Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Mini Pizzas for the Air Fryer

 This recipe is so easy, even the kids could do it!


All you need is:


Shredded Ham

Shredded Mozzarella (or pizza cheese)

Muffins

Pizza Sauce 

Pineapple Pieces


Spread pizza sauce onto muffins, 

add a sprinkle of ham, pineapple and then top it with cheese.


Bake on 200 degrees celsius for 5-7 minutes until cheese is golden.


And enjoy!






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Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Cat Mum

 I don't know why I write a lot about the most demanding boy in our home, Altuis but here I am today willing to tell you a little bit about this sweet boy of ours life.

Altius was born in Ballan on 26/10/2011

Altuis along with his brother Matthias joined our home on the 3rd of December 2011.

While they were brothers they could not be more different in personality, with Altius being the dare devil, always prowling around and pouncing onto his brother while Matthias was more gentle and affectionate, always wanting to be close to me or one of the kids. 

My son Jiedyn was 5yo and in Kindergarten while Nevaeh was just a little 2 year old tot.

Our two little kitties enjoyed being around the kids whether they be lounging watching tv in the lounge room, reading books in their rooms, playing with toys or on the swing set and slide in the backyard.

Jie was more soft and kind to the new arrivals where as little Miss Nevaeh had other plans often trying to dress them up, bath them, lock them in cupboards or draws when playing hide and seek or even once coloring them in with texters.

In 2015 our little home of Myself, two kids and two cats where joined with two more kids when I took my sisters two youngest children in and about two months later grew again with me opening my door to my two eldest nieces. 

The cats now had so many people to look up to for love and affection and the kids would often use their pocket money for toys and treats for our beautiful boys.

Sadly in 2015, our littlest boy passed away.

Matthias was burried under our front tree.

Altius seemed a little lost without his brother for a while, but all the kids were there to love on him and made sure he was never alone.

Altius, after Matthias passed actually became more settled and quiet and quite charming. He was never as affectionate as he became after Matthias was gone.

But with everyone there for him he also became more demanding. 

He would meow at the door to go in and out (he was toilet trained to pee and poop outdoors) and would have us all up and down all hours of the night tending to him. 

He also demand fed, so he would meow at one of us at a time to feed him and often times get two-five meals a day which made him a big cat.

In 2020 when my nieces and nephew moved away Altius felt a little lost.

Myself and my children developed depression those first few months and while Altius was so demanding we tried as best we could to be there for him as well as each other.

There has been a lot of changes for our sweet boy including the introduction of my partner.

Altius (and our dog Max) lost rights to my bedroom at night when David moved in, but soon both of them found their new way of life to be just as good with lots more pats and treats from David whom embraced them with open arms.

Next month, Altius will be 13 years old!

He is slowing down and sticking close mostly to David and Jie (whom is now 18yo and still so soft and gentle with Altius).

He has been the one constant apart from me in my childrens lives since we got him as a kitten.

As I watch him slow down, it's hard to know that one day he wont be with us.

And join his brother under the tree in the front yard.

He has been the most loyal, loving, crazy, fun and feisty cat we could have ever asked for.

And we all love him dearly.

More photos can be found on Instagram using these hashtags #AltiasCat and #MatthiasCat

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Monday, 23 September 2024

The Good. The Random. The Fun.

 The Good..


My friend Bree finally marrying the man she loves! And me being able to watch it on YouTube LIVE!!


 The Random..



David taking us out to the movies last Sunday night completely unexpected. 


 The Fun..


Finally levelling up in Pokemon! I think that last level took me over a year.. 


Linking up with.. 

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Friday, 13 September 2024

{Flashback Friday} Our Top 10 Movies!

From a young age my kids loved watching movies. They used to love us pulling our mattress' out into the lounge room for family movie nights and picking their favorite Videos or DVD's. Here are some of my favorite movies when I was under 12yo along with some of theirs under 12 years old.. 


My Top 10 Childhood Movie List:


  1. Mary Poppins
  2. The Wizard of Oz
  3. The Land before Time
  4. Honey, I shrunk the Kids
  5. The Secret Garden
  6. Pippi Longstockings
  7. Who framed Roger Rabbit
  8. Fern Gully 
  9. Curly Sue
  10. A Little Princess

Jie's Top 10 Movies List: 

  1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  2. Ben 10 
  3. Hook
  4. Cars
  5. Antz
  6. Stuart Little
  7. Little Bear/Franklin
  8. Hocus Pocus
  9. Dennis the Menace
  10. Indian in the Cupboard

Nevaeh's Top 10 Movie List:

  1. Babys Day Out
  2. Fly Away Home
  3. Beethoven
  4. Little Foot
  5. Flipper
  6. Beauty and the Beast
  7. 101 Dalmations
  8. Dunston Checks in
  9. The Lion King
  10. Marmaduke  

So many good titles we've watched together. So many good movies. 


What was a movie you remember loving as a child?



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Blueberry and Banana Muffins

 






I got up at 4am, before David’s alarm went off this morning to make him and the kids these blueberry (and banana) muffins for work and school.
You can find the Recipe here 

I’m not always this type of Mum/wifey but when I am, you best believe I do it out of pure love for my family.

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Thursday, 12 September 2024

A day at Bostock Reservoir

Today, the Aboriginal Yarning Circle I host fortnightly met at Bostock Reservoir in Ballan for lunch and a scavenger hunt.. 










The day was so beautiful and peaceful and the weather stayed nice while we were there.

The group enjoyed the day taking home a bag full of goodies!

I love my job and being able to bless my community and enjoy seeing the joy on their faces.

Living with chronic health issues is hard enough so I enjoy being able to be there for and do things with my group and enjoy their life with them while they have it.

Thankful for it all.

 

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Monday, 9 September 2024

Five Minute Dinner

Dinner Rolls
Frankfurts
Cheese

5 minutes in the deep fryer..


Add sauce, mustard and wallah! 


Quickest, Easiest dinner ever.. 

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Thursday, 5 September 2024

The Good. The Random. The Fun.

 The Good. 





The Random.




 The Fun.




Last weekend David and I took our Fridays off to travel out to Warrnambool for a long weekend together! As viewed in the photos above, let me share with you..

The Good: White sheets, extra pillows, sleep ins, homemade waffles for breakfast, watching our teams win, snuggling, enjoying our fave movies, enjoying lunch together, ocean views, cheap Dominos deals, his arms around me, being held, feeling so loved. 

The Random: Wild weather on the one weekend of the month we opted to go away, 90+ km wind gusts, hail, waves bigger than the cabin we stayed in, a freezing cold plunge pool and really crappy service from Red Rooster.

 The Fun: An extra night, The Wolfe Brothers concert, dressing up, high heels on, hair up, hair down, photos in the mirror, feeling pretty, arm in arm, singing, dancing and just enjoying life with the man that I love. 

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