Things I Know #13 First ever giveaway

In honour of the fact I clicked over 100 likers on Facebook last week I decided to have a little giveaway!!

So easy to enter, just leave me a comment with your answer to "What song gets you up dancing around??"

Entries close on Wednesday night at 1159pm.  The winner will be judged by an esteemed panel of experts ie the kids!!  I will announce the winner next Friday in #tik.  (This is just a little bit of fun, I purchased the itunes card myself.  As it is an Australian gift card this is little comp is only open to Australians however if you are from overseas please still leave a comment!!)







Linking up with Mums Take Five for Sunday Brunch and

  for #openslather.

Things I suck at

The topic this week over at The Lounge is Things I suck at.  Good lord where do I start!!

I put the call out on Facey again and got some more great responses!!

• Rae said Baking
• Ness said Blogging, cooking, housework, being organised. Life, really. Sigh..
• Renée said  I am the world's worst housewife
• People Don't Eat Enough Fudge Would you like a list? Oh hang on - I REALLY suck at writing lists ... and following them .... and knowing where they are .

I pretty much suck at all of these too!!  I can bake/cook some alright things I just cannot present them.  Dinner at our house tastes good but is slop on a plate!!  I cannot even line a cake tin properly so my cakes look shite before they even make it in the oven!!

Other notable things I suck at include

• reverse parking my car.  I don't think I have reverse parked since I got my licence!!
• remembering things.  Unless I put a reminder in my phone I forget 99% of all I need to do.
• not getting distracted.

This week though I suck at understanding the schools curriculum.  (Do you like what I did there Robomum!!)  For example I don;t get why kids are learning things like crossing the road safely or keeping medicines out of reach.  To me these are things they should be taught at home.  As a teacher do you have to 

Because I also suck at writing a decent blog post that is it for me today!!  Well that and I suck at having kids who like sleep.  I have a sneaking suspicion there are more teeth on the way for Speedy and apparently there was a weird noises outside which was why there was a baby, a 3 year old and myself trying to sleep on the lounge most of the night meaning my brain is fried today!!  

Linking up this sucky post with Robomum who is hosting The Lounge this week.

Ps be sure to pop by tomorrow for a special #tik!!

Wordless Wednesday/Thankful Thursday- A new project and too many choices

It was a nice day for being outside!!

We have narrowed it down to these!!  I prefer the darker pavers.

Someone was happy to be freed after cracking a wobbly!!

We are about to embark on a backyard makeover.  A couple of paved areas and a wall to cover up the ugly colourbond fence.  I never thought we would be spending our weekends picking out colours etc but here we are!!  This time there is no pressure, last time we were doing this was when the builders needed the colours for building the house and we had limited time to get it sorted.  This time we can spend as long as we like picking things out.  I am just a little excited for the finished product!!

Linking up with My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday and Creating Contentment for Thankful Thursday

Bloggy Housekeeping

Talking about my blog today and what the go is aounrd here.

This little space here has been all mine for the last 2 and a half years and I love it!!

Firstly commenting.  Thank you for leaving comments.  I love them I really do and I wish I could reply back on the blog but I just can;t.  When I am on the computer I am blogging or reading blogs and I can't comment on any blogger blogs from my phone (stupid technology) and at the moment I just do not have the time to do everything.  I am too scared of losing all the comments I have to change the commenting system so that I am able to use my phone to reply back.  However if you make sure your email  is not noreply I can reply to the comment I get via an email notification.

I do try to comment on as many blogs as I can but at the moment a like on facey or +1 on google means I have read it but just don't have a chance to comment.

Facebook or google+ or instagram are my preferred other forms of communication as I can reply/comment from my phone.

I am still getting the hang of google+!!  It seems to be a little better than facey as it doesn't seem to discriminate and shows all posts.

I am also on twitter but very rarely use it, just for tweeting any link ups I join in.  I do get into the odd conversation over there but not really.  Not enough hours in the day!!

A big thing happened over on facebook and that is I ticked over to 100 likers.  Mainly thanks to Kylie's share the love sunday and Always Josefa's duf duf (double up Friday).  Both are a great way to promote yourself and other blogs you enjoy.

