March Madness

Well, we’ve had a great week here, weather glorious, although we had a return to the usual wet today...




Been keeping busy with baby~ she’s growing big, and boy~ getting more homework, baking and making.



Projects completed this past week:

• Baked Hazelnut Cookies (yes they look like dog pooh but they were yummy!)

• Made a Paddy’s Day Banner & matching biscuits (lucky teacher even got one!)

• Dusted off Knitting Needles and have whipped up 3 ears, 2 heads, 2 torsos for Tiny Easter Bunnies

• Cut Out Felt Pieces to make Gio’s belt (from ‘Team Umioomi!!)

• Moved baba to the cot and decorated a space in our room for her

Also may need to start on another knitted cupcake for swap-bot, the last one may be lost somewhere in the post. I’m waiting on a rating...



At the weekend we made the best of the good weather and went to the National Leprechaun Hunt in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital, in Carlingford. 50 leprechauns were hidden up a mountain, each worth a cash sum between 5-100 yoyos. We arrived in good time, for an Irish event, paid our 5 yoyos for our hunting licences and followed the band to the hunting ground.... So far so good...

BUT

What they failed to tell us was that it was about a 2mile trek up the mountain to the big field. This was all well and good for those without kids... Knowing it was in the mountains I had baba in her sling but many Mammies and Daddies were forced to push buggies up tiny stoney, bumpy paths to reach the top. Those of us with younger kids with little legs had to carry and stop for rests (and supplies) every now and then before we reached the hunting ground. This meant that groups of teens and families with older kids reached the destination first and by the time the rest of us arrived most of the lerechains had been found. TBH there wasn’t much ‘finding’ to be done apparently the wee leprechauns were sat out in the open on a first come first served basis.... Not exactly fair for the wee kiddies who were promised a good hunt if they dragged themselves on their wee legs to the top of the hill.... I had a very put out wee man on the way back down the mountain....



Still it was all in aid of a good cause, and we’ll know for next time. At least there’s only one little boy at our exclusive Easter Egg hunt in a few weeks time. He might be in with a chance of finding something then!!!!

Still Stuffed, but Craving Chocolate

Right so today is the first day of the healthier new me ~ my Lenty Be Good~ which will hopefully last beyond Easter....

I'm off chocolate and bread and am only allowed one serving of carbs a day (& a hot chocky in the eve, this is for everyone's sanity not just mine, a total withdrawal might cause total chaos and eventual melt-down of our home...) I'm also vowing to walk for an hour with Baba every morn while the wee man is at school.... (weather permitting) Geesh, I have a lot of conditions on my new 'lifestyle!'

Clare stayed last night and bought me brekkie this morn~ Mmmmm yummy and I was extra naughty as had a second hot choc this eve... To be fair it was a turkish delight flavoured one so I literally only had two sips~ Bleuch, not reccommended!!!

She really enjoyed her egg-free pancakes, her first time ever getting pancakes on pancake day, and we wolfed into the regular eggy version:

I tried a few variations this year which proved a big hit!!
For chocky pancakes I blended hot choc powder and cocoa powder with hot water and mixed into the batter (I never really bother weighing/measuring when making pancake batter, but used about a Tbsp of each to make 8-10 pancakes)
I  also made nutty pancakes and substituted some of the flour for ground hazelnuts, these were fabboo!
Finally I mashed a banana and mixed into some batter, these were a bit lumpy but uber-lip-licking gooood!!

The wee man and me pulled out my moulds for Easter eggs nd found a whole load of fun moulds in the box.
This year be sure to keep any plastic packaging from your Easter eggs, it makes great chocky moulds. Last year the wee fella got a Mr Potato Head Egg from his Granny n GrandDad;

So we kept the tray the eyes etc came in and re-used it this year, Wee man can play mascarades with the pieces, we even gave his sister a full set of teeth at only 4 months old!!!!

Who knows what goodies the Easter bunny will bring this year,

Only 39 more days to go...

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Happy Pancake and Women's Day!!!

2  of my fave things~ Us girlies and yummy scrummy pancakes!!

One of my bestest best buds is coming to visit tonight but is allergic to eggs to I've been looking everywhere for a good pancake recipe containing no eggs,

Here's a brill one:
Art of Dessert

We just did a trial run and D claims they're better than regular pancakes... Hence there only being 4 remaining for Clare~ She better get here quick!!!!

I'm scoffing loads before my lenten diet, I'm off chocky and bread..... We'll see if I can survive the 40 days!!

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