Trill, can I have your cookie recipes please? I'm down to make cookies for our guide fete stall in a couple of weeks, so far I'm doing Anzacs but they sold so well last year I'm thinking I should diversify. A bit of ribbon to joosh them up a bit and we'll make a mint!
MD, I hope you have a great night together as a family when DH gets home. I am sure that he will be so happy to see you all and so grateful for the fantastic job you have done since he has been away. You have managed so much better than I would have in your position, you should be very proud of yourself for being such a great mummy to H and E They are all lucky to have you.
BTW, enjoy your belated birthday present lol
Of course I can give you the recipes MD! They are soo yummy.
Mini M&M Cookies
125 grams butter (butter-butter, not marg)
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (not tightly packed)
1 egg and a dash of vanilla
Cream the above ingredients with an electric mixer (or IN one if you have one) and then add:
1 3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup crushed nuts (optional - I left these out)
1/2 cup mini M&M or 2/3 cup if you don't add nuts.
Mix with a spoon.
Put the mix in the fridge for 1/2 hr if it's too moist (I didn't and it was a hot day here yesterday too - it was 'just right'). Roll into small balls the size of a large walnut, press slightly and cook at 180 deg (160 for fan forced) for 12-14 mins.
I got 21, but you could stretch it to 24 if you make them all slightly smaller.
Best Chocolate Chip cookies
You will need:
250g softened butter-butter
1 cup caster sugar
1 1.5 cups brown sugar (again not tightly packed)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
3 1.4 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
3 tsp hot water
375g dark choc bits (<- I used half and half milk and white choc chips)
125g (1cup) chopped walnuts (<- I used pecans and I think it had a far better result than the walnuts would have)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 180 deg (or 160 fan forced).
Cream the butter and sugars. Beat the eggs in one at a time then stir in the vanilla.
Dissolve bicarb in the hot water and add to the mixture. Stir in flour, chocolate and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased baking trays (<- this makes a large biscuit around 7cm diameter, so you could make them smaller and you would get more that way)
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until edges are nicely browned (<- this gives you a rather soft and chewy cookie. I did some at this time and then others for a few minutes longer and they were better, so I put the first lot back in to crisp them up a bit more)
You should get 4 dozen cookies, but if you make them smaller you will get more.
hello everyone,
well all bets are off this month af came last night.. i actually dont feel that dissapointed.. i just wanna go with the flow and when it happens it happens kinda thing like i said before i was pretty sure wed missed the fertile window for that month anyway..
well were off to baby book and rhyme time at the library this morning.. still needa find one more thing i think lol we have that on a monday and gymbaroo on thursdays and then every second friday my mum takes asha but that kinda leaves tuesday and wednesday, do u think thats a too big a gap? haha spose i needa be home to clean the house at some point haha..
sherie - presentation was boring lol like all presentations are, we got tracksuit pants like i said but we had to try them on and then theyre getting sent off to have our names put on them etc, a pen and some socks lol exciting stuff!! haha.. those cookies sound sooo yummy!!!
md - i second arte how exciting dh is comig hooooommmmeeee!!!!! and well done on being such a fantastic mummy!!
hi to everyone else, i did read but cant remember anything haha
hello all!!
i have missed so much...
firstly i am sure md's Dh is coming home today!! YAY!!! enjoy your family time (will he get a few days off) and relax - i hope you get some wel deserved time to yourself. you have done so well, much admiration from me!
I so hear you all on needing the time out. in some ways i guess i am lucky i am back at work, in some way that is time out but then again i have so many request on my time and so much to manage we all need a break at times. i am thinking of making some mumma time a regular thing.. i do a coffee on thu morning before work by myefl which is nice, after i drop N at care.
MM i hear you on the mem fox stuff - i get what the others are saying re her intentions but it still doesnt help the mother guilt. i am supportive of whatever choices ppl make for their families, you never know what the underlying reason are for decisions so who are we to judge. for example, what does 'need to work' mean? for mental health reasons? financial only? career? balance in life? expectations of self? what abotu if tyou need time out for other reasons not work? some of us dont have family help? some couples need the time out together? etc etc etc... i think that research is thwre for us all to read and balance our decisios on but once a decision is made we should support all families in the choices they make... anyway i hope i havent offended anyone, it is a sensitive pt for me... esp as i heard another person on the weekend say ' i dont agree with putting your child in care, i mean no judgement but i had my kids to LOVE them'.. WTF!! and that i after one of DHs friends quizzed me on my work last weekend and said 'wow you are really rising through the organisation... but how can you leave your child' education to someone else??' ok vent over... sorry girls that rant prob doesnt belong here...
Noni sorry this wasnt your month, not mine either i think but am waiting for AF and temps doing v bizarre things...
