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homeschool and waffles

so, i've been buying frozen eggo's for nate. he loves them. i know they are not the healthiest thing to eat, so i decided to find a great recipe for pancakes, and after some tweaking and removing sugar, butter, eggs and oil...ha. i came up with this banana choc chip recipe. nate and i made them together
not quite sure of it, just before the bite

you can't really see his face but he bit into it and said "oh mommy, this is SO good. it's better than the store eggos!" and proceeded to eat 2. they are ubber yum!

yesterday we did some school. and for once it was a great session! nate did all his work and asked for more, it was a great time. normally, i have to argue with him some, get his wiggles out and answer 1000 questions on why we print the way we do...ha. just like his daddio!

yesterday was q

making his q's in his book

great job buddy!

in this book we take a letter a day, nate prints it out a few times then we go through a mag to find pictures that start with that letter. we did the cut the letter out already, so i thought this would be fun and a way for me to participate with him but not do all of the work

this was from the g day. we got Grandmother, granola bar, game and girls. nate does the cutting and gluing. ha

then it was time to cut out the match game, which i turned into a math class...count how many pics, how many different ones, then take a few away and what do you have? it was more of a fun activity. it kept him busy for almost an hour


i keep the lessons small and short and too the point. my patience level as greatly improved but it's an area i need more work on. maybe h/s is really school for me too. i am learning all kinds of things about myself that i don't like. hummmm ok. public school looks good right now! ha!
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Posted by mel at 9:33 AM

anti-v-dayness!

today is v-day. or as i use to call it happy heart break day

ha!


i detest this day off all the holidays. i think it makes singles feel like losers, those who are married and don't get the token flowers, candy and that giant teddy bear like they are in a bad marriage and those who have lost loves well! lonely!


i think it sets people up to be hurt

and for men to spend money

teen girls to reach out for love in the wrong places

and for society to spend money


yesterday i was explaining to nate that today is v-day and it's a day that we go out of our way to celebrate love. to share with each other what/how we feel about them

nate asked me "how do you feel about me?"

i said "why i love you!"

nate said "but you love me everyday!"


bingo! and that is why i don't waste my money on this day



call me what ever. i don't care. bring on the hate, ha. (i am secure in this area)


to me a valentine is a guy


-who unplug the toilet, when it's NOT his stuff that clogged it

-brings home milk, that i forgot in the morning. taking him out of his way to do so

-sets up another banquet, tables, chairs and all ...again with no complaining

-rubs legs, back and feet with NO expectations

-picks up ice cream late at night

-when seeing bags upon bags of shopping delight responds with "show me what you got"

-says, out of the blue "you should call so and so up and go for a coffee"

-sees the pile of toys, and helps clean it up

-puts gas in the cars when it's cold out

-empties the dishwasher

-while reviewing the budget and realising the clothing budget for the month was dbl he responds with "well, you did need some clothing"

-hugs are given when not deserved

-telling the truth when it will cause back lash

-reminding of the truth, even when you don't feel it


these are just a few of the things my valentine did for me the past week. today is great for sharing love and all that but to me, a real valentine does the above all the time


i would rather a year long valentine!


hate me now? ha!
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Posted by mel at 3:00 PM

how n sleeps!

i snuck in last night to tuck my boy in and found this. i grabbed my camera and got a blurry shot. this is how he rolls at night, kitty from quinn, blankets for aunte (note that he wraps it around his neck! and has since he could do it!) and the leapster on his chest, freddy is under the blanket behind his head

awwww my heart hurts with adoration for this child of mine

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Posted by mel at 1:17 PM

16 weeks!

this morning
the babe is redic active. lots of movement, esp when i lay down. which i do a lot

yeah for 16 weeks

i am surprised with how big i am. scary!

oh and i am up another pound and 1/2. now that is darn scary!

too much pizza this week!

