I know Winter is on it's way when...

Soothing cream for my hands. :)

For the last three weeks or so I have noticed a huge difference in my hands after doing dishes... They crack up and go all yuck. The other thing I find is that my fingers split. That is painful... Have allot of cream around the place during Winter for that reason. I am getting better with wearing gloves when doing dishes but have a way to go on the consistency bit... :)

So here is hoping that this Winter, with more cream and my new nightly ritual of creaming myself including elbows, knees and heels I won't suffer so much this year.

Another reason why when the fireplace is crackling up a storm I have a bowl of water on top all the time so that we don't get dehydrated...

Cheers Damaris

Busy, busy, busy week...

Russell's creation for dinner last night. Oh it was GOOOOOD...

This week has been full on... From vet appointments to shopping and going to Toowoomba for the Family Collective meeting to collecting a family portrait that we sat for for $10... Baking in between as well as seeing Timothy at High School so he could show me one of his current projects that he is doing in Music. Very impressive too by the way. :) Boy am I happy that it is Saturday today. Even got to sleep in. Russell got up and got the boys' breakfast and I got to have some time to myself. :)

So it was soooo nice to come home and not have to worry about making dinner last night. I could spend the time with the boys and do a little bit of 'surfin' the net'. Was wonderful...

Russell's creation this time was a Chicken Cottage Pie. I had some left over mashed potato from the morning as some of it went into lunch for Joshua. They were having tuckshop at school and seeing it is not failsafe, his teacher let me bring something in for him instead so he is included as well. :)

It was divine, not only because I didn't have to make it, which off course always helps but because I love Russell's creations. He uses whatever is on hand and makes the most amazing meals out of them. :)

Cheers Damaris

Happy Birthday, even if you are not here...

The beautiful china setting...

The lovingly decorated table...

The yummy Black Forest Cake inside one of the pressies...

Today at Ladies Group we were all trying to surprise one of the Ladies with a surprise Birthday High Tea... Well wasn't it a surprise to us that she didn't come... She was on her way to the coast instead...

So we sang Happy Birthday, cut her cake for her and blew out the candles. We had a ball. Just wish that she had of been able to drop in on her way to the coast... It was all so lovely...

Cheers Damaris

Vet time today...

Look at me Mum: I am relaxing (and showing off my stitches) ... :)

We are off in an hour or so for Toby to get his stitches out from being desexed. Been two weeks and all the healing has been done. :) I reckon he will be happy to see the back of them... lol

Cheers Damaris

Pedicure time...

Myself with Tiffany...

Lisa and her lovely legs...

My beautiful art work... Thanks Tiffany, again. :)

So it was time for Lisa and I to get our feet done again. Woohoo I say. I love it there. Tiffany and her mum Tammy looked after us once again and this time we were in for a treat. Tiffany was having a discount day so Lisa and I ended up having Deluxe Pedicures. Oh how divine was it??? Yep it was awesome. And NO I don't get paid for saying that it is a great place to go...

Being a carer of a child with disabilities, you don't get a chance to go out much... So when I have the pocket money saved up I go and spoil myself. I used to spend it on the house, garden, dogs, the boys or Russell but these days I tend to lean towards spoiling myself... And why not I say. :)

Tiffany ended up painting a lovely creation on my two big toes as you can see in the picture above.

I was also rather happy to find out that after Tiffany has only been open for about six months that she has already been chosen for an award. It is the 2010 Business Excellence Awards and she is a finalist for the 'New Business' section. How cool is that??? She so deserves it as there is no one like her at all in Warwick. I am soooo glad that she came. Oh, did I say that already??? Well I mean it. I love her being here and love her massage chair. Still not big enough to fit in my car though. Bummer that. :)

We also went to Bryson's for brekkie which was wonderful. We love our open grill sandwiches there and they make the best 1/4 strength Latte for me. :)

Cheers Damaris

Where to nap when it is cold...

Nap time at 9:30am. lol

My three little darlings... Bailey, Nova and Toby... After a lovely night's sleep one must follow it up with lots of naps. :) So where does one go when it is too cold outside but just right inside??? At the front door in the sun off course. :) Aren't they cute??? I know I am sooooo biased but we just love them all to bits.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday. Russell and I are baking up a storm in the kitchen as we speak... Will post photos this week. :)

Cheers Damaris

Our last meal... with amines for now that is...

Wrap it up and down the hatch... lol

Russell made Burritos for dinner last night. Had iceberg lettuce, cheese, mince with shallots. It was so easy to prepare and make but oh so yummm.

We are going back to failsafe from tomorrow. There is a heap of Banana and choc chip ice cream we have to consume first... Russell made that yesterday too. :)

Then, once we are on an even keel I want to try amines again but differently this time. I will weigh the amounts of amines consumed by each of us. I will also do one at a time and not three at once. This way we may be reacting to bananas and not the cheese or pure cocoa. That sort of thing. Keep an exact diary not just a meal plan of what we have. I want to do this once and once only and therefore might as well do it right. :)

Here is hoping...

Cheers Damaris