So in summary please connect with me via those little icons up there  in the corner so that I can connect/comment/reply to you!!

Because it would not be an #ibot without a vid from the tube here is Pearl Jam singing a little "let it go"



Linking up with Essentially Jess for #ibot.

Ps Don't forget to pop by here on Friday for a special #tik!!

Friday funky mood music

On Friday the whole house was in a shocking mood.  We were all cranky and I was particularly over everything.  So we put on the radio and danced around.  I love how we all love such different genres of music.  I would love to know who Your'e so vain is about.  I also love my digital radio (when it works properly!!).

Linking up with One Mother Hen for #openslather.

Ps I might have a little something special lined up for Friday's #tik!! Can't say too much!!

Things I Know #12- Ham and corn muffins

#notafoodblogger

Corn and ham muffins

Put one cam of creamed corn in a bowl, use the empty can and put one can of self raising flour in, 1 egg, a splash of milk, a handful of grated cheese and about 100g chopped ham.  Mix until just combined.  Bake at 180 deg for about 20 minutes or until they are lightly browned and springy when you touch them.  Makes 12,  I don't see why you can't freeze them.

I know I saw this recipe on a blog but cannot for the life of me tell you whose so if you know where I saw it please let me know!!  

This was the kids dinner last night.  It has been a disjointed week as the HOTH has been working long hours and getting home when the kids are in bed so rather than do the dinner time battle I have done a meal for them and a meal for us. These are such a yummy recipe and so easy!!  2 out of 3 ate them (although the one who didn't had a banana about 10 minutes before these were ready!!) so I call it a win.

In other news apparently facebook broke yesterday and the world did not stop.

If you wash a disposable nappy in with your clothes, don't swear just take it out and rewash everything.  All the little chrystally things were gone after I rewashed it!!

I put in my a-z on Monday the word karma for K.  In light of what has gone on the last few days in the blogging world I think maybe a certain website should remember this little word..  

In the really good things I know, we went to Disney on Ice, the kids loved it and I highly recommend it.

But the best news of all is that I have a certain 3 year old who is completely day time toilet trained.  I am so proud and happy for him.

And there we have it.  Another #tik done and dusted!!  A fairly quiet week with not much to report!!  

If money was no object

;If money was no object is the prompt for The Lounge today.  I put the call out on facebook for what you guys would do and got some great responses.

Renae said That's a toughy!! What ever it is I'm sure it would involve a nanny & a personal chef 

Nays said  I would help my family and then travel to Bali and help in the orphanages and perhaps teach my own children how fortunate they really are. I'd love them to experience the world through many different eyes...

Rae said Give up work and volunteer and enrol in a writing degree at Uni.

In reality I would still be a stay at home mum but with a permanent baby sitter on call so I can do things like go on excursions or help in the classroom.  Also so the HOTH and I could go out for dinner once in a while!!  

We would still live in the same house I would just buy the neighbours properties and put in a pool and a bigger shed.  Maybe extend our house so I can have a lady cave!!

Once the baby starts preschool I would volunteer at an animal shelter, an aged care facility and a children's hospital.  I would also donate a tonne of money to getting young people out of nursing homes and into their own care facilities with people their own age.

I would set the kids up for life but still make them work.  Just like Donald Trump who makes his kids work for their money although they have pretty cushie jobs!!

I would also give to family and friends.  

Because reality can be slightly boring here is my extravagant list.

 I would buy the Celine Dion house.  She sold it not long ago for roughly $72million.

 Private jet to travel around in.

 2 weeks a year here with helicopter transfers!!

 one of these driven by one of these 

 the weekend mobile!!

 My personal trainer!!

Other totally extravagant things I would do- hire a masseuse, make up artist and stylist, close the shops so I am the only customer and hire Mary Poppins herself.

Lastly I would have Bon Jovi (with Ritchie) perform at 2 parties a year!!



Linking up with Where the Wild Things Were who is the special guest host of The Lounge this week.

To any Queenslanders reading this GO THE BLUES.  It was a dirty grubby game but NSW got there in the end!!