tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88611111801335477622024-03-13T09:24:03.040+10:00My Pigeon PairMy Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-6901676337058392542011-08-25T20:51:00.000+10:002011-08-25T20:51:27.733+10:00WE HAVE MOVED<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">MY PIGEON PAIR HAS MOVED!</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">We have the same chic and clever products and ideas but on a more sleek website!</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">You can now find us at</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></span></i></a></span></span></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-79430929220570438202011-08-12T05:07:00.001+10:002011-08-12T05:07:01.169+10:00The Archives...Up in the air I Fly<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">This is one from the archives!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am scheduling this post literally an hour before we leave for another flight!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can only hope I have learnt these lessons well enough to not repeat the same mistakes!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish me luck!!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>We are home!!!</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>We had a lovely time away but it is good to be back into the routine of our daily lives</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> (did I just say that?)</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Travelling with two little ones by myself was as eventful as I had predicted,</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> but I did make some mental notes for next time.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>1. Do not dress your children in white for travelling. EVER.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>2. Do not give children in white, M&M's on the plane unless you are going for the rainbow clown look on arrival. Freddo frogs are just as bad, cheese and bacon balls, forget it.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>3. M&M packets are hard to open whilst juggling an infant on your lap. Contrary to popular belief, air hostesses do not have permanent smiles on their face, especially whilst trying to dodge rolling M&M's with their food trolley.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>4. Do not tell your child they can watch a movie on the plane until you definitely know that </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>a) they have movies on the plane </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>b)the movies will not be M rated</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>c) you have the ability to juggle an infant, whilst trying to get your credit card out of your purse and swipe it through a ridiculously small slot without elbowing your other child in the face.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>5. Do not let your infant fall asleep on your lap with their head towards the aisle. You will either risk them being hit by that ridiculously large food trolley, a man posing as a giant as he goes to the toilet or attempting to move them closer towards you, without waking them up whilst trying to open the packet of M&M's....impossible. Face them the other way and risk being hit in the head with the arm rest as the other child continually raises it to try and put the head phone socket in. If your infant can not sleep sitting up, with their massive metal seatbelt clasp in their back and the tray table centimetres from their face, </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>perhaps don't expect them to sleep at all.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>6. An adult and two children can not fit into an airplane toilet cubicle AND go to the toilet. If you are willing to attempt it...</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> place the infant in the wash basin, sitting up. </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hold them with one hand.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> Lean against the door. HOLD the child going to the toilet with your legs. </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Use your spare hand to hold the child's shirt so it is not peed on. </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Be sure to lock the door before you scar the immaculately dressed air hostess for life.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>If it is you who needs go to the toilet,</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> forget it or invest in nappies for all three of you.</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>But we survived, we are home, </i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>with a few orange stained shirts and extra bruises but none the less, we made it!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></i></span></span></div></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-54485155219684274972011-08-11T05:00:00.001+10:002011-08-11T05:00:05.765+10:00Recipe of the week ~ Tiramisu ~ The Cheat's Version<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>This is not your "authentic" tiramisu recipe.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Tiramisu traditionally has Marsala (alchohol) Strong Coffee and Raw eggs.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>But to make it a bit more family and pregnant women friendly here is a cheats version!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z1PO9pLSRAjREYgnOuSDt4dzw5Mz14L4gA1QiwKc_pXkaMD3x15jIRn9PD4cYqDpUE7cjgUA3SmGyt4zqO3bvrXvCiIo4FENJEiu28ViQqAFVJlW43AtJYQ3SKnJQmRUtvMxUBBKpbqW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-10+at+2.38.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z1PO9pLSRAjREYgnOuSDt4dzw5Mz14L4gA1QiwKc_pXkaMD3x15jIRn9PD4cYqDpUE7cjgUA3SmGyt4zqO3bvrXvCiIo4FENJEiu28ViQqAFVJlW43AtJYQ3SKnJQmRUtvMxUBBKpbqW/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-10+at+2.38.11+PM.png" width="241" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>These are not mine but don't they look divine!