Attempts to cut wheat over the past few weeks appear to be working and we have both lost a good few pounds! I've been baking with wheat free flour, rye flour bread and flapjacks, yum.
Half term has been busy, walks, soup, leaves and some chilly days with log fires.
A and I have been to London today, a boy treat to see dinosaurs, big wheel and river bridges. He enjoyed spending his money on more dinosaurs and treats. We had a lovely Lunch and he was very pleased that great grandad and uncle could join us, 3 adults to devote attention to him.
we have a quiet day planned for tomorrow with a walk if it's dry, then L has a friend coming to play. We are hosting Xmas this year for my mum and family, L is busy learning a verse to recite and I need to plan the baking, and hope to get some things ready in the freezer soon!
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Saturday 15 October 2011
Weddings and diets
Visiting potential wedding venue today gave me the reminder I needed to get back on the bike and cut the carbs. Not tonight though as we packed the smallest two in to bed and enjoyed a lovely Indian with the eldest girl. She loves a late night, meaning after 7.30, and nattered on about school and her friends until nine. Now the tv has gone on, I'm checking blogville and the olives and graze box are ready for later.
Tomorrow we are going to take the children to a park nearby, then to the museum for free weekend crafts. We hope to fit a walk in at school in the afternoon, crazy spaniel included.
Tonight A, very pleasantly as usual, broke wind to which little C, at 19 months only, replied Safety! Safelty being a word sometimes used by the kids as in duck for safety. How shameful!.
Tomorrow we are going to take the children to a park nearby, then to the museum for free weekend crafts. We hope to fit a walk in at school in the afternoon, crazy spaniel included.
Tonight A, very pleasantly as usual, broke wind to which little C, at 19 months only, replied Safety! Safelty being a word sometimes used by the kids as in duck for safety. How shameful!.
Thursday 13 October 2011
Food
In an attempt to eat better and waste/spend less I will try to note the meals we have on my posts, hopefully this will make interesting reading in the future too!
So today. We had porridge or cereal for breakfast, baked pots with beans for lunch and roast chicken, braised red cabbage, mustard mash and Brussels for dinner, with choc eclairs for pud ( naughty after school buy!)
Last night I made a nice stir fry with piri piri chicken and thin noodles. And tomorrow we are having salmon with vegi egg fried rice and greens. It's Friday so green and blacks will feature somewhere too, I hope!
So today. We had porridge or cereal for breakfast, baked pots with beans for lunch and roast chicken, braised red cabbage, mustard mash and Brussels for dinner, with choc eclairs for pud ( naughty after school buy!)
Last night I made a nice stir fry with piri piri chicken and thin noodles. And tomorrow we are having salmon with vegi egg fried rice and greens. It's Friday so green and blacks will feature somewhere too, I hope!
Autumn days
He likes to bake in the afternoons, apple cake and flapjacks are his favourites. He is enjoying the windy days too, charging around full of energy in the leaves. Little C has a new patchwork quilt for her baby doll, I really enjoyed making this the other day, and a new iphone case for myself and a friend.
Today I have loved wearing my new boden green velvet coat, and found a bargain purple scarf to wear with it too. l has new boots, calf length dusky blue from clarks with fur lining( fake). It was a late night shopping for them, with her cousin too, it seemed there's was little in stock and her narrow feet are a problem in most places. Luckily I found some nice boots for c, hardly used, on eBay so when they arrive I think we're all good for winter!
I really need to start my osce revision, I will start making some revision posters tonight maybe, and do a little each night until January. I will be very glad when this is all over!
Friday 7 October 2011
Carrying on...
After some discussions with university, I have decided to tie up the loose ends of my second year during a five week placement, on delivery suit, before Christmas. I will then complete my assessments (dreaded osce) in January and have the rest of the yr until august off to help cal with the corn business before starting my 3rd and final year! Maybe write my dissertation while I'm off too.
School wise L's teacher has been for lunch today, homemade sunshine soup and dorset spiced apple cake. twas yummy too! I really hope to get a date for Archie soon, he is so desperate to begin school. Next week one of the mums is coming for a coffee, with her youngest so that will be a nice chance to get to know someone from school a bit better.
Right now I have the boy and his girl cousin L, dressed up as snow white and spiderman upstairs playing mums and dads with little C as the baby. L is busy in her room 'practising on her beautiful new wooden recorder. At £30 it better be good!
A chippy tea for us all tonight too, then while Cal is at work I have a new DVD, Julia and Julie to look forward to, with a bit more apple cake maybe. I'm hopeful of a better night tonight, c is breast feeding soooo much at night just now, I'm bloody knackered and look ten years older than I am! Kids hey.
The fire is lit and it's peaceful and cosy, I do like autumn.
School wise L's teacher has been for lunch today, homemade sunshine soup and dorset spiced apple cake. twas yummy too! I really hope to get a date for Archie soon, he is so desperate to begin school. Next week one of the mums is coming for a coffee, with her youngest so that will be a nice chance to get to know someone from school a bit better.
Right now I have the boy and his girl cousin L, dressed up as snow white and spiderman upstairs playing mums and dads with little C as the baby. L is busy in her room 'practising on her beautiful new wooden recorder. At £30 it better be good!