Clare WOOOO HOOO on L's walking!
Cally - glad she i settling in more. how is work going?
ok better go, lots of work to do before i 'rescue' N from care LOL!
back later
Pregpan, totally agree on what you're saying about cc, esp the point about supporting families in whatever way they need. I can't believe ppl are so insensitive as to quiz you on your choices...It just goes to show that it might be 2008 but there's still plenty of 1951 walking around inside ppls heads!! I had an interesting convo with the FDC lady this am about how I'm completely hanging to have DH home and how I really need time out, but she never really felt that way when her DH was working away, and she never felt the need for time out cos she is really energised by the time she spends with kids. I told her that is her gift to the world, mine obviously lies elsewhere . Gotta have my 'me' time. My point is we all bring what we bring to the planet, for some of us that means sharing the care of our children with others so we can get on with what we're here for, and for some of us it's caring for those children that is our most precious contribution.
Noni - I hope AF isn't too rough on you. Just remember it's your body's way of getting ready to receive a new little life!!
Aww thanks everyone. It's still 12 or so hours until DH gets home, I don't know if I can maintain this level of excitement too much longer ! Going to the flicks today to distract myself followed by a last little burst of retail therapy. Gotta admire my own style
Thanks Trill, I'm going to print those up, they sound pretty easy, my Kenwood will make short work of it!
MD, I can see your excitement being overtaken by anxiety and 'I wish the time would go quicker' thoughts. I'm so excited that he's coming home just so he can see how much Miss E's grown kwim? You know what you said about there being a little too much 1951 in people's heads? I think you're right - especially among older people and the last of the pre-baby boomers. Like my nan for example. My Cousin has a 10mth old DS and she's recently gone back to work full time and put him daycare for the reason that her DH doesn't earn enough to keep her in the way she would like to be kept (<- yes, she actually did say that, she's always been very much the McMansion type person) and Nan went right off at her, called her all sorts of nasty things and said what was the point in having children if you weren't going to look after them yourself and said to me the other day that she wishes she could go to his daycare and take him home with her. So while it's not something I would choose to do (and am thankful everyday we are in a position where I don't have to work) it's not my place to ever say anything about someone else's choices.
Pregpan, vent away all you like about it. That was way out of line for that person to say that to you
MD: this is me doin' ma happy dance for ya LOL! oohhh not long now girl!! what movie are you going to see? wish i was seeing something..instead have a date with the orthodontist..yay for me.
love the idea of making a fortune at a girl guides cookie stall...pure anarchy girl! LOL!
Noni: LOL! we too have tuesday and wednesday free!! what's up with that?! LOL!
PP:i hear ya too. we have been lucky that ppl have been supportive of our choice. (or at least, that's how i am gonna see it LOL!). like you said we have no family around to help out, our 'village' is abandoned so to speak. so yeah, L is off to kindy for 2 days (3 next year). but in all reality, we searched high and low for a positive environment for her. it was not an easy decision, but when we saw the place she's at, we jumped at the chance. every second thursday we both take the day off and have a date day together while L is at kindy. zero guilt. i see it as a crucial part of our family relationship, it helps DH and i have time together as a couple, so that we can be united as a whole in raising our girl, this is the only way we found possible for us.
Sherie: O....M....G i sooo need to eat those cookies!!
Kate: oooh you are soo right. yesterday we were at our friends house and L grabbed the HOT cup of tea from the edge of the table!! so freaked out, but luckily only little drops got on her tootsies, the rest she managed to spill on the chair (phew!). so yeah, need to reassess the table configurations....
AFM: well all good here. DH is on the last but one trip to the gong (YIPEEEEE!!!) tomorrow. so am totally stoked. we have been looking for houses...so saw one dive after another. i thought that 500K could get you at least a step up from a dive, but no. ho hum.
L is blazing around the place, thinking (or rather knowing) that she is the beez kneez with all this walking jazz. mwahh my gal is growing up! Poor DH is getting so clucky ATM. he is stopping ppl in the street to have a look at newborn bubs....and gets all teary at movies with bubbies being born (we saw Juno 2 nights ago...). oh and he kept patting and admiring our friends gorgeous 35 week belly!! LOL! i guess i feel flattered that despite the huge culture shock that a new bubs brings, that he still likes the idea of going again!
MD- No more sleeps! I bet you can't believe the day has finally come. I think you should write a book, not about DH being away , just about something, you have the most amazing way with words. I can never put my thoughts into words as succinctly, you never fail to impress me with the things you say and advice you give. I wish i was half as good with english! The stupid thing is i have no probelms IRL, but when it come to typing, i think i am a dud! lol
I think at Sep babies mums' are baking cookies today! Well i am anyway. Thanks Trillian. DH got home from the paddock at 11pm last night. There always seems to be somekind of breakdown or diaster when it comes to cutting crops. I 'think' they have finished for now. Woohoo, i can see my husband again!