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Ingredients</i></span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> 5OOml double cream</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>250g tub mascarpone</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>5 tbsp caster sugar</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Iced coffee milk.</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>175g pack sponge fingers (Savoiardi Biscuits)</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>2 Cadbury Flake Bars</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>What to do?</i></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Whisk together the cream, mascarpone and caster sugar.</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Pour your iced coffee into a shallow dish and dip the biscuits for a minute or two in the mixture. Do not let them soak for too long!</i></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Layer the biscuits and cream into a large dish or even individual dishes.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> Instead of shaving chocolate over the top just break a little of the flake chocolate bars over the top to serve!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Refrigerate for a few hours until the Tiramisu appears to have "set"</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Enjoy!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image Credit</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1131764/Italian-recipes-budget-Individual-tiramisu.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">~Here~</span></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #47443e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-68987560922701124692011-08-10T06:05:00.000+10:002011-08-10T06:05:10.380+10:00Me + IKEA = Idea - Launch Station Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">So I had an idea.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">For our family to have a place in our home that will help make us more organised.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I had some inspiration.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Ok so it was more like dreaming, but it did provide me with a foundation on which to build.<br />
I had the perfect place to shop and the perfect shopping buddy...</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rJ01cS9QrbE3f-j1GonM275bozKAOgneHUMD5p6em9xMduxijP_xFyRjB1YylgnE_vQg5AfE07YOxdC81HyH83tnLXFLD4n0e4wQ2sg4_Ml94GgqG2J5I6xYPKFC8L0r9vgf2ahipT0s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-10+at+5.55.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rJ01cS9QrbE3f-j1GonM275bozKAOgneHUMD5p6em9xMduxijP_xFyRjB1YylgnE_vQg5AfE07YOxdC81HyH83tnLXFLD4n0e4wQ2sg4_Ml94GgqG2J5I6xYPKFC8L0r9vgf2ahipT0s/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-10+at+5.55.41+AM.png" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">IKEA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">with Katrina from </span><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The Organised Housewife.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Ok so there was lots of blog talk and of course we had to have breakfast in the Ikea restaurant, but we also did lots of shopping, well three hours worth actually!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I found lots of bits and pieces but my biggest find was</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">.....STUVA! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4vRM8yxdmCRA7B8EKBnGPNg1jfoMqOADcLD2TzH5uKgm-iWrZkKcCWdk5cHWvTzTq8k-ZqM7RKdPH_uleHVq9dTD5RPTJD2VhcsJrrcETOAuGqtptohcAOFfYnATuHEU3tysk-0L7c_R/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.36.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4vRM8yxdmCRA7B8EKBnGPNg1jfoMqOADcLD2TzH5uKgm-iWrZkKcCWdk5cHWvTzTq8k-ZqM7RKdPH_uleHVq9dTD5RPTJD2VhcsJrrcETOAuGqtptohcAOFfYnATuHEU3tysk-0L7c_R/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.36.24+PM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">STUVA, a new range from IKEA appears to be targeted towards kids rooms but</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">IKEA does versatility like no one else.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This range comes in so many varied colours, combinations, and add ons it is great for any room or decor! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Oh how I love IKEA!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This storage combination is AMAZING!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Believe it or not I don't think I need this whole set but it provides great inspiration!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">In particular I love the bench seat with HUGE storage drawers underneath.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I dont really have need for cupboards for such big cupboards in our space.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEFIfO-a0iNQ_2w2r3KfwlA3bUDnPqxN_A-jW6OIfyx2p9a26NNkEY0TSomJpt9G3r1eXFOu1MTJYUnXTCNMfKsxrkbjrF6Lq74TRrkTkWLK-y8rGmOrjlqa95cLjfCQKAvZYPYS4Clmf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.42.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEFIfO-a0iNQ_2w2r3KfwlA3bUDnPqxN_A-jW6OIfyx2p9a26NNkEY0TSomJpt9G3r1eXFOu1MTJYUnXTCNMfKsxrkbjrF6Lq74TRrkTkWLK-y8rGmOrjlqa95cLjfCQKAvZYPYS4Clmf/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.42.24+PM.png" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The first item on the wish list are the..</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Bench drawers. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Perfect for storing school bags, hand bags, violins, out of sight!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I am thinking two of these side by side under our big window with </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">some gorgeous cushions on top.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The perfect spot for reading those home readers! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b_r7-lnARQM3Hq4cDbiIak8sSH4OesQva9r10ezP6mCvCikZk8vizbTG0K9vj0jMqG14emCDi0OkE2fiBnDAxQdZohjrT_VYrTXBp-N3SFB5VzG4yGBFJf8XaGGcMgciYpJPd4t45R46/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.44.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b_r7-lnARQM3Hq4cDbiIak8sSH4OesQva9r10ezP6mCvCikZk8vizbTG0K9vj0jMqG14emCDi0OkE2fiBnDAxQdZohjrT_VYrTXBp-N3SFB5VzG4yGBFJf8XaGGcMgciYpJPd4t45R46/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.44.21+PM.png" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Naturally you can even choose what style of drawer you prefer. