MickeyMom76
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YIKES!BIG snake - it had to be at least 1.5 metres long!!
YIKES!BIG snake - it had to be at least 1.5 metres long!!
Love this idea! And I'm not much of a fish person (love other seafood though), but I want to try your salmon recipe. I keep meaning to give Salmon a try, but wasn't sure what to do with it. So thanks for the recipe and the tip to ask for it without skin!Topic Thursday
Taking some inspiration from some posts this week.... lets share a favourite healthy recipe - it might help us to try something new that becomes an old favorite
OMG - I was just about to post the topic of the day when I could hear my neighbour outside and then she banged on my door - I opened to find her with a broom and serval other neighbours trying to shuffle a BIG snake away from our townhouses - it had to be at least 1.5 metres long!!!! It is not as far as I would like it to be, it went into a tree 6 houses down One of the neighbours said they had one in their back yard earlier this week. We back onto a little nature reserve - I have been here a year and had not seen any yet! The is construction going on in areas near us where they have knocked down bush - so they have probably moved on from their old habitat - but I don't want them in mine! We are a little sad about them knocking down so many trees in the area as they are taking away Kangaroo habitat. This will make you think of the typical Australia but where we are Kangaroos are regular visitors at my kids school and the University next door - but their numbers are getting less due to habitat loss
As long as my headache goes away I will be able to get to the rec Saturday and Sunday.
Got together with some good friends today to see a movie and then a long lunch to talk and catch up (the joys of retirement!). Not much of anything else planned but hope to get a couple small projects done. Since today is Friday, it’s martini night! So looking forward to sitting in front of the fireplace with my drink and a good book!
Have a great weekend everyone!
How are you going to make the most of the last weekend of February ?
My son had his last middle school basketball game today (he was able to get in for the last 3 games of the season after getting his cast off). Following the game, they had a team party. Then it was quickly home for dinner and changing to get ready for the middle school band concert (daughter plays flute, son plays percussion). Now that we're home from all those activities, he is off to a sleepover birthday party for his best friend. Daughter is planning on going ice skating tomorrow with friends. What a busy life these teenagers have! But the nice part was that I took a half day from work today and my husband had off, so we met for lunch before all the craziness started tonight. Was nice to take a little adult time.AAAAhhhhh Free For All Friday...
How are you going to make the most of the last weekend of February ?
Let's chat it up about anything on your mind over the next few days
AAAAhhhhh Free For All Friday...
How are you going to make the most of the last weekend of February ?
Let's chat it up about anything on your mind over the next few days
Friday was a slow start or at least getting my family moving. Went into one town near me and got the files from the 4-H office for both large (think cows and sheep and other farm animals) and small (think more rabbits, cats, dogs and other pets) animal Skill-a-thon practice for our club. Went to the ceramic shop where DH and 14 year old went in and dropped off her frog to be fired and picked up her mushroom and some paints. Stopped by Panda Express and got some food through the drive through as there was not enough time to go in and eat and still make it to the town on the other side of where we live to meet the person unlocking the building where the practice was being held. DH said not to spend the money getting him something to eat as he would wait till we got home, We got a kids meal with rice, teryaki chicken and apple juice for 11 year old (she ate most of the rice), drank her juice and of course ate the chocolate chip cookie. DH ate the chicken and the rice she didn't eat. 14 year old had rice with orange chicken, teryaki chicken and brocolli beef. I had the noodles with mushroom chicken, broccoli beef, and honey walnut shrimp. We waited and ate at the meeting location. We sat the first table up with some chairs and the girls started eating while DH set up the rest of the tables and the chairs and I put what ended up being 2 large and 2 small animal stations on each table. Once that was done I sat down and ate myself. We ended up with just a friend of mine who is also in our homeschool group and her kids coming. They are younger so we only did a few of them. They had fun matching dog breed names to pictures of the dogs. I am going to keep the files for a while instead of taking them back to the office next week so we can get together one or two days in the next week or two to go over a few more of them. Came home and decided to see what my measurements were as I had last done them in early September at the end of the a Trim and Burn challenge I participated in. I was not able to find what my numbers were that time and I forgot to write down what my hip one was last night before I trimmed the next one off my string of yarn that I am using to show how much I have eliminated . No changes from then on bust and waist so those I know. I am guessing that I have eliminated another 2 inches at least on my hips for a total of 5 inches. I have eliminated 2.75 inches off my bust and 1.5 inches off my waist since early August so far. Clothing has dropped a size in all catagories though there is still a 3 size difference between my hip and waist measurements for my bottoms and even more of a difference between the bottom and the top for dresses. Guess who is not wearing dresses unless she sews them or gets someone else to do it for her. I am fine for a while with only eliminating inches from my hips as that is where I need to permanantly remove the most.
Today DH and my Dad went over the car and discovered that it is the master break cylinder and the hydro vac that is causing the leaking of break fluid. I am going to have to call around to a few places and get some prices for the parts.
For the rest of the day we have a 4-H photography meeting and then going out to a friend's neighborhood to go around and see if the girls can sell any 4-H fruit.
Started the weekend off today at "Accepted Students Day" at a college DS is considering - lots of healthy walking in the sunshine! We all liked the school, and it is one of his two front-runners.
My son had his last middle school basketball game today (he was able to get in for the last 3 games of the season after getting his cast off).
What a busy life these teenagers have!
PS- You're Australian, you're not supposed to be scared of giant snakes!!! You're supposed either adopt them as pets, or cook them on the barbie!!! Get with the stereotype!!! ;P
Even though it's early, I'm going to bed. Listening, and talking, and sitting all day has exhausted me.
You are definitely not alone with that goal this month - a few of us are focused on improving our water intake