it's that time of the year...

So christmas is not that far away. I have to say since having kids i enjoy christmas so much more. I love to see the look on the kids faces as they open their presents. To me that is the best present. Last year Phoebe was only 4 mths old, this year she will be 16mths old..old enough to get excited. The kids have changed so much since last xmas. Phoebe is not a baby anymore and ollie is such a little boy these days.

We have the xmas tree up already and lights in the loungeroom window. I can't wait to see the kids play with pressies. we thought long and hard as to what should get them. I only hope that they love them.

No ordinary chore.

So it's time for another post and i have no idea what to write about.I think cooking is appropriate considering junior masterchef just finished up. All I can say is WOW the skill those kids have are incredible. It makes me look forward to one day cooking with my kids.


I love to cook and I cook with love. It is my therapy, when i am stressed it makes things better. I think it is the sense of accomplisment. I start with ingredients and end up with a meal. At the moment it has been pavlova, recently for dinner parties i leave the fruit off so people can choose their own. It is easier that way as we all have different tastes. The recipe is a Julie Goodwin recipe and it never fails me. Julie Goodwin is my inspiration, an ordinary mum cooking dinner for her family.I love her recipes they simple, down to earth recipes. it is rather late and i had better get some sleep.