November 2009

Roast Pumpkin Salad Recipe

November 29, 2009

This salad always reminds me of Christmas! We headed out to our first Christmas get together today and I made this to take along. It is a personal favourite of mine. I always take the dressing to add later (photographed below), so the photo above shows the salad without the dressing. I knew that I [...]

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Giving At Christmas

November 26, 2009

If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 4 weeks left until Christmas! On my Christmas Planning Checklist, this week’s activity was: Toys for giving / find somewhere to volunteer. This year with organising the craft stall for my childrens school, I have become a little [...]

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The Boys Are Back – Movie Review

November 25, 2009

I love it when you see a film and it makes you take a look at yourself. Myself and Mr I recently went and saw The Boys Are Back. The movie is based on the memoir “The Boys Are Back In Town” by Simon Carr. The central character is Joe Warr, a top sports writer [...]

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10 Children’s Christmas Activities For December 2009 In Melbourne

November 24, 2009

There is just so much to do in Melbourne with the kids and December takes it to a new level, with a fantastic range of Christmas activities. 1. Myer Windows This year’s theme for the Myer Windows is Olivia Helps Out. You can check out some photos of the unveiling here if you would like [...]

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Simple Butter Cake Recipe

November 22, 2009

What I love the most about this recipe, besides how good it tastes is that: it is a one bowl recipe, not need for creaming sugars and all that stuff. it makes a large cake, that makes it through most of the week for school lunches. it doesn’t need icing (alhtough it is extra tasty [...]

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Parenting Podcasts – Perfectionism

November 20, 2009

Back in September I listed some parenting podcasts that I had found useful, inspirational and educational. Although I am unable to listen to all of the episodes of the current podcasts listed, I have been listening to quite a few and and it has been a fantastic way to absorb new information. Recent stand outs [...]

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Handmade Christmas Decorations – Tea Light Candles

November 19, 2009

If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 5 weeks left until Christmas! Now this is probably a bit of a cheat to call handmade really, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to make the Christmas decorations that I had book marked and thought I would [...]

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Nuffnang Interview

November 18, 2009

The lovely crew over at Nuffnang Interviewed me for their Featured Blogger of The Month, so if you are interested in finding a bit more about me you can head over to Nuffnang and check it out. While you are there, if you are a blogger and have not yet signed up to Nuffnang, you [...]

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Characteristics of Three (and a half) Year Old Behavior

November 17, 2009

Some time ago I wrote a post on the Characteristics of Two (and a half) Year Old Behavior. In recent weeks, my fourth child’s behaviour has become rather challenging. I was trying to work out what was going on with him and me, that could be contributing to the situation. Going over in my mind, [...]

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Baked Penne Pasta Recipe

November 14, 2009

1. Chopped Bacon and Onion, 2. Pasta Sauce Cooking, 3. Baked Penne Pasta, 4. Baked Penne Pasta For Kids What I love about this recipe is that it is quick, easy and tasty. I actually time it last week and from start to finish it took only 27 minutes and that included taking photos and [...]

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ecoSTORE Baby Care Pack Winner

November 13, 2009

Thank you to all who entered the eco STORE give away. Congratulations goes to Lize whose comment was number 23. Lize wins the following gorgeous products from ecoSTORE: Baby Shampoo Baby Body Wash Baby Sleeptytime Bath Baby Soap Remember this was the first of the monthly reviews and give aways that I will be doing. [...]

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Children’s Handmade Christmas Cards 2009

November 12, 2009

If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. This post sees us with only 6 weeks left until Christmas! Since the children have been at school, they have given out Christmas Cards to their class mates at the end of the year. Last year my 9 year [...]

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