My new technology

I purchased a new toy for myself today.  A Pioneer Dreambook 7" mobile internet device.  It is the less expensive version of an IPAD, and it is great.  I have ordered a 16gb micro sd card to go in to it, so then it will be a 16gb storage device, plus the extra inbuilt storage.  I wasn't going to purchase one, I was purchasing /one as a xmas gift for Michael...shhhh....because he wants a laptop and I wasn't about to spend that much on a xmas gift, and he really only wants it to access the internet etc...so I thought it would be ideal for him. They went on sale this morning, and the store sold out in 1/2 an hour this morning!!  I rang another store and they had only 3 left, so I rushed down there and purchased him one, and I was speaking to Damian on the phone and was about to drive away, and he said..did you buy one for yourself as well, and I said No...and he said "why not?" and I said..."I don't know really"...considering I really liked the IPAD's, so I rushed back in and purchased 1 for myself.  They were only $188, and  I plan on making a case for it, and using it instead of lugging around my diary, as well as my notebook in my bag. It has every thing that the IPAD has, as well as an office package, ebook reader, games, video, photos, webcam etc...and I can also download apps to it...
                                 

We are heading to Mooloolabah tomorrow for a couple of days, so a nice relaxing couple of days coming up.  I think I will take my new dreambook and transfer my diary and things over to it while I am relaxing.

Kasey's Xmas list

Kasey has written up her Christmas list...lol..... it is very cute....she has some big dreams about what Santa can fit in his sleigh though.....

 so, she would like a 

 Remote control helicopter, tyre swing, remote control cars, a "real" computer, ice cream maker, milk shake maker, dolls house, lots of stickers, cake maker, crazy sunglasses, card making supplies, bunk bed, cup cake maker, radio, cd's and a tv!!!  Phew.....just a few things.....She has addressed her letter to Santa at the North Pole, and will post it tomorrow.....I just love the spelling and the writing, she is sounding out all of her words, and while not everything is spelled correctly, I can understand everything she has written...and she did it all by herself....

Tomorrow I am heading to the shops for the day, to try and wrap up some of the Christmas shopping...knowing me I will get to a point where I just go, that's it, I've had enough and I'm going home, and it tends to happen very suddenly...so not sure if it will be the whole day yet (well, school hours anyway) or if I will only be able to stick it out for the morning....

The last few days...

Sunday I caught up on some washing, and made a batch of soap.  I tried a new combination of essential oils, and a couple of new moulds, a mango soap in some gorgeous rose moulds, and a mango and chocolate soap in my new log mould.  We went to the beach in the afternoon, took Max over for a paddle, and then went and had a bbq for dinner.  We are trying to get Max used to socialising with other dogs a bit more, he is really friendly towards other dogs once he has a sniff, but he always runs up to them like he wants to eat them with his hair on his back up, so he looks very intimidating, but it is all such a big act, and he just wants to play, so I may look at taking him to training next year to socialise him more with other dogs as well....The bbq was nice, but very cold and windy, so next time, will definitely take warmer clothes, as we were freezing, and all of us girls had towels wrapped around our legs to keep warm. Yesterday I had sewing class in the morning, working on the textured table runner, and today I was working on the xmas tree skirt I started last week, attaching the gold bias stained glass strips. That is about 1/2 done, so still a little way to go to finish it off.  My new sewing machine arrived in store today, so I will pick it up some time over the next week, when I have time to sit down and open it up and have a good play with it. Tomorrow and Thursday I will be at home, tomorrow will be spent in the office catching up on paperwork, and Thursday catching up and getting ready to head away for the weekend.  Next week I have a fairly free calender, so I am hoping to just spend a few days sorting stuff out at home, I may even set up a workroom area in the shed so I can setup my craft things..not sure though as it can get quite dusty out there...I really long to have a craft area back...I am hoping to convert the lockup area in the garage to my craft room and floristry area, a place where I can meet with clients as well, maybe next year....anyway, enough waffling for today...

