Wordless Wednesday- Flies everywhere are driving me nuts

Yuck

I would not mind so much if they were this cute!!

Ok wordless wednedayers help me out please.  We have flies everywhere and they are driving me nuts!!  Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of them or a deterrent like a plant??  They are mainly hanging out in our outdoor area and not where you would assume like the garbage bins. 

Linking up with My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday.

FFS Friday- cotton wool kids

                            Funniest article I have read in a long time!!  Do yourselves a favour and read it!!

Seriously what the hell is wrong with the world.  FFS

That link takes you to the ridiculous story of how blowing out birthday candles at some daycare centres may be banned.  FFS

Or how before and after playing in the sandpit children must sanitise their hands.  FFS

Honestly I did not read the whole article as it was so ridiculous it gave me the shits.  FFS

Obviously if kids stop blowing out candles on a shared cake then that will eradicate all germs and no child will ever get sick from going to daycare again.  FFS
On Thursday at preschool drop off I did some research/spying.  All I saw was a bunch of kids having completely unsanitary fun and teachers who care about each child and in particular the one teacher who saw my child was in all sorts from all the late night non sleeping partying going on around here the last few weeks and picked him up and distracted him so I could make my escape.  FFS

Turns out he had another great day and soon got over whatever his problem was.

I do not want to live in a world where any of this is wrong.  FFS

"Whatever happened to a vegemite sanga and an apple?"  Amen SarahMac Amen.  FFS

That awesome comment is exactly what I have been thinking about school lunches for a long time now.  Well apparently gone are the days of getting something yummy as a treat at the school canteen as it is common knowledge that the school canteen is making kids fat.  FFS

Back in my day (yes I can sound like an old person as I am about to become a great aunt ffs) we got lunch money maybe once a fortnight and if it was going to be a hot day we got ice block money.  Other than that it was a sandwich, a muesli bar and a couple of poppers or juice boxes for anyone who does not speak aussie.  Now it has to be gourmet and healthy.  FFS

Now those little rants are over I can now concentrate on my own issues.  FFS

Like the fact we got through the whole school holidays without any major injuries but the week preschool went back both my children banged up their heads doing lounge gymnastics.  FFS

The baby in particular has 2 lovely multicolour bruises.  FFS

Also the big one has started talking with a New Zealand accent.  FFS

It is driving me insane and to make matters worse the HOTH cannot hear it and thinks I am making it up.  FFS

We have welcomed green snot back this week.  The poor baby, it must be because his brother ate some birthday cake at preschool last week and the kid whose birthday it was blew out the candles or because there was not enough hand sanitising after playing in the sandpit.  FFS

The HOTH has been working away all week and the earliest the angels have been in bed is 845pm.  FFS

Also I have a 2 year old who does not believe he needs a day sleep anymore then crashes out late afternoon meaning he is not tired at a normal bed time.  FFS

If you need me today I will be locked in the bathroom.  FFS

That is it for me this week, there is more but insomnia combined with baby brain has made it impossible to think.  FFS

The last couple of weeks have really sucked around here and sadly we had 2 funerals to go to in one week.  I was drained by Sunday and did not switch the computer on or check my phone all weekend but the first thing I did on Monday morning was go to Dear Baby G and get some much needed light hearted fun reading.  Thanks to those who linked up and made me smile.

Readers Choice= Freezer cooking

If i wanted to make four different meals to have in the freezer on an ongoing rotation basis what should they be and why :)

 

Great question Mums Take Five and something which I have been considering for when I have to deal with witching hour x3 in a few months time!!

 

We have a small freezer which is not plugged in at the moment but I plan on firing up soon to stock up with some things to make my life easier.

 

I don't cook a lot as such in summer, we mainly have bbqs or old faves like spag bol but in winter I love baked dinners and casseroles and soups etc.  The first sign of cold weather I love to start cooking all the cold weather comfort food.

 

So my 4 in no particular order are

1. Cooked mince. 

For us its either savoury mince or a bolognaise sauce.  The bolognaise is  a no brainer as surely a sleep deprived person with 3 screaming kids can defrost a container of cooked mince and put a pot of pasta on to boil?  The savoury mince could be used as pies with some puff pastry or served with some mash or used in the wonderful Kirsten and Co's delicious gnocchi topped cottage/shepards pie (which by the way is awesome and I will never make normal shepards pie again!!)

    2.    Soup

I make a chicken and veg soup the minute someone in our house gets a cold.  Its a staple in our house in winter even if the HOTH whinges that soup is not a meal!!  Last year I made an awesome roast pumpkin soup which was delicious!!  I always make heaps so I can freeze at least 2 meals. 

    3.    Casseroles/stews

Easy, chop up meat and veg chuck in the oven for a few hours and dinner is done.  It can be such a cheap meal and so yummy in winter.  If you have a slow cooker I believe this would be an even easier process!!

    4.    Lastly would be the accompaniments and back ups.

Garlic bread, frozen veg, I am not a big fan of freezing meat but I always have frozen mince and chicken breasts, chips, premade chicken schnitzels from the supermarket deli (we have been bbqing these over summer), supermarket lasagne (not as good as homemade but good in an emergency), a loaf of bread, basically whatever your frozen dinner of choice that the whole household will eat!!

Hit me up guys, whats in your freezer??

Wordless Wednesday- Duck feeding fun!!

Climbing on the bench after getting bored with throwing bread!!  One child was also caught eating the stale bread!!

Linking up with My Little Drummer Boys for some Wordless Wednesday fun.

Lunchbox ideas- HELP!!

I am on a quest this year to not only become more like Martha but to win the coveted Mother of the Year title which keeps eluding me thanks to my darling children. 

First up on my list is to make/bake more and in particular lunchbox food.  This time last year there were hundreds of lunchbox related posts floating around the internet, this year not so much.  I am lucky I only have to make lunches twice a week!! 
I was given a copy of 4 ingredients 4 kids for Christmas and there are a some great ideas in it and one of them was for Toffee Muesli Bars.  After re-reading it I was sceptical at how healthy these were as the 4 ingredients are butter, golden syrup, toasted fruit muesli and dried apples and I basically I dismissed these due to the butter and golden syrup.  However one afternoon while watching Play School (as you do) the presenter made muesli bars and used golden syrup, butter and brown sugar so I figure if Play School are making them like this they must not be that bad.  So I will be trying the 4 ingredients recipe either Monday or Tuesday and reporting back!!

If anyone has any great homemade lunchbox fillers could you please let me know.  Also Common Chaos Chronicle is also after ideas too!!

Also if you know where I can buy a nappy wallet (I think thats what they are called!!) could you also point me in the right direction!!  You guys know what I mean, an insert to put nappies, wipes etc that can be moved from bag to bag. 

Ok a day late but I am linking up for Open Slather with One Mother Hen

Ps the play school link takes you to pdf files with episode info etc which may be a valuable resource for anyone with small children!!

Set your piggies free!!

While I wait for the return of my brain and the ability to think and string words into sentences please enjoy this little tune which would have to be one of my fave kids songs!!  Pregnancy brain really does exist!!  This is going to be a long few months!!

My children love to set their piggies free.  Me, I only set my piggies free on hot days.  I wear socks to bed every night unless it is stinking hot and you will not see my feet in winter. 

Being Tuesday its time for ibot with Essentially Jess.

Have a fabulous Tuesday guys!!

Bloggers Boogey- NKOTB

NKOTB were on The View and I sat there reminicising about when I was absolutely in love with them back in the day and 25 years on still am!!