Winter Fare

My favourite thing at the moment is my slow cooker. I am using it a couple of times a week and we are loving it!

The best thing is that when I use it I dont feel like I am running in the door after work and then spending all evening in the kitchen.

Sunday I cut up all the veges and got all the essentials ready. Monday morning I put all the ingredients in, turned it on low and Monday afternoon lamb casserole was ready to go. 3 kids and one grown man had a couple of serves each (yes, the daughter actually had 2 serves). It also made for excellent left overs...served up with mashed potato (which was particularly good because it was made by the grown man and not me).

A very cheap, healthy meal and what could be better than that? Only one dish to wash!

I love it when a plan comes together.

Such fun!

It is amazing how the simple act of jumping up and down can be so perfect. My daughter and my niece will jump like this for hours; giggling, falling, performing.                                                   

My daughter is now able to do summersaults in the air and land on her bottom. She is just building up the courage to jump higher so that she can land on her feet.                                                                      I remember this same fun when I was a kid. My girl has much more courage than I did. It took me a lot longer to summon that same courage. My son and I err on the side of caution and are no where near as bendy as the girl. The combination of flexibility, co-ordination and guts means that I know she will be summersaulting sooner rather than later!

Drawings

The best gift my daughter (7) can give me (apart from cuddles and kisses of course) is a drawing. She is a fantastic artist and enjoys drawing so much. This is one she did recently, it wasn't made for me but I claimed it anyway. I have it on the wall in my office. It makes me smile every time I look at it.

New Glasses

She is the one on the left, she drew this picture the day we picked up her new glasses. The glasses are purple and the case is blue...this is significant because she definitely didn't want PINK.

She has drawn me wearing a blue and green top I wear when I am teaching dance.

I was so glad to see this picture. I was concerned how she would feel about having to wear glasses. The happy people in this picture reassured me that she has just taken it in her stride.

She is such a little cutie.