08.07.08

July 8, 2008

Beth Jarrett Cooking, Day to day, Scrapbooking 3 Comments

10 Years, a Book and Week 1 Day 1

Yes, Steve and I made the 10 year mark. Not that I ever doubted it, mind you. I think we are more in love now than ever before. Although, the ‘comfortableness’ (is that even a word?!) has settled in. But that’s ok because if you cannot truly be yourself around your beloved one, then when can you be yourself? We didn’t do anything to celebrate. Steve did buy me a box of Roses chocolate, which was devoured at a rate of knots. 

Now, if you have popped in here before, you would know I work nights. Not just nights, 10pm – 6.30am. Prime sleeping time. It’s a hard slog. I get tired, really, really tired. I am on the go non stop during the day. I think anything over 4 hours sleep a day is a bonus. I have put on weight because my metabolism is out of whack. I could go on.

But you know, there is nothing better than curling up on the couch on saturday nights, and sundays too, and falling asleep on Steve’s lap. He tells me to go to bed and get a good night’s sleep. Me? Nah. I just want to be next to him. Even if I am asleep. Just to be in arms reach is enough for me. And him. And that’s the sweetest thing.

Now, I have read another book! I know! Already! You see, I started reading it and I just couldn’t put it down!

Anybody Out There – Marian Keyes

I honestly laughed out loud numerous times during the book. I also cried my eyes out numerous times. I could totally feel the main character, although I wish to never go through what she went through, I can understand her. Great book. A girlie book, but that’s ok. Rating – 9 out of 10. I just don’t think anyone can beat Dan Brown. Close, but no cigar. I spotted another of her books at KMart the other day and I am thinking I might just have to snavel it!

Week 1 Day 1 – School holidays! I love holidays! You can laze around in jammies all day, and who cares? You don’t have to be anywhere important! Well, mostly not, anyway.

Our first day consisted of me making a batch of cupcakes. Yes, they really are cupcakes and not muffins. Although they could be mistaken quite easily for muffins. Nice all the same and I couldn;t be bothered icing them. I tried to make the icing mixture aqua, my favourite colour. It came out snot green, so I figured that they really wouldn’t be around long enough anyway. I was right.

And here is Amy. Stuck. Again. I swear she gets stuck at various points in the house about a hundred times a day. Ok, so a slight exaggeration, but she is always crying out because she has got herself stuck somewhere and a high proportion of my day is unsticking her. Gotta love her since she is so busy chasing the other two around!

Hmm, I only just realised after living here for a year that our door handles are silver. Thats gotta change. I will have to tell Steve, if I remember.

Kate and Luke played really well together for the first day. Next week will be a different story though. But today they played Buzz on the PS2, played with their Pokemon cards, played with some toys (but I think it was pokemon related), did some crafty stuff and played at the park with Steve when he got home. I haven’t really planned much for these school holidays. They kind of crept up on me and I hadn’t given them much thought. The next couple of days are supposed to be quite cold so I am thinking some more craft/movie/Buzz activities are the way to go.

And now since they are playing nicely together still and Amy is having a sleep, I might go and fix my Master’s project. Why the bugger did I use HS rubons on my calendar?! Everone knows HS rubons are pretty crappy. But noooooo I wanted to use them. Well, guess who gets to redo their project today? Yep. This sucker.

Take care and thanks for stopping by! :)

29.04.08

April 29, 2008

Beth Jarrett Cooking, Craft 8 Comments

And then there were three:

Sleeping sacks for Amy!

And thats enough for this winter, I think. They were really easy to make. I just cut out the general shape (no pattern used), pillowcased the outside and lining together and then turned it out then sewed up the seams (so they turned out like french seams) and did a bit of top-stitching. It really was quite simple.

And some, mmmm, afternoon baking. Banana muffins. I find that the bananas I buy always go over ripe so quickly! Here is the recipe:

  • 3 bananas

  • 2 1/2 cups self raising flour

  • 3/4 cup of brown sugar

  • 1 cup of mik

  • 1 egg

  • 2 tablespoons of margarine/butter

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 tablespoon of honey

Combine milk, egg, butter, vanilla and bananas and blend together. Place flour and sugar into milk mix. Mix well. Poor into greased muffin tray. Bake for 20 mins in fan forced 180′C oven. Makes 12 large muffins. So yum!

And I had one of these moments when I went to Woolworths.

That’s right. We have progressed. How do I feel? A little sad actually. I have loved having a baby in the house. Especially one that sleeps so well! LOL! ;)

And here is the big girl herself. 6 months. Half a year. Already!

Not a great 6 months pic, I will try and get another one, but she has been so grumpy lately! At least she sleeps well, I guess.

Thanks for stopping by! :D

27.04.08

April 27, 2008

Beth Jarrett Cooking, Day to day 2 Comments

Content.

