Saturday, June 14, 2008 - A day in my life
I just checked Little Jenny Wren's blog and it is the 14th today. That means it is time for A Day In My Life. It is nearly 3pm, so I will have to backtrack.
This morning I woke up a little later than usual, one of the girls were stirring up the other one from memory. There was a time where I couldn't sleep because I felt I was on standby with the kids. My youngest is six now and for a little while now I have been able to sleep an extra hour on the weekends sometimes. I had a mug of tea in bed.
I talked to hubby about where to spend our last $40 before payday. We decided on gas, nails or screws, milk and sultanas. He had change as well and I asked him to give our 14 year old daughter her dollar for netball.
I discussed the hot water, and there was water of the right temperature left for my shower. I washed my hair and combed it out, it takes awhile.
Our 11 year old daughter was going slow. She loves her new game from EBs and she loves the Disney channel. Everything is "wait". She had her clothes to pack for her sleepover, and I checked her bag, and she loves wearing summer clothes in winter. What happens is that she is very sporty and runs around gets hot, then cold. I took the shorts out when she wasn't looking, will save those for gym. I didn't think the shorts were relevant.
I had breakfast late, after asking our 17 year old to pack a lunch for himself and Dad. He is our lunch helper for when we go on trips or to the other house. It makes a big difference. I thawed out some meat ends for him yesterday. I had to ask hubby where the bag of wheatgerm was. I had looked for it yesterday but couldn't find it. I wasn't even sure then if I had bought it, as it was over a week ago. He said he had put it with his bags of muesli to save space. So I had my childhood breakfast of weetbix, wheatgerm and sultanas with cold rather than hot milk. Don't forget the sugar.
I made some chicken and another type of meat sandwiches for my six year old daughter for her lunch and I took her sister to netball. Very unusually for me there are just the two of us home now for a little while. She has been threading some beads.
We have been out in the garden. The wind has dried out the leaves and it is a very sunny day. The wind is a little chilly. My daughter noticed the cat sleeping in the sun. We went around the garden and I mentioned there will only be poppies in flower soon. We found some baby Johnny Jump Up plants and some baby Grannies Bonnets, which is great because I would like that plant at our other house, just in case there is none of that colour.
I took out the scraps to the back of the back garden. The dog wasn't here to go through them as he is at the other house for a change of scene. I checked on our 11 year old daughter's vege patch. I made a plan with hubby that we can garden here tomorrow because he doesn't think that the gas place will have gas for our car tomorrow. There wasn't any today because it was too cold for the gas/LPG to come out.
I checked my email and read some things in my reader. I put some wood on the fire at lunchtime. Actually I haven't had lunch yet, so that is next. I also did a post about the gas. Having a cup of tea.
I remembered I wanted to find a recipe with pork mince in it, so did a tiny bit of menu planning. When I do it in advance it gives me a better start to my shopping list. It is cheaper though I think if I buy the meat and things first and then do the shopping list, because I stick to more basic recipes. For example this week I have to buy tortillas and feta cheese, that I probably wouldn't buy normally.
I did some planning about possibly starting a new blog with more features, just jotted down some ideas for a name. When reading my comments I then found the song I See The Moon by Chris Rice and loved it.
Last month I couldn't partipate in A Day In My Life. My father had died 2 days earlier and I felt I shouldn't do a post, so I am happy to be participating today.
I printed out a recipe for tea, then found in the fridge lots of chili so decided we could have that heated over pasta. I had some toast and Pecks Anchovette & Kraft Cream Cheese Spread.
I picked in some sheets and towels and put some more wood on the fire, then read a novel for awhile. Had a cup of tea with hubby. We talked about the mouse that he found in the house because our daughter wanted to keep some chips for next time. I initially tried to talk her out of the idea. At least it has made us focus on holes, as we have a solid brick house there. So will check the one near the hot water service. No mice mean no snakes I hope. I.e. if the mice can't get in, hopefully the snakes can't either. We hope to buy a self closing door or two soon.
I have gone through the photos I took today. If I find something on the Lifestyle or How To channel I will watch that, but there are lots of nice children's movies on tonight it seems. May get to read more of my book. The kids will go to bed in about an hour.
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