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">For me personally, our decor suits this more classic style with its simple black handles. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The configurations in this range are endless!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZvac5Vw9BVU5awisAvmt0qQB5V6zRLNNsfX3c-t2vrc9ck8UskNUXQqfGE6zGvRhPrmQ6lIoYcWxNqdG7pjt7v6LR7N-Gk7kKdf0I93GmDqxJAZSEkIMEm8HqEC6K6DKPgRcd372V5Hy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.43.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZvac5Vw9BVU5awisAvmt0qQB5V6zRLNNsfX3c-t2vrc9ck8UskNUXQqfGE6zGvRhPrmQ6lIoYcWxNqdG7pjt7v6LR7N-Gk7kKdf0I93GmDqxJAZSEkIMEm8HqEC6K6DKPgRcd372V5Hy/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+7.43.38+PM.png" width="193" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Two large bottom drawers and a top cupboard.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3nVsoVE4-BKODdUdCJga6hrflmjVvNFxVCSIZlHCs2T_2dsmluxMk9jbOMeAMpSgEP60Z4Qxh9oLLJa0-wDJmriJ3YoCWmUyXrhLjp7nJEa-GOGzfXzO_KShL9QDkbjoxJB3Ys5UiS8o/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.01.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3nVsoVE4-BKODdUdCJga6hrflmjVvNFxVCSIZlHCs2T_2dsmluxMk9jbOMeAMpSgEP60Z4Qxh9oLLJa0-wDJmriJ3YoCWmUyXrhLjp7nJEa-GOGzfXzO_KShL9QDkbjoxJB3Ys5UiS8o/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.01.58+PM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">There is a combination to suit any storage problem!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">IKEA is also budget friendly and it is easy to buy what you need</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> or can afford now and build on it bit by bit. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">But wait there's more...</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
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My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-68170075613963855592011-08-09T05:53:00.000+10:002011-08-09T05:53:24.730+10:00The Launch Station<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Remember the "My Pigeon Pair" organisation station?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Well it has been working well but in my </span></i></span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">insanity</span></i></span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> wisdom I have decided that the whole corner of the house needs an over haul. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">With Master O starting school next year we need more than an organisation station we need a </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">"launch station". </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">So what is a launch station?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">A central place in your house where you can "launch" from each day!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">We would love ours to hold, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">school bags, handbags, library bags, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">notes, calendars, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">a space for mobile phones and even a place to sit and read the home readers!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Naturally I was able to find numerous gorgeous pictures for inspiration, but all the inspiration in the world means nothing if it doesn't have a purpose!</span></i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VL2qWNhyClUDRSMHECTDOEokAk4WkY3D3HhlxT3y0HIaMttTps19cmGweG-DXf4o-nxiuYMMy83D5vSthELUJW6YMO2c70sqcBAxILag-4BGg9rrqJAlWaeDMug31v8_scwS1huq16H0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.14.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VL2qWNhyClUDRSMHECTDOEokAk4WkY3D3HhlxT3y0HIaMttTps19cmGweG-DXf4o-nxiuYMMy83D5vSthELUJW6YMO2c70sqcBAxILag-4BGg9rrqJAlWaeDMug31v8_scwS1huq16H0/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.14.24+PM.png" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Lots of storage space and love the hooks but nowhere to sit!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKdKxWkhKtzzl5FJR3TLMosrYen4sSMnbwnUIz9NUVdC36ovkOSSU_AnHMsizO7o3Um5EYCCqKYD5RmkcIdDQvmbFeGV0WpHclQVVLw6Lcocbr0tUh5Y7tbgbwfJ3wx6ee51OKsmSbUdI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.27.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKdKxWkhKtzzl5FJR3TLMosrYen4sSMnbwnUIz9NUVdC36ovkOSSU_AnHMsizO7o3Um5EYCCqKYD5RmkcIdDQvmbFeGV0WpHclQVVLw6Lcocbr0tUh5Y7tbgbwfJ3wx6ee51OKsmSbUdI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.27.02+PM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Love the organising sections on the wall and the bench but those drawers are not big enough a school bag!</span></i></span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietc9qL7Oa-271Uz43AdBiGTsSQEU9r-y2ea0O4vspPOh8GcKzG6sG4locT3Q6bS3RI-coKBQHGbn30A88Xqp8jyvPm6X1JHVbny0FLP7YNBT0urCsStwptaYQnNIfI1RPjvvPmYBrOCF-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.17.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietc9qL7Oa-271Uz43AdBiGTsSQEU9r-y2ea0O4vspPOh8GcKzG6sG4locT3Q6bS3RI-coKBQHGbn30A88Xqp8jyvPm6X1JHVbny0FLP7YNBT0urCsStwptaYQnNIfI1RPjvvPmYBrOCF-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.17.23+PM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Just gorgeous sitting place but no drawers!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEbDM7AFIEOJd0ZvCklHJcXXUKJniWGr0Tp2SkSjN1FwBcNjQEJ6ONRYVnqmnKopjbzc-Df7arIVraTDFTiY7ihPYcb8ICpm3C9RImk5UI_RkHw2246jixYtY1Yg1khtAf8kXg-vuM4pb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.18.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEbDM7AFIEOJd0ZvCklHJcXXUKJniWGr0Tp2SkSjN1FwBcNjQEJ6ONRYVnqmnKopjbzc-Df7arIVraTDFTiY7ihPYcb8ICpm3C9RImk5UI_RkHw2246jixYtY1Yg1khtAf8kXg-vuM4pb/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+7.18.35+PM.png" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">If only you had the money, the space and the design know how!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">So what do you do when the pictures still don't give you your answers.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">You do the kindy drop off, pack plenty of snacks and head to....</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">IKEA!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">What better IKEA shopping buddy then....</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The Organised Housewife!</span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Wish us luck!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-49971862490210093232011-08-08T08:27:00.000+10:002011-08-08T08:27:36.727+10:00Colour Me Delicious<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1235606449"><br />
