Technology

It may seem silly but I really love my laptop.

I love how it looks, I love how lovely it is to use and I love it even more now that it is yellow. My big boy's is blue, and he loves it too.

What I really love about my laptop (and my iPad) is what it offers me, all the possibilities it opens up. A few hours spent on this or my iPad are the perfect idea of relaxation for me. Bring on the school holidays, I intend on spending a bit of quality time with my pretty yellow friend.

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.

Generosity

My beautiful big boy (11) has a huge box of Lego.He has always has loved clicking together those little pieces (that somehow manage to end up in the most obscure places). He never seemed to be interested in the instructions (as is his gender!) for specific objects that the boxes usually come designed for. He is more interested in designing his own creations. Space ships and boats have been his favourites. He used to fall asleep designing them in his mind, waking up ready to attack the next day. His imagination is wonderful and such a beautiful thing.

Recently we reconnected with a gorgeous lady who has sold up everything and made a huge move to Cambodia with her little family to support a local not-for-profit organisation there (you can check out her inspiring blog here). She made a comment on her blog that Lego was hard to buy in Cambodia and that her young son was missing it. I explained this to my boy and he asked if he could send some of his Lego to Cambodia. Skip to the end - we have arranged it all and his Lego is flying to Cambodia (economy class) in July.

This boy is not only smart, creative and one of the funniest people ever, he is generous, compassionate and sensitive.
              Oh to be like him.           He is all things good.