Time to get organised

Today I packed up my little man Michael,
Got some cuddles

and took him to his first day at Kindy

After he waved us off I went and met up with 2 of my sisters. for San Churros (I should classify this statement, I have 3 brothers who are related to me by blood and no sisters but I am a very firm believer that family is what you make it and you don’t need to be related to someone by blood for them to be your family. So there are 3 very very special women in my life who I believe to be my family.)

After getting home I looking around at where I have been creating…the living room coffee table! and as much as I love my couch it’s killing my back and with Uni starting up again next week I thought I had better get my butt into gear if I wanted to be organised for study. My biggest problem is that although we moved into a much, much, much bigger house over 6 months ago I have yet to get a space of my own. The boys have their toy room and Louis has his office but me, no where… yet. I haven’t yet worked out where my little creative/study space will be I did recycle some IKEA material shelves we used when we first moved in and had been sitting around collecting dust to organise my sewing material, equipment and patters

It’s not perfect but it’s a starting point

School Bag Tag

Michael starts school tomorrow and with that comes the brand new school bag. We got him a Toy Story 3 bag from Kmart and since I thought that there maybe a number of them when we go tomorrow I whipped up a bag tag for him.

I printed out a photo of him and a Toy Story picture with his name underneath

Laminated them together

Punched a hole in the corner

And cable-tied it to the zip

There you go…. Michaels School Bag Tag

(sorry about the photo alignment, Live Writer has an issue with me today and wont centre the photos )

Pass it on, project 1 update.

An update on the first of my Pass it on project. I showed you a sneak peak (here) the other day but was actually unable to deliver it that day. Today I got my butt out of the house and drove around the corner to drop it off. As for what it was?

I present to you Stacey’s Tea Time Apron.

It’s not much on the hook but I think it’s pretty cute and I hope she does too.

The naughty mat :o(

A wonderful lady I know is going back to teaching pre-primary after 8 1/2 months off for Maternity leave with her beautiful baby girl and wanted to know where we got our naught mat from as she needed to set up her brand new classroom.

Our naught mat came from IKEA

but as there wasn’t enough time for a trip up north to the IKEA store I said I would make one for her.

The naughty mat of course has to be red, not sure why I always think this but I am guessing it has to do with traffic lights, red = stop and I thought since it was for pre-primary students I would make it a little cute so this is what I came up with….

I have backed it with denim to keep it solid and as it is going on vinyl flooring I have padded it just a little (don't want the naughty little people getting too comfy)

Michael liked it so much he has asked if we can have a naughty mat just like Aunty Marteenas classroom. I am not sure I am going to make him one, I don’t want him to enjoy it when I put him there :oS

One down.

I have finished the first of my Pass It On handmade gifts and I have to admit I am really nervous about giving it to the person I have made it for. When I create things it’s usually for either myself or for kids. I am going to deliver it tomorrow but feel stressed about it. I will post a photo of it after they receive it but here is a sneak peak

COOKIES!!!

We have a visitor for 3 days last week, Wednesday we made muffins and on Thursday we made funny face cookies. They are definitely not healthy and making them will leave you house looking like a confectionery and icing bomb went of but they are soooooo much fun and the kids love it.

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This is the basic cookie dough recipe that I use

• 180g butter
• 11/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon imitation vanilla essence
• 1 egg
• 3 cups plain flour
• 11/2 tsp baking powder

1. Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; beat well. Sift flour and baking powder into creamed mixture. Mix well.
2. Divide mixture in half. Roll into a sausage shape about 3cm in diameter. Wrap each roll in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm.
3. Unwrap. Slice thinly using a sharp knife. Place on greased baking trays. Allow room for spreading. Bake at 180C for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Cool on trays for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

My little pleasure

So every now and then a miracle happens and Michael our 4 year old has a nap. Today is one of those days and I thought I would share with you the little pleasure I indulge in when this happens. Its nothing shocking just something that we all deserve to do every now and then…. I have a lunch date with myself :o)

I make myself something yummy for lunch, pour myself a drink in a nice glass

and sit down and watch a movie. Its nothing fancy but its relaxing. Next time you have some peace at lunchtime have a date with yourself.