</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"> have been trawling the blogosphere for some colour inspiration!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">Why? </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">Some changes are coming and I feel the need for some fresh and delicious colour. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">I will leave you to drool over these colour schemes for a moment.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1235606453"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RfIrgTVmlfLq3ocOwWuQgvEL92-BsW6FurA7U1u6qqFrZPo1RgvQpqiq8mLTLhvxVDFmTuWOyiC8bdOTJWCfLrU4rKqg2Qiz11wZ_m_gwAILF0Ac7aPNEGNr5bmZoCAc9UsR4KDnPsm6/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+8.16.54+AM.png" width="320" /></span></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1235606453"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DLQp-WN41iogSH4Wa4I9toUIE9Uq7FiWLL2pbzJxn8WU2ZBSTgdba-84k6YTQnlTnZgaJVqhbtDhTJGR2jCfyUgZl-I4McmOGYh3n7e_1JUM3NCNKDh9gDJLep01JqWhyphenhyphenScZkAGYQOUG/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-08+at+8.20.10+AM.png" width="277" /></span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">What do they all have in common?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">They find their inspiration in food what a fresh idea!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">So do you have a favourite? Please share it with me below or on Facebook!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">I need your advice!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">Find them all and sooo many more at</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://design-seeds.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">design-seeds.com</span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1235606453"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><br />
</span></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></span></i></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-49072051256479064902011-08-07T06:43:00.000+10:002011-08-07T06:43:57.577+10:00What's for dinner? Meal Planning with The Organised Housewife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KO_7w-DPwLtDj5N5Bxpe8Wu5RAZSNlCM9MnRPquLE8TD-1xN_SGzjVt_rx_wsSE5YrxyRL0hA_fQb-ZzSHk7hUZRyQ8_IZnuCU_jNQbZMlRPCH6492rSY52Uo8TPQPqkbEB8kK0n0GVY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.41.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KO_7w-DPwLtDj5N5Bxpe8Wu5RAZSNlCM9MnRPquLE8TD-1xN_SGzjVt_rx_wsSE5YrxyRL0hA_fQb-ZzSHk7hUZRyQ8_IZnuCU_jNQbZMlRPCH6492rSY52Uo8TPQPqkbEB8kK0n0GVY/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.41.23+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Monday</b></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Pumpkin and Tuna Pasta</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Ok so I have posted this one before, but we have more pumpkins than halloween at our place. </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This sounds like a strange combination but it is AMAZING!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Just grate some pumpkin.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Let it cook until soft in a frypan with some olive oil and onion.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Add a tin of drained tuna.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Add a splash of lemon juice and pinch of salt and pepper.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Serve mixed through your favourite pasta!</i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Tuesday</span></b></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Chicken Pie</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">We love chicken but I have been searching for some different ideas as to what to do with it!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I use a bread base and puff pasty top with a chicken, leek and cream filling.</span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Wednesday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Mexican Meatballs</b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUTcXrU3vuik99Rb6KGFpics4sFJ2gwjc4CzS7pI4FD_6h6mmIBmmoV_xSMhKsjFg8wFRQJJNXmCeOD7nfTe2iOqPfxuNkGYHDamMntF7RuDlwkh4QnNw0tuF0EUYkkIjpiLV-rS24rq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.32.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUTcXrU3vuik99Rb6KGFpics4sFJ2gwjc4CzS7pI4FD_6h6mmIBmmoV_xSMhKsjFg8wFRQJJNXmCeOD7nfTe2iOqPfxuNkGYHDamMntF7RuDlwkh4QnNw0tuF0EUYkkIjpiLV-rS24rq/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.32.00+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b><br />
</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This is a new one for us. I was looking for a few cost effective, child friendly recipes and this one appeared!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">My kids love corn chips and I just know they are going to love this!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">It would also make a great lunchbox treat!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/893/mexican+meatballs">Recipe and Picture ~ Here</a></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b><br />
