I, unlike my husband, am not much of a pudding fan. Recently however I found a recipe that I just had to try, and with a few personal touches ( such as the oreos for that crunch element and strawberries to break up that chocolate intensity) I've created what could well be the naughtiest dessert you'll ever eat. Give it a go, I dare you!
ingredients:
500g chocolate brownie, roughly cut up into little pieces (home made or store bought, up to you)
2 pkts chocolate instant pudding, made up, mixed together and refrigerated until set
1 pkt oreos, crushed
500g fresh strawberries, sliced
1 pkt raspberry or blueberry jelly, made up and left to cool in fridge til cold but not set (important as jelly needs to be poured over mix rather than layered)
whipped cream to top
1 flake to sprinkle
-divide each ingredient in two and layer in above order twice in a large trifle bowl (except cream as only one layer is needed for the top).
-top with whipped cream and sprinkled flake
-set in fridge for at least 30 mins or until chilled
enjoy!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Random Shots in Wellington
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
new era!
Today, we three will become four. Ash becomes a big sister and Eden and I go from parents of one to parents of two. Needless to say we are so excited and are just glad the wait is almost over.
When the little girl was born, she had a rough time entering the world. She was born at 7:48pm on October 20th, and not held by me until about 1am the following morning. I had to have a bit of surgery to fix things up which meant it was hours until we got to spend time together. After her first feed, we were placed in our room and spent our first night together. My body was exhausted to say the least! My eyes were so heavy they could hardly stay open. I wanted so badly to sleep but my mind and heart were in a total panic, I kept wondering (well worrying) about how I was going to cope as a mother. Would I do a good enough job? How would we cope as parents? Would we agree on how to raise her?
Two years have passed since Ash joined our family and now that baby number two is about to arrive, I just wanted to say how awesome it has been raising her in that time. She has taught us so much! I hope we have taught her well. At this stage I feel both happy and sad. Its the end of an era for the Joe-fishes. Facing the arrival of a new edition is undoubtedly a huge buzz and we are excited, but it also means saying goodbye to the three of us being just the three of us. Now I'll have to split my attention three ways instead of two. Im sure we'll manage. I sorta miss Ash already knowing I'll have another bub to keep me extra busy, but its time for our family to grow like we always wanted. So, here goes, in a few hours, little boy will be here...its goodbye to our little trio, and hello to becoming a family of four!
When the little girl was born, she had a rough time entering the world. She was born at 7:48pm on October 20th, and not held by me until about 1am the following morning. I had to have a bit of surgery to fix things up which meant it was hours until we got to spend time together. After her first feed, we were placed in our room and spent our first night together. My body was exhausted to say the least! My eyes were so heavy they could hardly stay open. I wanted so badly to sleep but my mind and heart were in a total panic, I kept wondering (well worrying) about how I was going to cope as a mother. Would I do a good enough job? How would we cope as parents? Would we agree on how to raise her?
Two years have passed since Ash joined our family and now that baby number two is about to arrive, I just wanted to say how awesome it has been raising her in that time. She has taught us so much! I hope we have taught her well. At this stage I feel both happy and sad. Its the end of an era for the Joe-fishes. Facing the arrival of a new edition is undoubtedly a huge buzz and we are excited, but it also means saying goodbye to the three of us being just the three of us. Now I'll have to split my attention three ways instead of two. Im sure we'll manage. I sorta miss Ash already knowing I'll have another bub to keep me extra busy, but its time for our family to grow like we always wanted. So, here goes, in a few hours, little boy will be here...its goodbye to our little trio, and hello to becoming a family of four!
Friday, November 7, 2008
My Ash can...
...put her shoes on by herself (the ones without laces atleast), ask for a drink, ask for "kaikais," tell us when shes wet, talk on the phone (she learns from the best), push a chair against the bench to see whats on top, eat with a fork or spoon, put on her seatbelt, take off her clothes for a bath, put on her sunglasses, name at least 30 people in our family, push her doll in a pram, get water from a cooler, help set the table, put away her toys, set up a tea party, carry a doll as a mother would a real baby, despose of nappies correctly, turn on the tv, dvd, computer, light, tap, just about anything that has a switch or tap, brush her teeth, comb her hair, use the toilet (sometimes atleast) call 111 (usually its a fluke that she does this and not very often) say hello and goodbye, tell you shes ok if you ask her "my baby, are you ok?" ask YOU if YOU'RE ok? pat you on the shoulder if you're sad, tell the difference between hot and cold, climb up steps, go down a slide, swing on a swing, find things you've hidden from her, open a lolly wrapper, say please and thank you, eat brocolli, point to different animals and name them, pick out what she wants to wear, tell if you're sad, hug you when you need a hug, help you into your seat if you're not feeling well, open the door (although we try and keep them locked for that very reason), close the door, play nicely, play rough, handle the jandal, cry like a baby, cry out when she needs help, sleep in her own bed at night, find her way to us in the morning, ask for a "bobo," tell you how old she is, count to five if you help her, put shapes into a shape sorter, sing twinkle twinkle little star, sing popcorn popping (with actions) recognise who's talking on the phone (if you're eden, my mum or my grandma) point to her eyes, hair, nose, mouth, teeth etc etc, tell you when she wants to watch elmo, understand if you're angry, or happy, or sad, say "love you!" be lots of fun, be a nuisance, be very naughty,be very good, be funny and caring, and curious and clever. There are so many things our little one can do, most of the time she suprises us, we dont realise how quickly she picks things up! Asher knows there's a bubby in my tummy, but she still hasnt clicked to be gentle. Mostly Asher is the most precious wee thing we've ever been gifted...and we love her to pieces! This entry wasnt made to brag, but rather to remind myself of how Asher was and is as a baby, so we'd always remember how clever she was at such a young age. She can say a whole host of words, so many that we'll have to make another post to list them, perhaps I will some other day. Lastly, Im sure when bubi boy comes she will know how to treat him, the same way that she treats us, with love and kindness and huggles and kisses...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
I like to snap
We have the beach in our back yard!