Yep. That’s me this morning. I woke early, 5.55am, although usually I am still at work at that time. Luke also woke up and we snuggled in bed for a while before hopping up and having some breakky and allowing Steve to have a sleep in. Amy woke up and unlike the previous week, she was happy. No screaming or crying. Bliss. Hopefully this means she is on the mend and her cold is going away! I can only hope. The poor baby has been so unhappy. Luke wanted to watch a movie on TV and I didn’t feel like watching Piglets Big Movie, so I thought I would hop on the computer and catch up on some blogs and stuff. 2 cups of tea later and I am feeling very serene and happy. Might have to go and make another cuppa though. Mmmmm. I have been a little addicted to tea of late. It’s yummy and I found a teabag that I love – Dilmah Extra Strength. Because you all needed to know that, right? I am just rambling now.

Last thursday the kids and I made some Anzac Biscuits. They were so yummy and we polished them off very quickly. Oops. But we really enjoyed making them. Luke is right into helping out in the kitchen at the moment. He is so cute. We went to the shops yesterday and were looking at the toys and he wanted some kitchen toys! LOL! Here is a photo of the little cooks before we started:

 

And here is a photo of the end result:

Mmmmm. I can still imagine the smell of the house when baking biscuits.

I was a little dissapointed this year as I would love to go into Sydney to watch the march and give my support and thanks, the problem this year was I was still at work at 9.50am friday morning! Not to worry. When I was little I was in the Air League. Every year we would participate in the march. I loved it. It was great to see all the old diggers and the bands were a great part of the march too. I was in the Air League band. I originally played the triangle (HEY! NO LAUGHING! Someone has to do it!) and then I progressed onto the cymbols (HEY! NO laughing at that either!). LOL! Let me reiterate, I was LITTLE! Hopefully next year I will get to go to the march.

My sister, BIL and their gorgeous bub came over last night for dinner. Afterwards we mucked around playing Buzz on the playstation. It is so funny when after a couple of drinks your coordination and reflexes go! LOL! I had so much fun, I haven’t laughed so much in ages! Thanks for the complany guys! :)

I read an email this morning from Mel, and I just can’t help but share, although I am sure it is doing the email rounds!

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.  For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.  As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others. ~Audrey Hepburn

I love it. So powerful. And with that, dear reader, I bid you adieu. :)

07.08.07

August 7, 2007

Beth Jarrett Cooking, Craft 6 Comments

Ok Bloggers, I need some help!

I have a weird kitchen. It has a massive bay window behind the sink.

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Now, does anyone have any suggestions as to what should go there? It is really hard to clean at the moment, with my big tummy and all as I actually have to climb onto the counter to clean it, or even to adjust the blinds! It is driving me crazy to be honest. I would like it to look clean, but I also dont want it to look bare, you know? Any comments would be very much appreciated, otherwise it will stay as is. Bare.

 Now, just for some random things that have made me happy in the last couple of days.

Hamebaked (notice how I didnt say homemade because these are packet ones all the way!) muffins! These are so scrumptious! They are White Wings ones and they have 2 different varieties in the pack. Even Steve loved (Yes, loved and he doesnt really do cakey things!) them! Not to mention my super duper stove! Oh how I love that mumma! When we first looked at this house I even commented to the real estate agent that now I am going to have to learn how to cook! LOL!

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A pile of fabic! What could be better than that?! Especially when Spotlight had a clearance table and specials galore! The top ones are to make cushion covers for my new couch. Mmmm. The next two are to reinvent a denim skirt for me. Then the bright ones are to make that skirt and shirt and another shirt for Kate. Then we move on to some to make some shirts for me and some boxer shorts for Luke (just because I want to make him something too!) Good stuff.

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Also, after checking out heaps of blogs on the weekend that had stuff to do with sewing, I realised that these people all seemed to go to thrifty stores alot. I got a pattern to alter a pair of jeans and since I didnt have any that I could alter, as in I still like them and wear them, I decided to go to the Salvos store near me. It is huge! I ended up getting a pair of jeans that were originally to alter, but I am loving them so I will probably keep them, a denim skirt that is for being altered and I got me a gorgeous Colorado shirt that I am going to keep too as it is just my size! Sweet! No fabric or decent manchester or patterns unfortunately. All for $14.50. Even sweeter.

Ok, well even though I am really tired today, all I got was 5 hours of broken sleep last night, grrrrr, but I am really pumped to do stuff so I better get going!

Thanks so much for everyone who popped over to say hi from my old blog too! I seriosuly have to work out these comments because moderating them is a PITA! I will go check out the FAQs to see if I can turn it off, otherwise, this is so much easier to use than Blogpost! :D Aaannnddd it imported all my blogspot posts and comments. Cool, huh?

Take care! :D