As promised I received photos of the decorating process of the gingerbread
her mummy said there were 7 colours.
how they looked once they were done
Ana even helped with the clean up.
she’s such a good girl
and finally. Just because 
Georgia slept through it all
Ana arrived a little late this morning. Her daddy said they all slept in. I guess having a new baby might of affected their
they hadn’t had breakfast since I Ana what she wanted and asked for her bricks. No milk just the cereal
she asked to watch the demon hunters and then for Gabbys dollhouse.
she was happy to just watch the telly but I really don’t want her spending the whole day in front of the idiot
box.
I decided we needed to do some cooking
I asked her if she wanted to make cup cakes. The answer was a loud YES!
i usually buy the home brand cake mix and add to it
today I added a small packet of coco pops and folded them in at the end
you can see them in the little cakes
the whole lot was sent home to be enjoyed by the family. I’ve not had a report as yet I hope they tasted ok
then Ana wanted to make cookies. She had seen my cookie cutters and just wanted to use them
I found a simple recipe for gingerbread men Ana told me when they cook at daycare they always use a recipe. She made sure I followed the instructions correctly
once mixed I asked her to flatten it out on brown paper while I found the rolling pin
we then placed another sheet of paper on top and she had a good try rolling it out
she picked the cookie cutter shapes she wanted and we cut them all out
we had to keep smooshing the dough and the rolling to be able to cut more shapes she thought this was a brilliant idea because we don’t want to waste food
Obviously we had to use the gingerbread man. She then chose a flower shape and a heart shape
most of the finished cookies went home. Grandma didn’t have any icing sugar to decorate but her mummy said she did.
ill share the photos when i get them
Final verdict on how it tasted.
a big thumbs up
I’ll have to work out what we can make next week and make sure to have all the ingredients
I’ve been MIA lately as I was a tad anxious. A few weeks ago I had my regular, every two years, breast scan.
every woman over Fifty gets reminded that she’s due.
well off i went to get the girls squished and checked.
usually that’s it. Come back in two years
but not this year
i received a text message saying could I please ring Breastscreen Victoria to book an appointment to discuss and do a more thorough assessment.
as you can imagine, it wasn’t a welcome texted at all.
so this morning we headed off early to the breastscreen section at Monash Bentley.
after filling in forms and donning that sexy and then hospital gown, I had a second lot of squishing and squashing of the girls.
then I had a scan. The kind you have when you’re pregnant.
after all that I was given the all clear. They did show me, on the scan pictures, what they had found.
it was a tiny, but perfect circle.
the final diagnosis. It’s a cyst.
huge sigh of relief.
im so very grateful that we are all screened regularly and the medical staff are so per finicky.
this tiny spot could have been something evil and it would of remained undetected for a while. You can’t feel it at the moment.
im especially grateful that all the poking and prodding is totally free.
if I had to pay for all this I can guarantee I would of had it as I wouldn’t of afforded it
i do feel so much better now.
Friday started as usual with Ana arriving
she didn’t want breakfast because apparently she already had some but she did want the little bricks
that’s code for Nutri grain lol
she eats them without milk
she then asked to watch the demon hunters I know sounds terrible but it’s not it’s a cartoon movie with a good message and lots of pop music. Her big cousins introduced her to it, they know all the words and sing along, and now she’s obsessed
we only watched it once then we were back to Gabbys dollhouse and bluey
nails were painted
didn’t get a shot of her feet
and crafting
these are out of order don’t know how to fix it
any way grandma had to come and craft with her
I drew a farm house and added animals in the paddocks
Ana wanted to do the same so I drew the farmhouse for her
she saw the smilie faces and just went with that. Animals are just too much work I guess
not to scale lol
I got a smiley face from Ana because I did a good job
that tub and bags are all stickers
grandma might have a slight problem
she got into it and just kept drawing and adding stickers
once daddy came and took her home hubby picked me up and drove me to the masseuse.
once she’s worked on my I’m actually in more pain so I need someone to drive me home
she cracked my neck so loudly that I honestly thought she had ripped it off!
but last night I fell asleep at 7.30 and woke today at 6.30.
I’ve not slept in weeks and needed it
hopefully I continue to get full night sleep.
today the pain levels are back to very low. I’m still not allowed to do much as the muscles will go back to where
they were and it would all be for nought After a full 24 hours I can get back to doing stuff.
I’ve come home from art and finished the latest painting. If your interested follow the link on my page to see it
I’m now going to put a load of clothes on to wash. I’ll hang them inside as that’s just easier when your not supposed to lift your arms too high
Our weather has always been hit or miss. Melbourne is actually known for having all four seasons in one day!
but, even we are flummoxed by our weather patterns lately.
we had that one nice day, then followed but rain and hail.
Monday was nice but since it’s back to winter
anyone with chronic pain will tell you that this is a recipe for disaster on our poor bodies
yesterday after scrubbing the bathroom my upper back spasmed and my neck and shoulder just froze
thankfully after rubbing anti inflammatory creams and a cocktail of pain meds I was able to finally fall asleep
it’s much improved today but still very tender I had an appointment scheduled with the doctor today . Hopefully she can give me something to take to help with the pain and allow me to sleep
hubby was able to get me in to see my ouchie torturer, masseuse, tomorrow and she will release any pinched nerves and relax the muscles
Ive not had to go and see her for months that’s how well I’ve been coping with the pain Yesterday was almost like it used to be all the time maybe it’s just the universe reminding me how far I’ve come
anyway, the garden is definitely waking up. We have blooms
And we also have food crops starting to take off
asparagus, mulberries and strawberries
with a bit of luck, and some help from Mother Nature, we may be able to start harvesting soon
I hope your having more settled weather patterns than we are
maybe Mother Nature need some HRT
at this point I’m sure it could only help