More TV entertainment fun

It funny they are loving this little spot, its a great height for them to play at and as Lincoln decided a great spot to have a nap.

Busy working

Rob is one of these people who because they get up early through the week they cannot sleep in on the weekend no matter how hard they try, so Alyra an I slept in to 8am an woke to Rob and Lincoln busy at work. Don't ya love Alyra clothing, beanie on side ways clothes over pj's but hey she got her own style

                                         Alyra was like whats going on you started without me

 I'm loving growing  gourds  these two are my favorite they look like a little family

                                                       Almost finished

 This is a to be continued post because we ran out of cement and were about 1 1/2 mtr from the end.

Maybe a Little Bit Extreme

Have you ever had a moment where afterwards or even instantly you think oh my god did i really just do that....
Well Yep i had one of thous moments this week where I was trying to make dinner and the kids were fighting about what they wanted to watch on TV. So I sent them out side to play and grabbed/ yanked the TV form the entertainment unit with the aim of putting it in the spare room for a week or two, so that the could have some TV free time and maybe learn to play together a bit nicer, anyway of cause it didn't go to plan i dropped the TV not from very high 30 cm and it cracked the screen on the inside so the outer glass was fine but the stuff inside was cracked so now we have no TV at all. That night Rob and I discussed it and we have decided its happened for a reason and no we are not going to buy another TV, last year when our clothes dryer broke down we made the same decision and we have survived fine and  when we feel the kids have been good we can always let them watch a DVD on the laptop as a treat. So far I'm amazed that they have quickly gotten over it and they are playing better, and not just them most afternoons while i cooked dinner Rob and the kids would watch TV, since the incident they have been playing out side each afternoon all three on the trampoline or kicking the soccer ball around. I'm actually feeling a bit guilty as we are all interacting as a family so much more now, but the funny thing is before this all happened I felt both Rob and I spent heaps of time interacting with the kids, I think the difference is now its more quality time.
The Entertainment unit now makes a great play area. 

A Little Bit Pretty

Alyra is not a real girly girl and most of her stuff is hand me downs from her brother or stuff that's been given to her so its nice to be able to get something just for her. I got some super cute hair clips for her from Meika-Moo on madeit they were a custom order and were just what we wanted. It was hard to get a good photo as Alyra was more interested in playing but you get the idea.

I Hate Waiting

I'm sure everyone does, Rob had to have a mole removed today but the Doctor wanted to cut it out to get it tested, and robs a wuss when it comes to needle so I was dragged along for moral support, to take advantage of the time we would spend waiting I went to the library borrowed some books, grabbed my knitting and the time went quiet quickly the only problem is we know have to wait a week for the results.. not fun.
(don't ya love my library bag i made it from a pillow i got from the local op shop).

 

 and this pretty girl is the newest addition to our rabbits, we now have two does and one buck, they are the kids pets but they are also meat rabbits we breed from, two are New Zealand  rabbits and the other is a Flemish  X  British they are all giant breeds .

Where to shop

I am getting to a stage where I'm unhappy with shopping at the big shops (Woolworth's, coles and Aldi) but where to shop instead. I buy my meat from my local butcher and my eggs (when my chooks are of the lay) and roasting chooks and the occasional duck are from Nulkaba farm where I have also gotten some laying chooks from recently and also meat chicks. I go to my local fruit and veg shop for fruit, veg and  milk ( which comes from a local dairy). I have also started shopping at Bibina and also Organic feast for certain dry goods, cheeses, herbs etc. And for the last 6 months I have been getting my flour, dried beans, nuts, pulses through my brothers wholesale. I just need to work out where to get toilet paper, tooth paste and I'm sure there is other stuff I cannot think of at the moment. When I think about it my biggest problem is habit its closer for me to just go to my local shops, I need to be more organised and maybe change my menu planning to shop monthly for all dry goods and just shop weekly for fresh fruit and veg , plus meat. Hmm it all seems so much simpler written down.

Home Grown and Buying Local Produce

This  photo makes me kinda sad the last of our home grown garlic

And this one makes me happy the first of our eggs after a long moult and one egg is from one of our new pullets yay.

 These next two photos are and example of what what veggies we are having most night with dinner all from our own garden. We have also started harvesting potatoes, sweet potatoes and eggplant.

 Local eggs, gotta love the price $5.50 a tray and some Quince i got from my local fruit and veg shop, these 3 babies weight in at a total of 2kg.

 The quince's were quickly used to make 3 jars of quince jelly and 5  lots of quince paste (only 4 in the photo as the kids had eaten half of one before it had even cooled).