bell and Rocky theme music here*

3) When you think purchasing a big ticket item is only going to take you one outing you are sorely mistaken.

4) My doctor is an idiot and I need a new one.
4a) It is not OK to send a toddler back to daycare when they still have hand foot and mouth spots in their mouth.

5) Rottweilers that were previously contained by a meter high fence will not be contained at a new house even though fences are now 1.5 meters high.
5a) Some rottweilers are more clever than they appear and if you fix one fencing issue they will find another way out once they have a taste of freedom.
5b) 60 meters of fencing is not cheap to fix to rottweiler retaining standards.

6) In the 2013 NRL rules shoulder barging is out and anyone who looks like they're thinking about maybe punching someone is being sent off for 10 minutes. Elbowing someone in the face is now correct NRL etiquette.
Side note: Nice shot Billy Slater. Blues needed one up them, if only it was Gallon that you made bloody. Oh well, there's always game 3.

7) I can not watch a Rabbitohs game now without saying 'Sammy Burgess' or 'Sammy Boyle' in a very bad english accent. Thank you very much Beau Ryan.

I've learned lots! What a machine!

Day 27 - What kind of person attracts you?

What attracts me to someone?

I was feeling creative today so made this. It's really not even about the opposite sex, just people in general.....a dashing smile doesn't hurt either :D

Baked Lime Cheesecake

This recipe is touted as 'Gourmet on a Shoestring' and well, it sure was cheap to make and it sure was yummy!

Baked Lime Cheesecake
200g digestive biscuits
1T Caster Sugar
100g unsalted butter, melted
4 eggs, lightly beaten
395g can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup thickened cream
4 limes, zest finely grated and juiced (1/2 cup juice)

1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celcius. Grease and line the base of a 22cm spring form pan with baking paper.

2. Place the biscuits in a food processor and process until fine.

3. Add the sugar and melted butter and process until combined. Press the mixture firmly into the base and about halfway up the side of the tin. Refrigerate while making the filling.

4. Whisk beaten eggs, condensed milk, cream, lime zest and juice until smooth.

5. Pour filling into the crust . Bake for 40 mins or until filling is just set.

6. Allow to cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before eating.

Rolo Smore Biscuits

I can't remember if I told you all before, but I'm very much a 'chuck it in and see if it works' baker as opposed to my husband who works on the 'If you follow the recipe to the tee then nothing will go wrong' mantra.

This is one time where my 'chuck it in, she'll be right' way of thinking worked pretty well.

I started off with the Edmonds cook book chocolate chip recipe, minus the chocolate chips. To that I added 3T of cocoa and a chopped up block of Rolo chocolate (caramello). And voila!

When I baked them I added marshmallow on top (and I have a tip for this for next time!) and a piece of rolo chocolate. Turned out delish, with and without the marshmallow and chocky on top (as husband likes his biscuits plain I had to make two lots).

My tip about the marshmallows and chocolate on top is to not put them on until the last maybe 10 minutes or so of baking (I'm going to play with this time to perfect it) otherwise you're watching them like a hawk to see if they topple off or not. Most of my bickies weren't pretty!

Day 26 - A photo of somewhere I want to go.

New York, New York....

Who am I?

Day 25: Who are you?

I'm a mother.

I'm a wife. 

I'm a teacher.

I'm a learner.

Not in that particular order...