A chippy tea for us all tonight too, then while Cal is at work I have a new DVD, Julia and Julie to look forward to, with a bit more apple cake maybe. I'm hopeful of a better night tonight, c is breast feeding soooo much at night just now, I'm bloody knackered and look ten years older than I am! Kids hey.
The fire is lit and it's peaceful and cosy, I do like autumn.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Autumn winds return
What a difference a day makes in autumn, the weather has become more over cast and windy, leaves falling everywhere now. Yesterday we managed to clear the garden a bit and mow the lawn, hopefully for the last time this year.
L's throat is almost better, a huge relief for us all and normal sleep has resumed. She is enjoying school so much at the moment, learning about trees and botany in her mail lesson and lots of fun woodwork and handwork. Felting is exciting her too and she is already planning Christmas requests.
I notice her language and vocabulary improving lots, she is getting better at describing things and using her imagination. Her poetry is very impressive although spelling could be improved.
Soup for lunch today and then A's new teacher will be coming for afternoon tea. I am almost not looking forward to going back to uni and placement, I need to read more relevant books and inspire myself with the art and wonder of midwifery and remember what drew me to it those years ago. And not think about medical hospitals, registras, epidurals, sutures and matrons. Mmmmm.
L's throat is almost better, a huge relief for us all and normal sleep has resumed. She is enjoying school so much at the moment, learning about trees and botany in her mail lesson and lots of fun woodwork and handwork. Felting is exciting her too and she is already planning Christmas requests.
I notice her language and vocabulary improving lots, she is getting better at describing things and using her imagination. Her poetry is very impressive although spelling could be improved.
Soup for lunch today and then A's new teacher will be coming for afternoon tea. I am almost not looking forward to going back to uni and placement, I need to read more relevant books and inspire myself with the art and wonder of midwifery and remember what drew me to it those years ago. And not think about medical hospitals, registras, epidurals, sutures and matrons. Mmmmm.
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Sunny autumn days
A very pleasant weekend of high 70s set us in good spirits, if only it would be more predictable!.
Big girl is suffering from tonsillitis still and has been doing half days at school, very thankful for an understanding teacher at last! Friday after swimming we all went to the local pub to meet te other families from the village, our little gang! Thhe kids had a great time playing together whist the adults enjoyed the lovely warmth and a few beers. Saturdays market was much quieter than last week, I think due to the heat.
I realised, during the morning, that it was infact our anniversary, seven years, hubby forgot too leaving me card less! Luckily a fellow trader kindly gave me some delicious bath salts so I was able to enjoy a relaxing rose scented and candle lit bath...very nice.
On sunday We met up with my sister, bil, and niece at another pub for tea, the food is ok there but the play area is a good size and entertains the kids so we could talk weddings( theirs) and anniversaries(forgotten ones).
The lovely weather brought home how much I have missed a foreign holiday this year, school fees mean that we can no longer book last min and just sod it all. We need to budget. I aim to reduce our food costs dramatically this winter, and shop locally where possible too.
The lads new teacher is coming for afternoon tea tomorrow, to informally talk about him starting school, I really hope this will be soon as he is so very desperate to be there.
Little C is being her usually funny self. She loves to kiss then wave goodbye. She loves cake. She loves Nelson the spaniel. She loves the tortoises. She still loves to be wrapped in a sling on my back for a cuddly walk. She loves fruit in large quantities, but will eat little else. She loves my milk the most.
We had a yummy butchers pie with grain mustard mash for tea that was nice and I've also baked an orange chocolate loaf for tomorrows tea, and plan to knockout a batch of flapjacks tomorrow too.
Big girl is suffering from tonsillitis still and has been doing half days at school, very thankful for an understanding teacher at last! Friday after swimming we all went to the local pub to meet te other families from the village, our little gang! Thhe kids had a great time playing together whist the adults enjoyed the lovely warmth and a few beers. Saturdays market was much quieter than last week, I think due to the heat.
I realised, during the morning, that it was infact our anniversary, seven years, hubby forgot too leaving me card less! Luckily a fellow trader kindly gave me some delicious bath salts so I was able to enjoy a relaxing rose scented and candle lit bath...very nice.
On sunday We met up with my sister, bil, and niece at another pub for tea, the food is ok there but the play area is a good size and entertains the kids so we could talk weddings( theirs) and anniversaries(forgotten ones).
The lovely weather brought home how much I have missed a foreign holiday this year, school fees mean that we can no longer book last min and just sod it all. We need to budget. I aim to reduce our food costs dramatically this winter, and shop locally where possible too.
The lads new teacher is coming for afternoon tea tomorrow, to informally talk about him starting school, I really hope this will be soon as he is so very desperate to be there.
Little C is being her usually funny self. She loves to kiss then wave goodbye. She loves cake. She loves Nelson the spaniel. She loves the tortoises. She still loves to be wrapped in a sling on my back for a cuddly walk. She loves fruit in large quantities, but will eat little else. She loves my milk the most.
We had a yummy butchers pie with grain mustard mash for tea that was nice and I've also baked an orange chocolate loaf for tomorrows tea, and plan to knockout a batch of flapjacks tomorrow too.
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