Holidays

Our kids have been on two weeks holidays from school they go back Monday thank goodness not just for us adults but for the kids I’m sure they all get so board after a week, and when the weather is constantly wet there isn’t a lot they can do.

Again

Oh I do miss coming on line and going through all the sites I enjoy, and also putting a little on my own pages

But these past weeks I have just been so busy with one thing or another and by the time evening comes I am just too exhausted to come on.

With this move all I could get was wireless connection for the net and I don’t like it prefer my broadband, hopefully that will be available here soon.

And on top of this I had to get a new laptop, at least I am happy with that!

Life

Tonight I watched CI on the box it was a documentary about the Snowtown murders in South Australia boy was it an eye opener I heard about it when it happened but didn’t get into all the details, but sat through all the program tonight and it was terrible all the gruesome details those men were sick and getting life was too lenient for them I think
Still making my skin crawl now thinking about it!

At Last

Well haven’t managed to be on here much at all My cold turned out to be a flu and kidney infection, which sent me to bed, kidney is fine now but the flu just lingers on in the background

We have finally settled into the new place though I still haven’t unpacked everything!

My grandson got a fairly decent report last week at his check up he doesn’t have to go back for 8 weeks so I am taking that as good news :-)

It may take me a few weeks to get through everyone’s pages so please bare with me I promise I will be on your page soon

Back

Hi everyone haven’t been on for some time. I have been such a busy beaver. We moved house oh boy is that a upheaval First you have all the packing and you think that’s bad, but boy when you start the unpacking that’s a whole new story

You swear someone has packed more in your boxes as you seem to have so much and just not enough space to put it all Here I am five weeks after the move and still have some things I haven’t unpacked I just have no idea where to put it.

Two weeks after the move someone stole my daughter’s car grrr she did get it back a few days later minus lots.

My grandson is still the same no worse but no better either Im not happy with what’s going on there but not a lot I can do except be there for my daughter and grandson

I took a head cold three weeks ago and still have it now the doc is saying its the flu What ever it is it’s a pain

Well I will catch up with you all soon have a great weekend S W

Quote

There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Health

Well my grandson is really having a time of it and as the time goes on I am just getting angrier. They have been putting off the biopsy for over a month now hoping that his levels would drop (protein), which they haven’t.

Now they say they will test again end of the week and if the level is still the same they will have to do the biopsy

But in the meantime he is not allowed to run around and play with the other kids He hasn’t been to school incase he has a fall or a knock (all work is brought home for him)

I think the biopsy should have been done long ago instead of all this waiting and watching the little lad going up and down with this darned illness.

Below is what he has !

Nephrotic syndrome is a sign that your kidneys are not working right. You have nephrotic syndrome if you have high levels of protein in your urine, low levels of protein in the blood, and high cholesterol.

Nephrotic syndrome is not a disease. It is a warning that something is damaging your kidneys. Without treatment, that problem could cause kidney failure, so it’s important to get treatment right away.

Nephrotic syndrome can occur at any age, but it is most common in children between the ages of 18 months and 8 years.

Shock

Well what a shock I heard the other day from one of my grand kids who is 8 while the class were in the yard doing PT, someone went into there class room and killed there goldfish, by cutting them up into pieces with scissors. Placing some of the pieces on the teacher’s desk!

I have been thinking since then what on earth would cause a child to do such an act I am truly at a lose!

What is this child seeing in his or her home? I can only assume it has to have some reflection on how this child has acted

Happy Mothers Day

Hope all the mothers here had a lovely day today :-)

Funny

Recipes

Serves 4

Cooking Time Prep time 5 mins, cook 20 mins

125 ml	(½ cup) olive oil
2	eggplants, cut widthways into 1 cm-thick slices (you need 20 slices)
4	(80gm each) buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced
1/3 cup	(loosely packed) oregano leaves
260 gm	(1 cup) passata
To serve:	rocket and parmesan salad
Parmesan crumbs
25 gm	(½ cup) coarse fresh breadcrumbs
¼ cup	(20gm) finely grated parmesan
1 tbsp	olive oil

1	Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan, fry half the eggplant slices over high heat, turning frequently, until golden and cooked through (4-5 minutes). Drain on absorbent paper. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Repeat with remaining olive oil and eggplant slices.
2	Preheat oven to 200C. Place 4 rounds of eggplant in a small roasting pan, top each with mozzarella, scatter with oregano. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices, mozzarella and oregano, alternating layers and finishing with mozzarella. Pour passata around eggplant and bake until cheese has melted (5-7 minutes).
3	Meanwhile, for parmesan crumbs, combine breadcrumbs and parmesan on an oven tray, drizzle with olive oil and season to taste. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden (5 minutes).
4	Serve eggplant, scattered with parmesan crumbs, with rocket and parmesan salad to the side.