so we've discovered little cesar's pizza. amazing goodness! chris bought me a bbq chkn pizza last sunday for a treat ( i had a serious craving for pizza!) the box had about 6 tiny dots of grease and was the least greasy pizza i have had in a long time

so i had chris get 2 more to test the grease factor. he got canadian (barf bacon barf, pepperoni barf and hamburger nonbarf) and a reg pepperoni and cheese, there was very little grease on the box! i ate 3 pc's at supper then polished off the rest in the middle of the night. fri night we went out with friends and had pizza hut pizza. lets just say the box almost fell apart from the grease factor! ick!

maybe chris should pick me up another pizza for today! ha! seeing as i am staying off my feet as much as possible!


so yeah! another week has gone bye. 4 more till i find out the sex and i can FINALLY start setting up the nursery....boy? girl? who cares!
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Posted by mel at 1:05 PM

v-day paraty 2

another party another bag of treats

another package of cookies


i forgot to take any pics of the party. oops!


i also had my prenatal appointy yesterday, it was rather long...1 hour from start to finish. ha v. seriously thou, i had a nursing student take my b/p, weight gain and stats and that took a long time! i met with dr. robuchaud and went over the test results. it was determined that the blood came from a tear in the cervix and i am to rest and take it easy. easier said than done!


you should see my house sob sob. such a mess!


sigh and the weekend starts.......
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Posted by mel at 3:10 PM

v-day partay #1

today was the lutes mtn preschool valentines party. yesterday nate and i made cupcakes together, nate decorated them all by himself. i was quiet impressed
he is holding the v-tines that he gave to his friends. it was a sucker in a flower. cost=0. i did not want to buy anything so u dug around the playroom/craft (bawahhhh i don't craft, i am a pretender) room i found a bag of suckers and some flowers that were left over from something...voila. valentines

"i worship you oh cupcakes, there is none like you"

holding his cupcakes

i promptly look the left overs to chris's office, but not before i ate a few en route (i am going to be huge by the end of this pregnancy!)

then to make the day even more special! nate was picked to be the special helper

he rang the bell to start school

then lead us in a round of oh canada

and the month and did the count for the days

it was a delightful morning. actually it was. the kids played hid and go seek while i socialized with friends. it was a fun partay

and he did some reading on the way home. he picked out a science kit that he wants. i told him he has 5 dollars saved up in his peggy bank, i told him he could do some extra chores for the other 5 and earn it. he agreed to this plan


all in all it was a fantastic pre-valentines day party!
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Posted by mel at 4:38 PM

MUETTI!




i saw this and thought of you! you must make this and tell me how it is! it's coffee bread! i would try the bread but i am still quite scared of yeast, esp live yeast....yikes.....ha

i included the link to see pics, but copied the recipe for you.


Ingredients (for 1)
Bun Dough
bread flour
salt
sugar
instant dried yeast
warm water
egg
butter
200g
3g (0.5 tsp)
20g
4g (1.3 tsp)
100g
20g
20g


Coffee Cream
water
instant coffee
sugar
cake flour
50g
1g (1 tsp)
15g
5g


Topping
almond slices
granulated sugar
proper amount
proper amount


Look at Buns from 1 to 5.
* How to make Buns Starter-Type
* How to knead the dough
Knead the dough with hands or a food processor.
* While the dough is rising, make Coffee Cream.
6. [Knocking back]
Knock back the dough by punching it gently. Shape the dough into a ball lightly. Leave for 15 minutes.
7. [Shaping]
Roll the dough out into a 30 cm (8 inch) square. 9. [Leaving to rise]
Leave to rise for 40-50 minutes, or until 2 times in size. >>
Spread the coffee cream, leaving a 1 cm (0.4 inch) border.
Roll the dough up. 10. Brush the surface with beaten egg. Sprinkle with the almond slices and granulated sugar.
Pinch the seam shut. 11. [Baking]
Bake at 180 degrees C (356 degrees F) for 30 minutes or until golden.
8. Cut the dough in half.
Twist the dough.






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Posted by mel at 4:02 PM
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