</b></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Thursday</b></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Spinach and Ricotta Canelloni</i></b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This weeks meat free meal.</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The trick here is to buy the Latina Fresh past sheets.</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Line them with your filling and then roll!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sure beats trying to fill those fiddly tubes!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This one is great for leftovers!</i></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Friday</b></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Morrocan Lamb Casserole</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m_AFoZHvA2Ha4_hY8c5eyw7Hjw85vyHhj9Wy45_a2k60539bHvAdqWUgiiFgLXlNeB5Lu-_apc7ax6xnMu178sGslJ6BgVex0ApQBi0diE5FdDv6CfSYlHqUICAIyA_bdgogH53AVeoe/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.34.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m_AFoZHvA2Ha4_hY8c5eyw7Hjw85vyHhj9Wy45_a2k60539bHvAdqWUgiiFgLXlNeB5Lu-_apc7ax6xnMu178sGslJ6BgVex0ApQBi0diE5FdDv6CfSYlHqUICAIyA_bdgogH53AVeoe/s200/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.34.35+AM.png" width="141" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love using the slow cooker! </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just through the lamb and veggies in with one of these slow cooker Recipe Bases and you have a quick and easy meal!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I serve this one with rice.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.mccormick.com.au/Products/Recipe-Bases/Slow-Cookers/Slow-Cookers-Moroccan-Lamb-Casserole.aspx">Recipe ~ Here</a></i></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b><br />
</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Saturday</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Beef Fajitas</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>An easy build your own dinner!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>These kits were on special for $5 at Woolworths!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Sunday</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Freezer Find</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Baking - Tiramisu (the non alcoholic cheats version)</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIGVIV375SAKcezU7meNYRAKGWLdTzN-wdHPEpVdkAtuyyWUSEwWNgpQq7Yt08FomRQ-wR8U7mh-mlLOnbklfqjQROaCt6LcT7Hq_pIjb59MZ1QwhtAOuAIePlmg9j47o5bPYSk_FbrOO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.27.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIGVIV375SAKcezU7meNYRAKGWLdTzN-wdHPEpVdkAtuyyWUSEwWNgpQq7Yt08FomRQ-wR8U7mh-mlLOnbklfqjQROaCt6LcT7Hq_pIjb59MZ1QwhtAOuAIePlmg9j47o5bPYSk_FbrOO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+6.27.50+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Picture from taste.com</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Egg less and non alcoholic </i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>recipe to come!</i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Linking up with</span></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.comau/">The Organised Housewife</a></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-39034734465943630292011-08-06T06:35:00.000+10:002011-08-06T06:35:02.141+10:00I'm grateful for......my life in jeans<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I am grateful that for the first 22 years of my life I rarely wore jeans.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Grateful that my mother refused to dress her child in jeans that would have looked like these....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdmq9CTLlB-ttHsGURNdOt_Ow8JAwKFLH2Mgl4E-qYjMHXNdgNTuVM06SnqrKe3LWVPhsr4Gq9hg4rk3FNgWyWxQnz8DUAMJjfh0CNSNFCXozs-xdkdtiqYi-E2IceuePq1wvhDM4LZzu/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.09.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdmq9CTLlB-ttHsGURNdOt_Ow8JAwKFLH2Mgl4E-qYjMHXNdgNTuVM06SnqrKe3LWVPhsr4Gq9hg4rk3FNgWyWxQnz8DUAMJjfh0CNSNFCXozs-xdkdtiqYi-E2IceuePq1wvhDM4LZzu/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.09.58+AM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hey it was the 80's </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Nothing like a bit of fluorescent colour to brighten your day.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>By the time I was old enough to select my own clothes </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>these were my style icons...</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lYXswqkeQjYKWw-rZ5zDdDoQo1-alDQdVRRzXVCIvryeIDQjzt7hkpzRRUUMQ2-jkAkakKbLtjtvUVM0mxyydlypWhYyLyCtdpwU97iD_Im82yUNslflebxQVjFd-3aqQVETZyfq3hGH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.52.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lYXswqkeQjYKWw-rZ5zDdDoQo1-alDQdVRRzXVCIvryeIDQjzt7hkpzRRUUMQ2-jkAkakKbLtjtvUVM0mxyydlypWhYyLyCtdpwU97iD_Im82yUNslflebxQVjFd-3aqQVETZyfq3hGH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.52.12+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Oh Beverley Hills how I miss thee, but oh so grateful I missed this jean trend.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I was a late bloomer with the jeans movement and it literally took me going to a "Levi" conference to change my mind. I was working in retail when a levi rep came to give us a presentation about Levi's their history, current trends and which style best suited our shapes. For me it was bootcut. But did I listen...NO! </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH1jA8hOnt9hgjrk_obpECw6PMmOPVl_ajDo-5bKVVp56Xxu8lQZkub98LJixHJ14_4n56ZXF4ueoXgrh09QFVhFntpKRt4qCA1TUenTapYv6aFpOoY5IXDdrWhnhW05cf2TwGHq80Uxi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.55.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH1jA8hOnt9hgjrk_obpECw6PMmOPVl_ajDo-5bKVVp56Xxu8lQZkub98LJixHJ14_4n56ZXF4ueoXgrh09QFVhFntpKRt4qCA1TUenTapYv6aFpOoY5IXDdrWhnhW05cf2TwGHq80Uxi/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.55.05+AM.png" width="184" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>These skin Tight lee jeans were calling my name and I listened and followed.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Problem was I thought my body looked like the one above aswell.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hey it was uni days I was starving and drinking cask wine.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B1szfyeDaDndDJIbjysYAZoA18Ig3FapHryXnFfZKeT-n4KXQ42Z-0jtmuOzjp8Mtm0MKEwtOGSOqwtMvF4c1c6lC4dYpSUVy-XP8GiAXe7Bb7vqnSLAfeUby7w5yV5-i-kWL0EM6y4q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.56.