Me myself and the family

Of late I've been sick off an on for the past 2 months. Like others I've been hit with a chest infection, my synuses have flared up twice and now a sore throat as well as having to dealing with coughing fits etc...blah blah blah. I feel like an old woman talking about my aliments to anyone who will listen...lol. I been to the doc's AGAIN for my fourth lot of antibiotics and I'm desperately hoping this will be the end of it.

My poor family haven't faired any better - hubby has had a chest infection, Child 1 has been sick and Child 2 has been in hospital with pnuemonia(?).

So...to all you out there that have been sick - my prayers are with you and I hope you feel better soon.

I won't say I'm looking forward to summer just yet as they bring on a whole another set of problems - hayfever, asthma and migraines.

Wordle

While in bed doing nothing but being sick, taking drugs and trying not to cough so hard my head will explode, while reading "That's Life" I found this cool thing to do and this will appeal to all those crafty types out there http://www.wordle.net/

I won't say too much but have a nosey it's cool I'm thinking of doing one for my boys and it will be a great tool for scrapbooking titles

Winter Baking

I've been baking Loaves of late, surprisingly enough I'd never made a loaf of any kind before - ever. So this was definately new territory for me.

The list so far: Banana Loaf, Banana Walnut Loaf, Spicy Apple Loaf and now Date and Walnut loaf. I don't have any pictures of the Spicy Apple loaf mainly because that got devoured very quickly.

Hubby is currently taste testing the Date and Walnut loaf which I did get a photo of...lol. He said his father(now deceased) would have loved it - can't get any better than that.

Banana Walnut Loaf

I had brought a bag of over ripe banana's to do some baking with but they just seem to sit on the bench for what seemed a very long time. I asked DH to peel them for me, which he did and then they seem to sit in the fridge for a very long time.

Last night I mashed them up with my electric mixing stick and put them back in the fridge, but this time I couldn't let them sit in the fridge for what would seem a very long time.

Sooooo tonight I made something I had never made before - Banana Walnut Loaf....talk about super moist and super yum.

If you want the recipe it's the Nz Woman Weekly one, super easy to follow, check out the link
http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/banana-loaf/story/3796815/

Mothers Day Pressie

I got my pressie early and I didn't wait for the boys to wrap it as I wanted to test it out. Don't worry I'm not using it on my hair I remain a die hard fan of curly hair and it's not going to change anytime soon. I had the hair brained (haw haw haw) idea that I could use it to iron out my ribbons and it works perfectly. I brought this one from Noel Lemmings Lincoln Road for $15.00, may pay you to ring them first as this was the second store I went to.

Baby Shower Cake

Every time my sister has to bake a cake for one of her inlaws I always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time....lol. But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

Baking - Check

School baking (afgans) - check. Banana muffins for work - check. Banana cake topped with chocolate icing and filled with freshly whipped cream - check. I'm all set and it's not even 9.30

Now if your wondering why the icing is blue - it's because I had some left over from a baby shower cake I decorated yesterday