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.oishii.

“Oishii”…apparently it means “delicious” in Japanese. Well, I really hope it does, or else this could be kind of embarassing!!

I don’t think I have mentioned it on my blog yet but I know Carli has, so if you read her blog then you already know that the baby of our family is going on a mission to Japan.

Cade and a couple of his mates like to refer to anything good as “delicious” – it totally cracks me up…

“that swim at the beach was delicious”
“cricket’s on telly tonight – delicious”
“Fiji is going to be delicious”

Get it?!! I love it! Like the time some guy stopped outside Mum and Dad’s new house and told my brother Ty that the external cladding looked “Mickey Mouse”!! That was funny too.

I wanted to make Cade a pencil case to take with him as an early birthday gift as he celebrates his 20th birthday a couple of days after he leaves for the MTC. I needed it to be boy-friendly but also wanted something a bit different to plain fabric front and back. So I started hunting around and was totally inspired by this Etsy store. Check it out…such funky style!

The back of the pencil case is made from an old pair of cords that I don’t wear anymore – talk about sentimental value!!! Haha!

So fun to make, I can see myself going on a sewing spree with these…awesome way to use up some of the ever-growing scrap box!!

He hasn’t seen it yet but I know he will think it rocks 🙂

March 17, 2010

Make It Perfect

.The new house – KITCHEN!.

Voilla! Here is the hub of our home and I am in love!

Loving the BIG drawers, roomy pantry, cupboard space that I haven’t even filled! My FAN-FORCED oven (we have lived with horrid old ovens for the last 8 years and fan-forced is seriously the key to a decent chocolate chip cookie!) and DISHWASHER. Oh, the dishwasher. I don’t dread that after dinner time any more when everyone is tired and I want to tidy the house, clean the kitchen and enjoy some family time with Jaron and the kids before they have to go to bed. Everything seems to run a little smoother now.

See the red glass pendant lights? They compliment the new dining chairs…

Another close-up of the green tiles…they actually run over the top of the windowsill also. It looks really neat and means that the windowsill can also be a “wet area.”

Here is Oscar flying his Duplo car/plane/forklift – we all wear full green outfits these days…
😉

March 17, 2010

Make It Perfect

.Ribbons Galore.

Have you been to Ribbons Galore? Oh my, I fell in LOVE!! Never before have I been to a store with so many amazing ribbons – Fiona obviously has great taste! The store is beautifully presented and easy to navigate around (VERY important for online shopping).

So last week when my package of ribbons arrived in the mail I was just a tad excited 🙂 These ribbons are brilliant for adding trim to clothing and bags, fantastic for scrapbooking or other crafts and adorable to tie around a present.

Oh, did I mention Ribbons Galore is an Australian store? YAY! Means that you don’t have to wait ages for your order to arrive!!

So many ribbons, so little time…

March 15, 2010

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.Recipe Monday.

This recipe was found on Tarisota blog. A few weeks ago I was grocery shopping and jars of cheapo Nutella were being cleared for $2 (usually about $6) so I grabbed a few but they aren’t as nice as Nutella to eat on their own 😉

This recipe was perfect to use some up though. Super quick too and covered with Freckles – one of my favourite chocolates!

Chocolate Freckle Slice
185g butter
220g chocolate hazelnut spread
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cup plain flour
1 bag Freckles

Beat butter, sugar and chocolate hazelnut spread with electric mixer.
Stir in flour.
Spread mixture into a lined slice tray.
Bake in moderate (180 degree Celsius) oven for about 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and press Freckles into the top of the hot slice.
Cut into slices when cool.

March 14, 2010

Make It Perfect

.THREE CHEERS FOR TOMMY!.

We thought this boy would never get moving.

Tommy is 9 months old and his weight and length are both measuring UNDERNEATH the bottom line on the average measurements graph! He is still wearing the same clothes he has been wearing since he was 3 months old – very economical!

He can roll but he can’t sit or crawl.

Until this morning.

Why didn’t we think of it before? LEGO! Lego is still the favourite thing at our house. Both Oscar and Lil love playing with it. I had finished feeding Tommy and put him down on the floor with some toys to have a play while I went to hang the washing on the line. Came back 10 minutes later to see him COMMANDO CRAWLING across the loungeroom to get to a pile of little lego pieces. We all rejoiced, then sat and watched him pick up tiny lego blocks and shove them in his mouth.

Oh boy, this is going to be fun!!! *wink*

March 12, 2010

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