Daisy Chains and Picnics

 25th November 2013

I got this recipe from the Australian woman's weekly book, seriously these are so good I just had to share,  as my youngest doesn't like her fruit mixed with anything I made some with extra chocolate chips. Yogurt, berry & white chocolate muffins recipe Ingredients 225g wholemeal self-raising flour 110g caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 280g low-fat yogurt, I used vanilla flavour. 150g frozen mixed berries 3 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped. ( this can be substituted with milk or dark chocolate) method 1, Turn on oven to 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F,  & let it heat up. Spray a 12 hole muffin tray with cooking oil. 2, Sift flour & sugar into a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients ( make sure the Berries are still frozen), stir with a wooden spoon about 10 times- not too many as the batter should be lumpy. 3, Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan, bake for about 30 minutes. take pan out of oven & leave ...

Miss C came in from the garden today with her hands behind her back & said to me close your eyes & hold out your hands, I have a present for you, she then placed two hand picked flowers in my open hands & told me to open again, wow I said, what have I done to deserve such a special gift, her answer ' just because you're the best mum & I love you to the moon & back', you just can't put a price tag on the sheer innocent joy our precious children bring to our life every day.

 15th November 2013

This year Miss C wanted a couple of friends to go Trick or Treating with her, Halloween is not a big celebrated holiday here but my kids have always got into the Halloween spirit, we did it every year in the UK, so we decided as it was on a school night we would have a Halloween sleepover, her two friends have never done the Halloween thing so they were mega excited, I collected the girls after school & took them home to dress up then took them out trick or treating, they loved it & got plenty of treats, I had been baking & making all day, I strung iced donuts up for them to try & eat without using hands & of course apple bobbing, then we had our Halloween food while watching a movie, then off to bed although I might add not quietly !!!