Catchy Enough To Win

It's a shame, because I love Luke's song a lot.

Luke's Winner's Single

My Boys

Well, I had a lot of posts scheduled when I wrote this, but finally here is a photo of my "boys". The first photo that I thought about posting was of my daughter who just turned 15. I saw the photo of Caroline's daughter and loved it and they are the same age. I finally posted that one, and have another coming of her eldest little sister.

My son sent me this picture, it was a bit of trouble for him as he is studying, well not for much longer this semester. He and his girlfriend went on that weekend excursion to the Botanical Gardens that I have been posting pictures of fairly recently.

I remembered that there was a photo of my other boy too taken this year, so that is great. I don't usually post family pictures. It is a big event having grown sons, and as my youngest will be 18 early next year and was supposed to have gone to uni next year, a great change the first time for me. He will however go the year after all being well.


They both look like my family in the face, and height, but take after their Dad's family in colouring, hair, except for the younger one's nose.

Australian Idol 2008

Did anyone see Idol tonight? Australian Idol has only one week to go for this season. Luke is my favourite. The winners single he sang made me cry. Trouble is that Wes' song is very catchy.

The website doesn't have that yet, maybe they are waiting for the time differences on the west coast. The video above is another song Luke sung recently.

I think I will post this in a couple of hours in case it is a spoiler.

In 4 1/2 hours from this posting I will be half of 90!

More Microwave Cakes

This particular cake we made before I found the recipe again!


Little Icecream Cone Cakes

A packet cake is a handy back-up as a snack. Prepared batter will keep for one month in the refrigerator if tightly covered.

Ingredients:
1 flat-bottomed ice-cream cone
2 tablespoons cake batter
hundreds and thousands for decorating

Method:

Two-thirds fill ice-cream cone with cake batter.
Place cone off the centre of the turntable and microwave on High (90-100%) for 20-30 seconds. Cake should rise above sides of cone.

Stand for 30 seconds, then sprinkle with hundreds and thousands.

Variation:

Microwave 2 cones for 45 seconds on High
3 cones for 1 minute on high
4 cones for 1 1/4 minutes on high.

From: Microwave Cooking for Babies & Toddlers by Virginia Hill

(I have an older version of the book, and I recommend reading it.)

Menu Plan Monday ~ November 17

Monday ~ Sausages & Baked Beans
Tuesday ~ Thai Spicy Minced Pork
Wednesday ~ Moroccan Sweet Potato , Carrot & Chickpea Soup
Thursday ~ Pasta with Marinated Feta, Pancetta and Lentils
Friday ~ Sausage & Egg Pie and Chips
Saturday ~ Pork & Tamerind Curry
Sunday ~ Spicy Tomato Spaghetti with Beans


Last week we enjoyed the three new recipes, Cheesey Chicken Pasta Bake Lamb Feta & Herb Pasta and Stir-fried Lamb, Vegetable & Noodles, photographed for kitchen poetry.

Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY Sunday...

Outside My Window... it is dark

I am thinking... a lot less than I was before the kids went to bed, I felt I had things to get off my chest, but they are gone now

I am thankful for... my daughter encouraging my eldest daughter to go to the pool with her

From the kitchen... a beautiful modern version of egg & bacon pie

I am wearing... a new My Size t-shirt blue, and my faithful jeans

I am creating... too many posts, (sorry)

I am going... to the library sometime

I am reading... in between books, maybe I will read an Emilie Richards book that is not about quilts

I am hoping... I feel more myself soon

I am hearing... hubby sniffing with hayfever

Around the house... ballet clothes hanging to dry again

One of my favorite things... all things ballet

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: thankfully nothing. I want to recover from last week that has flared up the chest trouble I had from the flu during the winter

Here is picture thought I am sharing... we noticed the Mum and baby magpipe out the kitchen window, one had gone to the back of the shed I think