6th November, 2010

I went and saw my naturopath yesterday, just a quick follow up visit to make sure things were starting to improve a little for me.  She has doubled my lemon and garlic mixture, to try and clear up my stomach bug a little quicker...the difference over the last 2 weeks has been amazing, I am definitely starting to feel so much better, and my motivation and energy levels are picking up again.  I will see her again in a month, when she will check my stats and see how every thing is going and what supplements I can come off and which ones I need to stay on.  When I got home I got to work on today's wedding for Amy.

Today was spent delivering the wedding flowers, and picking up the vases from last weekend's wedding.  Kasey had a friend over to play today, so that kept her busy, and tonight we went to a BBQ at Wayne and Lynda's for Lynda's birthday, it was a nice relaxed evening, very casual.  So now Damian is fast asleep on the lounge, snoring away merrily....he would deny this of course!...tomorrow will be a relaxing morning, with some washing and gardening probably thrown in for good measure.  I would also like to make some soap, we are starting to run low, and I want to try some new varieties.  We are planning on heading away for a few days at the end of the week in the caravan up the coast.  Toni is working so she will be staying at home but will probably day trip it....Damian really needs the time relaxing by the beach, and I will catch up on lots of reading and some craft activities.  I also have a scrapbooking retreat coming up at the end of the month...really looking forward to that....anyway, off to bed shortly...

A new recipe

I made up a new recipe tonight. I was at a loss to what to make for dinner, I had some home grown potatoes, beans, carrots and cabbage, and not much meat in the freezer, so I just started with the chicken and made it up as I went along. It was really yummy, and I will definitely make it again, no photos as it was all gone before I thought of it, will take some next time I make it.


Creamy Thai Curry

Indgredients:

2 chicken breast fillets sliced
1 onion chopped
2 tspns crushed garlic
3 tbpns thai curry paste
1 cups beans chopped
1/2 cup cream

Method:

Fry chicken until slightly seared, add onion and garlic, and fry for a few minutes. Add thai curry paste and beans and fry for a further 5 minuites or so. Add cream (you can add more cream for more sauce, I only had 1/2 cup left tonight) and stir, reheat but don't boil. Serve with boiled potatoes, cabbage, carrots and peas, with a dob of butter on vegies, and season to taste with salt and pepper.


Serves 4

Completed project - fascinator....

Very tired tonight, I did all of the mowing today, and I am bushed. Off to bed shortly I think.  I wore my fascinator for Melbourne cup yesterday, it is the embroidery club project from last month.  The flowers were all embroidered, and then I added ribbons and feathers to finish it off.

I have sewing club tomorrow, we are making a bun warmer.  Gotta have warm buns!!

A new sewing machine and backing up a little....

I have had sewing classes yesterday and today.  I have started on a textured Xmas table runner  which has 3 dimensional embroideries on it it rich creams and burgundy's, including rich ribbon embellishments, velvet etc. Today I started on a Xmas tree skirt, it is a stained glass look, meaning that all of the seams are joined in gold strips, it is looking very rich and regal, and is in some gorgeous Xmassy prints.  This is the work in progress so far:

I still need to join the seams with the gold binding to give it that stained glass look, and to the quilting etc.  The photo doesn't do the colours justice though.  I am going to pull out of most of the sewing classes for the rest of the month, other than the 2 I have just started.  I will do the BOM projects from home for a couple of months, and try to catch up on the Xmas prep and shopping, and get the house back in to order.  I also purchased a new sewing machine last week, it hasn't arrived yet as it has only just been released, probably a few weeks I would say, which will give me time to finish paying for it!!  I have purchased a gorgeous Husqvarna Ruby machine...it is sooo nice...

Tomorrow is a home day, and I will be catching up on the washing, mowing, cleaning etc, and just trying to get some order back in to things, as I have been so overwhelmed of late.  I did place a winning bet on the Melbourne cup today, turned $5 into $60, thanks to Charmaine the physic on the radio this morning, who predicted number 8....so hopefully with the few little things I am doing and saying no to, I will start to feel a bit more in control of things again...here's hoping anyway....