Monday 15 October 2012

Weekend stuff


So how's your weekend been? Ours was full, but good, although at first I did not think so this morning and last nigh, thinking back actually makes me realize it was a good one.

  • Friday night saw me and the hubby out to dinner on our own at our old favorite Tutti Pasta. The food was great - truly the pesto linguine is to dream of. We had such a great evening, talking, having good wine, eating nice food. Lovely stuff
  • Saturday was mostly filled with H doing chores for the house and me minding the kidlets. The Princess had a friend over and they played so nicely together but the weather being rainy caused a few tiffs between the girls and particularly Mr C. 
  • I also baked the kids pancakes (crepes to the US girls) - first time ever I struggled with my dough and the kept breaking. After wasting half the batch of dough I realized what was wrong and at least everybody had a tummy full of pancake yummyness.
  • I went for coffee in the late afternoon with my friend/cousin A - we just sat at a street cafe, chatted and watched the people and cars go by. And had very delicious lemon meringue pie.
  • Saturday night was spent quietly at home watching the rugby. The boys fell asleep in our arms - L in mine and C in Hunter's - it was so special. Does not happen much any more.
  • After church on Sunday we went to visit Hunter's step gran and his uncle that she is visiting with. Family I have not met yet. It was a delightful afternoon with a great very traditional Sunday lunch. The kids got to meet and play with a "new" cousin that's just 2 years older than the Princess.
  • I was dog tired last night and slept like a log.
  • The silkworms are huge and eating us out of our house and mulberry tree. I was so happy to discover a few spinning yesterday morning.
  • Over the weekend I did manage to finish "Me and my sisters" by Sinead Moriarty. A good read - well worth the effort. I really enjoyed it. I have a whole post in my head about discipline and tired moms but am wondering if any of you apart from Marcia have read the book or am planning to?

11 comments:

  1. What a great, peaceful weekend you all had. Yes, those silk worms do eat a lot. My son luckily don't bring them home anymore - yay!

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  2. I love your blog, and that I always end up buying whatever you just finished reading. :)

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    1. You make my heart so happy today! SO read the book so that we can have a chat about it.

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  3. The couple time...the kid time...the family time...the friend time...AND the time for you, reading and sleeping well...that all sounds fantastic!!!

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  4. Each activity flowing to the next with no stress. Thats what the weekend is all about.

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  5. Saw the book and wondered - is it any good?

    We've just acquired silk worms and we are having great fun, it takes me back to my childhood!

    We also had a lovely weekend.

    xx

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  6. Shane would like that book too :)

    I've now read 3, have to read something for a review this week and then this weekend I'm climbing into another Irish one - either hers or Sheila O'Flanagan (bought two of her books about 3 weeks ago)

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  7. hmm, that book looks good, think I may have to give it a go. Glad you had a good weekend, I have to admit to have a thoroughly awesome Sunday! Saturday left a little to be desired but otherwise not bad at all:-) Friends family sunshine and food:-)

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  8. I haven't read it yet, what's it about? Sounds like a really cool weekend. What was the problem with the pancakes?

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    1. A typical sort of family drama. And too much egg- the eggs were jumbos.

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  9. A lovely weekend all in all.

    We came back from Plett, celebrated Kobus jnr's 33rd birthday, and Sunday was a chilled day of doing absolutely nothing.

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