watchya got cookin'!?

It's that time again... grocery shopping today!

Our menu plan for this week:

T- Tuna Bake
F- Slow-cooked sticky sausages
S- Fish & Chips
S- left overs
M- Corned beef, mash & steamed vegies
T- Corned beef hash cakes with vegies
W- Spaghetti
T- away
F- away
S- away
S- away
M- away
T- Chicken, bean & broadbean soup
W- Lasagne

happy fishy

Our fish, Freckles, has been in a state of depression since his mate Fernando died a few months ago. He would just sit in his little corner, hiding in his plant, and not show any excitement about anything.. even fishy food! He was very sad. And it was making us sad. So we got him so new friends today.

Their names are Filipe and Winky, and they have made Freckles very happy. He hasn’t stopped swimming around since his new mates arrived.

They look like one big happy fishy family already.

I’m glad Freckles is happy again!

I’ve been a-stitching…

Okay… this first one I finished a while ago.. just after Mayana was born I think. But I’m pretty sure I never posted a picture of it.. and it’s way too cute not to share!

Isn’t it beautiful?! I’m lazy and haven’t framed it yet, but it definitely deserves something pretty.

And this I finished on the weekend. Especially for my sister Alexie. Cos she loves him, and likes to think of herself as the future Mrs Efron, and hates Vanessa Hudgens, because she is jealous of her. So yes. I stitched Zac Efron’s face. That is how dedicated I am. My next request is from my brother: A pattern I have recently obtained of ‘The Stig’.

I have a really cute new pattern, which I plan to stitch and frame as a give-away on my blog… so keep an eye out!

Weigh-in…

Bah. Not quite at the 5kg mark. The Mayana-berry weighs 4.950kg. So. Dang. Close.

Still… a gain is a gain. And she did well to gain so well considering all of her ailments these last few weeks.

Next weigh-in, we’ll most definitely be over 5kgs, and if she keeps eating the way she is, she’ll be closer to 5.5! hehe.

If you head over to my Brag Blog, I’ve put up some particularly gorgeous photos of our girl for you to enjoy!

Zoey x

It's Tuesday and I can't wait...

for this afternoon: weigh-in. It's been a fortnight since Mayana's been weighed, and in that time she has had a vomiting bug, needles and a cold.. and about 6 days with hardly any appetite.

So I can't wait to see if there has been a gain, and I'm hoping there has been. If she has tipped the 5kg mark, I will be overjoyed. At last check she was 120g off. Fingers crossed!

See what other people are waiting for at Buttons By Lou Lou

[This photo is of Mayana's first ever weigh-in, about two hours after she was born. 2.33kg]