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I was into turntablism at one stage, til I discovered it was just as fun snappin the tables.
This was snapped purely for fun. I'll admit, I like it, I like it a lot.
(These images have not been resized, click to enlarge at your own risk. :)
Name the location.
Blurred.
I was into turntablism at one stage, til I discovered it was just as fun snappin the tables.
This was snapped purely for fun. I'll admit, I like it, I like it a lot.
(These images have not been resized, click to enlarge at your own risk. :)
The fun trip!
Nine years ago in July, I met Eden. The one who fit my vision of what was tall dark and handsome. I was only 18 at that time, he would be 22 the following January.
Everything happened so fast. We got together, dated, broke up, spent a LOT of time together, spent even more time apart. Our meeting eachother was for lack of a better description, a set up. My very good friend who was inlike with Ed's older brother, made sure we met and talked at a YSA dance in Totara Park. I remember the dance but I dont remember anything more said than "hello". Needless to say, our paths crossed numerous times from that point on and every moment we then spent together would literally make up the story of our lives.
Three years ago, I met Eden, again. This time, at the temple, where we were married. When our invited guests left us in the sealing room, we stood together and cried. Now everyone knows.
Two years ago, I was in hospital. Asher was 3 weeks old. I was an emotional wreck. I was excited, scared, extremely overwhelmed and feeling grossly inadequate. I had to convince myself I was going to know what to do with this tiny bub. It turns out I did know. She has grown so fast and teaches me simple lessons each day.
In eight weeks time, we will become the parents of two. I wonder how I will cope. Two little people needing my attention. I think of the women I know with even more kids. How did they do it? There is definitly something built in to women that gives them the ability to raise children, otherwise I would not have come this far.
Man what a trip this is turning out to be! Our family is growing! We are having sooooo much fun! We have tea parties with our little princess while she wears her fairy wings and we go on date nights when we can. We have barbeques with the in-laws on the weekends and we spend our Monday nights singing primary songs and playing games. We're not perfect, but we learn to get on with it. Its just us trying to make the most of life I guess, otherwise, what's the point of it all??
Everything happened so fast. We got together, dated, broke up, spent a LOT of time together, spent even more time apart. Our meeting eachother was for lack of a better description, a set up. My very good friend who was inlike with Ed's older brother, made sure we met and talked at a YSA dance in Totara Park. I remember the dance but I dont remember anything more said than "hello". Needless to say, our paths crossed numerous times from that point on and every moment we then spent together would literally make up the story of our lives.
Three years ago, I met Eden, again. This time, at the temple, where we were married. When our invited guests left us in the sealing room, we stood together and cried. Now everyone knows.
Two years ago, I was in hospital. Asher was 3 weeks old. I was an emotional wreck. I was excited, scared, extremely overwhelmed and feeling grossly inadequate. I had to convince myself I was going to know what to do with this tiny bub. It turns out I did know. She has grown so fast and teaches me simple lessons each day.
In eight weeks time, we will become the parents of two. I wonder how I will cope. Two little people needing my attention. I think of the women I know with even more kids. How did they do it? There is definitly something built in to women that gives them the ability to raise children, otherwise I would not have come this far.
Man what a trip this is turning out to be! Our family is growing! We are having sooooo much fun! We have tea parties with our little princess while she wears her fairy wings and we go on date nights when we can. We have barbeques with the in-laws on the weekends and we spend our Monday nights singing primary songs and playing games. We're not perfect, but we learn to get on with it. Its just us trying to make the most of life I guess, otherwise, what's the point of it all??
Dont Eat Pete!
Ever played "Dont Eat Pete"?? The game where you try and eat as many M&Ms off of a plate without eating "Pete" (an M&M chosen at random by your friends). Good game, good game. Unless you play with someone who takes their sweet time and eats them at one M&M a minute. Drag! We played it last night for FHE with the nieces and nephews. Faith (a niece) took her time and made us all mad. So we cut the game short and only played one round each, which meant there were plenty of Pete's left in the bag. I started the day off downing the remainder of Petes family. Chocolate for breakfast was a good idea at the time, but an hour later, I'm not so sure. I hope its not an indication of how this blog will turn out to be.
I decided ages ago that I would NEVER become a blogger. I figured I would just start one and never keep it going. I guess now we'll see about that. I figured I'd never have anything intelligent to say, much less anything important. I guess I've changed my mind. Not about me being intelligent or having important things to say, but just that I wouldnt limit myself to just thinking stuff, and actually give blogging it out a go. But the real reason I didnt want to blog, is because I have lots of clever friends who might find me boring and not too good with words (I bet you're all thinking its you Im talking about...wouldnt that be funny?) I guess Im saying I feel like it now, so Im jumping on it before the desire wears off. Plus, my kids will get know how quirky I was when they were little...
I decided ages ago that I would NEVER become a blogger. I figured I would just start one and never keep it going. I guess now we'll see about that. I figured I'd never have anything intelligent to say, much less anything important. I guess I've changed my mind. Not about me being intelligent or having important things to say, but just that I wouldnt limit myself to just thinking stuff, and actually give blogging it out a go. But the real reason I didnt want to blog, is because I have lots of clever friends who might find me boring and not too good with words (I bet you're all thinking its you Im talking about...wouldnt that be funny?) I guess Im saying I feel like it now, so Im jumping on it before the desire wears off. Plus, my kids will get know how quirky I was when they were little...
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