We enjoyed a lovely afternoon with L's friends hunting for eggs at one of the children's farm. The sun shone and the children happily collected eggs, played with the sheep and even paddled a canoe on the large pond.
she is settling in well to her new school and we look forward to A starting in September too. her favourite subject is handwork and she now loves to knit, something her previous school did not offer. Tomorrow she is maypole dancing, for now my study continues. Why is it so sunny when I have work to do?
We have empty washing baskets, this makes me happy! (a shame it never lasts!) I hope this weather lasts, we have a fab bell tent waiting to be used again this year.......can't wait!
C is almost running now, she loves to be outside which is great as I get much more done when she is happily exploring the garden. The cheeky girl managed to climb on to the trampoline today so the ladder has now been removed!
I love bank holidays, we are having a curry for dinner later, diet starts tomorrow. I am almost 10 stone, I have never been this heavy and it's getting me down. Oh well.
Monday 2 May 2011
For the sat few months we have been using a four week menu, it is proving to be much easier and cheaper as I order at the beginning of the month everything that we need then have a small list for each week of the fresh veg and bits that kal buys as he has more willpower in the shop than me.
We tend to eat out with family on a Friday or have a takeaway after swimming and the weekends are free to eat whatever we fancy.
This is the new summer menu, it will probably change a bit as we go and I may add more salads and new things things to try.
Summer four week menu
Week 1
Monday- chicken parmesan wrapped with panchetta or bread crumbs. Mixed veg and mash .......fruit salad and cream
Tuesday- salmon parcels with ratatouille and noodles or veg
Jelly and ice cream
Wednesday- chicken curry, rice and nann..... Yougharts
Thursday- spanish tortilla w/ chorizo and paprika home made chips
Ice cream
Week 2
Monday- chicken and veg quesidillas w/ rice salad..... Cheese cake
Tuesday- gammon, new pots, pineapple and egg w/ mixed salad
Wednesday- pasta carbonara w/ salad ....youghurt
Thursday- peppered butchers steak with peppers, home made onion rings and mash
Week 3
Monday- lasagne w/ sweet potato wedges and salad...strawberry/ grape kebabs
Tuesday- butchers pie with veg ....ice cream
Wednesday- quorn vegi chilli w/ rice and sour cream.....jelly &fruit
Thursday- home made salmon and broccoli quiche w/ chips and salad..... Pancakes!
Week 4
Monday- fish cakes w/salad/veg.......lemon pudding
Tuesday- lamb steaks minted pots and veg.....ice- cream and fruit
Wednesday - chicken in sauce w/ garlic pots and veggies ....
Thursday-home made pizza.....jelly or yoghurt
We tend to eat out with family on a Friday or have a takeaway after swimming and the weekends are free to eat whatever we fancy.
This is the new summer menu, it will probably change a bit as we go and I may add more salads and new things things to try.
Summer four week menu
Week 1
Monday- chicken parmesan wrapped with panchetta or bread crumbs. Mixed veg and mash .......fruit salad and cream
Tuesday- salmon parcels with ratatouille and noodles or veg
Jelly and ice cream
Wednesday- chicken curry, rice and nann..... Yougharts
Thursday- spanish tortilla w/ chorizo and paprika home made chips
Ice cream
Week 2
Monday- chicken and veg quesidillas w/ rice salad..... Cheese cake
Tuesday- gammon, new pots, pineapple and egg w/ mixed salad
Wednesday- pasta carbonara w/ salad ....youghurt
Thursday- peppered butchers steak with peppers, home made onion rings and mash
Week 3
Monday- lasagne w/ sweet potato wedges and salad...strawberry/ grape kebabs
Tuesday- butchers pie with veg ....ice cream
Wednesday- quorn vegi chilli w/ rice and sour cream.....jelly &fruit
Thursday- home made salmon and broccoli quiche w/ chips and salad..... Pancakes!
Week 4
Monday- fish cakes w/salad/veg.......lemon pudding
Tuesday- lamb steaks minted pots and veg.....ice- cream and fruit
Wednesday - chicken in sauce w/ garlic pots and veggies ....
Thursday-home made pizza.....jelly or yoghurt
Sunday 1 May 2011
Must try harder....
I really must! This blog was supposed to capture my journey to becoming a midwife, so I will try to post twice a week from now on.
Well, I have big oral exams on Thursday, and have only begun my study today. Kal took the children to enjoy some maypole dancing near to my mum, leaving me to study. And eat too many scones that I'd baked yesterday!
I always leave it to the last minute, all Easter I could have been revising but instead talked
Kal into fitting new kitchen while I enjoyed days out with the kids.
living without a cooker and sink for two weeks was less enjoyable! it's all finished now and looks lovely, but I'm facing a week of very late nights cramming for this exam. Some days I do wish it was over, I could easily walk away from it all.
The chances of getting job when I qualify are slim, there just aren't any. And if I am lucky it will be High risk stuff that I hate, I want to be with women having their babies at home. It all seems so out of reach at the moment.
I have to remind myself of hard it has been to get here. A year getting the qualifications to apply, a year of reading and obsessing over midwifery and than the stress of the interviews.
My place was chased by 20 others, they were unsuccessful. I AM lucky, but some times I just want to be with my baby. She was not here when I planned this journey, and it is hard to leave her.
But thankfully university and hospital have supported me, we are still breastfeeding at 14 months, exclusively! And co- sleeping and baby wearing and baby led weaning. And she is happy, and one day I may earn some money doing this too!
Well, I have big oral exams on Thursday, and have only begun my study today. Kal took the children to enjoy some maypole dancing near to my mum, leaving me to study. And eat too many scones that I'd baked yesterday!
I always leave it to the last minute, all Easter I could have been revising but instead talked
Kal into fitting new kitchen while I enjoyed days out with the kids.
living without a cooker and sink for two weeks was less enjoyable! it's all finished now and looks lovely, but I'm facing a week of very late nights cramming for this exam. Some days I do wish it was over, I could easily walk away from it all.
The chances of getting job when I qualify are slim, there just aren't any. And if I am lucky it will be High risk stuff that I hate, I want to be with women having their babies at home. It all seems so out of reach at the moment.
I have to remind myself of hard it has been to get here. A year getting the qualifications to apply, a year of reading and obsessing over midwifery and than the stress of the interviews.
My place was chased by 20 others, they were unsuccessful. I AM lucky, but some times I just want to be with my baby. She was not here when I planned this journey, and it is hard to leave her.
But thankfully university and hospital have supported me, we are still breastfeeding at 14 months, exclusively! And co- sleeping and baby wearing and baby led weaning. And she is happy, and one day I may earn some money doing this too!
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