Bummer nonie. at least you get to do a little more trying.
MD - YAY, the day has finally arrived - although based on previous experience we shouldn't get too excited until his feet hit the airport in Canberra. Enjoy your movie
Rainy - it was only my idea to sew the ribbon on the hat, my mum did the actual sewing! We have an Oobi hat too (it came with toggles which is where I got the idea from) and it doesn't seem to sit on her head very well. But it looks lovely with her matching bloomers!
PP - I can't believe someone said that to you about sending N to care! How rude. Yes I feel guilty about sending K to care, but she is getting a very different sort of stimulation there during the week and has plenty of fun time with us on the weekends. Work is going well, I think I have settled in now.
Clare - so are you staying in Melb?
Trill - mmm cookies......
Well we're heading up for a very quick trip to Canberra on Wed. DH is seeing a surgeon about his finger, fingers crossed it doesn't need surgery and they just redo the spint. K and I are going too - mainly to buy her shoes! Yes, she has been walking for 3 months and still doesn't own a pair of shoes. Her soles must be nice and tough though!
good morning everyone
went to the ob this morning, everything is looking good with little j
then went for a bit of retail therapy but i couldn't find anything to buy. can you believe it? i think i'm so used to being a tightwad and not spending any money that i can't get into the groove of just wasting money anymore iykwim? anyway lewis fell asleep in the pram so i went for one of those chinese shoulder massages...heaven....lewis woke up half way through and i thought he was going to crack it but he just sat there making faces at the guy massaging me. too funny!
eventually i bought myself some undies, a bra and a nightie- just so i didn't leave empty handed.
they had some beautiful stuff in country road but only sizes 6 and 8 left....??
md- i am so frigggin excited for you today girl! enjoy it
ange- glad you've got your dh back. cute pic on fb of lewis going the grope.
pp- tell those ppl to get stuffed. i'm so sick of ppl making our parenting choices their own iykwim? i'm still so upset about my stupid mil telling me what i should and shouldn't be doing. people just need to keep their opinions to themselves.
clare- are you looking for a house in melb or in the gong?
cally- has your oobi hat got the fireworks pattern on it? sooo cute. mine has got bats. it fits him well but his cheeks still seem to get a lot of sun.
Cally and Rainy: yep we are staying in melb!! so happy! it just makes things a wee bit easier for us ATM what with me needing to finish this phd and all...
got terrible endo pain happening again. so over it. have been mastering the crawling around the house (just when my DD decides to abandon it in favour of walking!). so feeling rather sorry for myself. even missing an orthodontic appt.
Clare- that pain sounds shocking. Can you take anything to ease it? How do you look after Leila when you are in that much pain?
Preg- We have eyore (sp?) and a rubber doll in there. When DD wakes up. DH puts in a couple of books and a few toys and she happily plays for half hour or so.
Rainy- I wasn't going to say it looked like he was goingfor the grope! lmao, but that's what i thought.
Cally- How'd you go with the finger? Did you get some shoes? I heard it was good for them to have bare feet for the first couple of months anyway.
Tril- Noice cookies. Thanks! Is Vax a brand of vacuum? Never heard of it.... if it gets spew out of carpet though, i'd rate it.
ange- he was totally going the grope! so obvious...
now any word when our prams come in cos i've just done my tax and am about to be cashed up big time
clare- have you heard about the beautiful eastlink? it has changed our lives....you coud be at melb uni in 50 mins.....
md- hope you're having fun
i've got my new nightie and undies on and i feel very spesh. they're so soft and nice
Rainy: see??!! the shopping trip was worth it! oohh wish i had new nicies!! wahh
ah the good ol' eastlink. so i guess it works then?!
Ange: yeah i have some nurofen, and some backlogs of panadeine forte. but didnt want to take the latter as i was on my own with L and i sometimes get really woozy on it.
man it was shocking trying to look after her as i was prone on the floor for a few hours and of course she wanted to come over for cuddles, but every movement felt like my innards were going to shatter so not a pleasant experience. no, i was really worried, and unfortunately my neighbour is in sydney ATM so didnt even have that backup.
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They are all lucky to have you.
. Gotta have my 'me' time. My point is we all bring what we bring to the planet, for some of us that means sharing the care of our children with others so we can get on with what we're here for, and for some of us it's caring for those children that is our most precious contribution.
I hope AF isn't too rough on you. Just remember it's your body's way of getting ready to receive a new little life!!
! Going to the flicks today to distract myself followed by a last little burst of retail therapy. Gotta admire my own style
I 'think' they have finished for now. Woohoo, i can see my husband again!
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