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B1szfyeDaDndDJIbjysYAZoA18Ig3FapHryXnFfZKeT-n4KXQ42Z-0jtmuOzjp8Mtm0MKEwtOGSOqwtMvF4c1c6lC4dYpSUVy-XP8GiAXe7Bb7vqnSLAfeUby7w5yV5-i-kWL0EM6y4q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.56.07+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I probably looked more like this as I hit the dance floor.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Then came the Maternity Years.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrRK4piGccdAqCCf8nYQ_aSAw30hTwF77WYmsynWpzBDJV9-Z174YtoHzeFezoThXlbvA7HRg2orCE__2-poehFy-kHHmKDCgrMthrtclItvuJuMAAhZ2NEBlqv6ziyBs9mCuPsXbWext/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.57.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrRK4piGccdAqCCf8nYQ_aSAw30hTwF77WYmsynWpzBDJV9-Z174YtoHzeFezoThXlbvA7HRg2orCE__2-poehFy-kHHmKDCgrMthrtclItvuJuMAAhZ2NEBlqv6ziyBs9mCuPsXbWext/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+5.57.22+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>No the dancing didn't lead to the pregnant state and</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>yes we have fast forwadred through a few years where I went out into the big wide work world, got married and was sensible enough to not attempt to wear jeans.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>These maternity jeans with their ugly massive waist band were actually...soooo comfortable!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I lived in them! I am courageous enough to say I still wear them!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBnIzbmI8Eb3cX8vdfLk6pT86JjYYSlyAZukZ6FqyAufZNCFihpUc22kihoOiAljv9GXEwvOZOpIBcCxp2GkbwdzTTqIwrfpfZrmZxZaYjEl3fzaKcWuuioPzDaAnFljJevr7lyDCOykN/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.02.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBnIzbmI8Eb3cX8vdfLk6pT86JjYYSlyAZukZ6FqyAufZNCFihpUc22kihoOiAljv9GXEwvOZOpIBcCxp2GkbwdzTTqIwrfpfZrmZxZaYjEl3fzaKcWuuioPzDaAnFljJevr7lyDCOykN/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.02.55+AM.png" width="225" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>enter Mum Jeans. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Ok so I'll say what we are all thinking.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>They do look comfortable?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>They are so high waisted no chance of muffin top here!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Mum Jeans are all about that neck hugging waist line.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaBu8fw0pax2vifFk3d5cJkknnjdoJzU9uc2CxkluRpC1pMJgAqSm4AVk8lFm-ZNTtE7z-kIBVbc4NWQvOK4UF7DkmWD-A4AEXsLbBnTCQTJ5IGh2SRv1QrRwHp6pJ6iBDeai2jWXjThe/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.02.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaBu8fw0pax2vifFk3d5cJkknnjdoJzU9uc2CxkluRpC1pMJgAqSm4AVk8lFm-ZNTtE7z-kIBVbc4NWQvOK4UF7DkmWD-A4AEXsLbBnTCQTJ5IGh2SRv1QrRwHp6pJ6iBDeai2jWXjThe/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.02.03+AM.png" width="147" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hey if Katie Holmes wear them they must be good?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>So thats wear I'm at.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Somewhere between Maternity and Mum jeans.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hoping to avoid muffin top or bedazzled jeans, grateful for all the jeans in my life</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i> and dreaming of.....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGbXb_lyDXfPw3-7msSEKfAVjx3T6Ml5bpz-jHtCH3BYksmUOJLmJlog35ZFG-eBg1kkZozzQu1WC_KPEL4oalUPZQDiZzPQEiwxgQbjxEzG26UidCU2aTJBIeF0GwZDiJtEELrj7YC9P/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.04.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGbXb_lyDXfPw3-7msSEKfAVjx3T6Ml5bpz-jHtCH3BYksmUOJLmJlog35ZFG-eBg1kkZozzQu1WC_KPEL4oalUPZQDiZzPQEiwxgQbjxEzG26UidCU2aTJBIeF0GwZDiJtEELrj7YC9P/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-06+at+6.04.36+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Pajama jeans.....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>say what???</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></i></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Linking up with </i></span></span><a href="http://maxabellaloves.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Maxabella Loves</i></span></span></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-76345106057929079682011-08-05T06:04:00.000+10:002011-08-05T06:04:10.789+10:00Things I know....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Chap sticks make great toys. This is a new revelation gained after refereeing numerous fights over a strawberry chap stick. You can eat it, stick it on your finger and point with it, spread and rub it on a leather lounge and then massage it in with your chubby little hands. True story.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Do not let your child play in the sand pit whilst wearing anything with hoods and/or pockets. Unless you want your house resembling the great sand dunes of the sahara. I may or may not use a broom to sweep the sand off my children. </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Hey my mother did it to me and I was not psychologically harmed. </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Much.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Sunscreen, toothpaste and nappy cream are tasty. She will not eat her dinner but do not leave any of these items unattended or you may have to call 13HEALTH.</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Do not attempt to make popcorn on the stove when you are tired.</span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> It will result in you forgetting to put on the lid, hence an explosion of popcorn, followed by a delightful song by 4 year old son entitled "It's raining popcorn!"</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Unless you can afford a lifetime's supply of hair colour for all your grey's, do not EVER attempt to take two children with you if you are shopping for clothes. </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This is pretty self explanatory or you can read why</span></i></span><br />