Spatchcocks with fresh garlic, fennel and peas

Serves 4
Cooking Time prep time 5 mins, cook 50 mins

4	spatchcock, butterflied and halved
6 cloves	garlic, thinly sliced
6	spring onions, cut in half crossways
6 (about 550gm) bulbs	baby fennel, quartered
250ml (1 cup)	dry white wine
60ml (¼ cup)	extra-virgin olive oil
400 gm	podded peas, cooked
1 tbsp	finely chopped mint

1	Preheat oven to 200C. Place spatchcock in an ovenproof dish and scatter with garlic, fennel and spring onions. Pour over wine and olive oil and season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and bake for 40 minutes.
2	Stir in peas and mint and cook for a further 10 minutes before serving.

Colours

The Colours of Love

Blue...
for the times we are apart for whatever reason, however long...

Yellow...
For the sunshine in your smiles....

Green...
For the "spring" in your step when you see me...

Silver...
For the gleam in your eye....

Red...
For when you blush when caught doing something sweet...

Purple...
For the vibrancy in your laughter...

Gold...
For how you enrich my life....

The Colours of Love Merge to form a magnificant rainbow Of dreams, wishes, wants and needs All brought true by you.....

vjr i_want April 2nd, 2000

Poems

DOORS A heart has many doors, each leading to different worlds; behind each of the doors lie many secrets, most of which will never be told. Although they wish to be told, the doors are locked tightly. The only key is the strength and will of that person; and sometimes the person is too afraid of what might happen if a door swings open, revealing one of their precious secrets. They never have the chance to experience life, love, or dreams. They never really become alive. All doors are eventually unlocked. By Jen

Locking The Door

Locking the door from inside Writing poems The door is often knocked upon Interrupting my stream of thought. Again, it was my sons, nobody else. They ignored all the other open doors, But they wanted to come in here. It was as if they were spying on me. Suddenly, the thought comes to my mind Thank God, they're not willing To go through open doors. My sons-Orkhan! Pasha! Azar! If you see that I haven't open the door, Go ahead and break down the closed door.

By

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Hi people just want some input here what do all of you think of Paris?

Is it the city of romance or what?

Fun

Good site this one for checking what you really know :-)



http://www.usefultrivia.com/geography_trivia/

Fun

Funny Names Unless One of Them is Yours

Ann Teak Anna Thesia Anne Chovie Annie Mayshun April Raines Ari Verderci

Hedy Stuff Heidi Hoe Helen Back Helena Hanbaskett Herb E. Vore

King Fisher Lady Bugg Lord Nose Ma Sheti Maestro Blite Maid Abubu

Major Ett Mamma Mea Master Bates

Robin Cheet Rod N. Reel Ron Chee

go here and see lots


http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/FunWithNames.htm

Houses of Colour

A few years ago I done a little traveling and seen some beautiful places
The coloured houses especially I found them so beautiful and one day would love to live in a place like one of these images filled with such beauty!






I seen some places in the UK had adopted the bright colour schemes but I didn't like it there at all they looked a bit too gaudy for me!

Fun

A great link this good to do with the kids and grand kids

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/europenew.html

Have fun with it :-)

Ideas

Some good ideas here

http://www.gadget4girls.com/kitchen_gadgets/

Cutting Scale 2006 - an amazing Kitchen Gadget

I've noticed more than once that I like multifunctional gadgets and electronic devices. And if these have a cute design besides plenty of features, than I just love these gadgets.
Today I'll present you the concept of the device that features both functionality and amazing design.


Pylones Mini Refrigerators. This would be perfect for girls who like spending time on a blanket somewhere far away. There is actually a drawback of such far-away-in-the-nature picnics: you'll need a car, so you could plug the fridge into the DC power supply of your car. On the other hand you'll always have a fridge at hand and all the food and drinks will be stored in safe coolness.

Interesting

Heres a good link might be useful to some of you :-)

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/