<a href="http://mypigeonpair.blogspot.com/2011/08/hijackers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">here</span></i></span></span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I know that these crazy kids keep me on my toes </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and my house looking like a disaster area </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">but I do love their chubby chapstick hands, sandy feet and their love of life!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Linking up </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for the first time</span></i></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAbpHjm1Z6g3zPi2mWYGV8wsDZJ8n9OznzlzmBRKy9ZSDlFiA5etWIp5Df8wwUrwSc34hn6SkLsfJfskht-5hHCwNO8qtzQYXHIotgEyXqXElTnhEeG0gzFFBnbpYNbrgVqfxDnSz9Z4n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-05+at+6.00.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAbpHjm1Z6g3zPi2mWYGV8wsDZJ8n9OznzlzmBRKy9ZSDlFiA5etWIp5Df8wwUrwSc34hn6SkLsfJfskht-5hHCwNO8qtzQYXHIotgEyXqXElTnhEeG0gzFFBnbpYNbrgVqfxDnSz9Z4n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-05+at+6.00.58+AM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">hosted over at </span></i></span><a href="http://yayforhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Yay For Home!</span></i></span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">What do you know???</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-58394594727966989982011-08-04T07:01:00.002+10:002011-08-04T20:19:47.298+10:00Organise me!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kids. Work. Home. Meals. Blog. Appointment. Meeting. Husband. Kindy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We run a tight schedule. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes I am not sure how we fit it all in, but magically it just happens.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love to be organised and am a list making and planning addict.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have struggled to find a planner/diary to assist my addiction.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I needed something that could keep track of many different people and events on the same day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whilst visiting </span></span><a href="http://sevencherubs.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Seven Cherubs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, I read Naomi's mention of the Inner B Mum Organiser.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Surely if it can help her keep track of seven cherubs it is the answer to my prayers!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So with no frther ado the lovely Valerie from </span></span><a href="http://www.inner-b.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Inner B</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (a mum herself) sent me a Mum Organiser.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCzp1WL9vIR0IX7VSGOHYSP5VGnfGFyiGDHJk__mb4_p0zWEqADYGb8WMifKZeF43TRn-xtQtkoxVwzGIyKD43UbjdWfVF7PP-y3ytwacrtcWmf7CWkEktZjAcVNMyNPPWy8M3OH4K17x/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+8.23.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCzp1WL9vIR0IX7VSGOHYSP5VGnfGFyiGDHJk__mb4_p0zWEqADYGb8WMifKZeF43TRn-xtQtkoxVwzGIyKD43UbjdWfVF7PP-y3ytwacrtcWmf7CWkEktZjAcVNMyNPPWy8M3OH4K17x/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+8.23.30+PM.png" width="220" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.inner-b.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">The Inner B</span></span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mum Organiser</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aren't they gorgeous.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is even a new Turquoise colour.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But it is not just about looks and you can see pictures like these any where online.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am a visual person and I need to see it in action.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So here it is the real deal, a week in my Inner B.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oRcjK9ftTHGf7x5jTS69mstuhvBJCeiKlU2CPnj-PHII0xFnPPJLZUTNbsguBxBuZYwSHagKjLFp8MJlI1Oa0F2ZT_kdNdmCd3CYv2goynrZ2PUIztaYRJivG-afrn8g3-gi1EHFOqcl/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+5.52.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oRcjK9ftTHGf7x5jTS69mstuhvBJCeiKlU2CPnj-PHII0xFnPPJLZUTNbsguBxBuZYwSHagKjLFp8MJlI1Oa0F2ZT_kdNdmCd3CYv2goynrZ2PUIztaYRJivG-afrn8g3-gi1EHFOqcl/s400/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+5.52.53+PM.png" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Large area to plan weekly goals and daily space for the Mum Organiser!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here I write appointments, staff meeting times, bill due dates and pay day!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. A space designed for Birthdays/Anniversaries. I use this space to plan and jot ideas for my blog posts</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Four spaces designed to use for other members of your family. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have used the top one for my husband jotting down his commitments, meetings, work schedule and wether he needs to look after the kids!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The next two are for the kids.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. The bottom section I use to record our meal plans for the week.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This has worked so well as I can plan meals according to the information recorded in the areas above.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who will be home for dinner, is it a busy day, could we use leftovers for the next days work lunch?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. This large open area is great for adding more goals for the week an inspiring quote. I also add my school term and week dates in this area for work.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. A handy monthly calendar is printed on each weekly overview.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As practical as the weekly lay out is, the planner also includes yearly and monthly overviews and more checklists than even an addict like me could ever use. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Mum Organiser is bulkier than my last planner but with inbuilt pockets in both the front and back cover, spots for business/store cards and room to take notes its worth taking it out and about.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Priced at $24.95 this Australian designed planner, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is half the price of a similar one I was looking at from the U.S.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The clever ring binder design means you don't have to rebuy a whole new planner each year.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Inner B blog also spoke about some great accessories that are compatible with the Mum Organiser.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e-jStQr2p1ohfegxvmoPFrUSd5TX7063TdUSBfDXAhMs2jKZxxAj98FxY7SGF9pSEFpJBsDk-EtkA66esPjzzarR0lJFZC5AVX2c3ZP_ZX5FnYOyB70YfQy1PqbcFm7qqTMJk6H9sF4E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+8.24.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e-jStQr2p1ohfegxvmoPFrUSd5TX7063TdUSBfDXAhMs2jKZxxAj98FxY7SGF9pSEFpJBsDk-EtkA66esPjzzarR0lJFZC5AVX2c3ZP_ZX5FnYOyB70YfQy1PqbcFm7qqTMJk6H9sF4E/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-03+at+8.24.51+PM.png" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love the idea of a ziplock bag!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Inner B blog is a must see. It's innovative and clever organising ideas are amazing!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go check out the one about what to do with all those store loyalty cards!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stylish looks, practical design and layout, customisable accessories and an affordable price tag make the Inner B an exceptional Mum Organiser.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now if only it could make dinner and Kindy lunches, whilst attending a staff meeting and doing the washing I would truly be organised!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The fine print. I was not paid for this post but did receive an Inner B Mum Organiser to keep!!</span></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-85690327364160867002011-08-03T12:17:00.000+10:002011-08-03T12:17:50.706+10:00The Hijackers.....<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I need boots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And jeans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a new jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Well come to think of it I need a whole new wardrobe. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">So after a strong coffee spiked with a dash of delusional and a whole cup of crazy, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I take two children clothes shopping.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I have a plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Stuff the kids with food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This will keep them busy while I try on things and hopefully keep their mouths busy enough that I won’t here any begging or whinging. Our shopping food of choice is a Macca's hash brown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes once again I am one of <i><b>those</b></i> mothers that feed their children McDonalds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have tried many other food items in the past, but the hash brown wins hands down. It is time consuming to pick apart the potato goodness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This will give me twenty minutes.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We approach Target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Somewhere between the coffee and Maccas I have forgotten about the Target Toy Sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I usually avoid the toy area, but these huge Everest style, piles of toys are unavoidable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I bribe Master O.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he is good during the whole shopping expedition he can have a toy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>He willingy agrees. Crisis adverted. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I needn’t have worried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Target was so full of toys I couldn’t find anything resembling clothes or boots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I venture to another store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An appealing window display draws me into a store I have never been into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bad idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Better the devil you know. The way too young and too fashionable sales assistants see me coming. Well actually not me but my hummer style pram and two kids holding hash browns and roll their eyes. It’s not worth the battle.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Store 3. It doesn’t look like my kind of store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But hey I’m desperate.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The desire to buy something, anything, is taking over my rational thought.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The music is so loud that no one will notice that my children have now finished their hash browns and the whinging has begun. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Despite first appearances, I find boots AND jeans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Today WILL be my lucky day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I proceed to the change rooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Well change ROOM is probably not the best way to describe the short narrow corridor with miniscule spaces divided by curtains that are naturally 2 inches short of even covering the space properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>There is not a door or lock in sight. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">My pram doesn’t fit,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so Miss A is released from her seat and hearing the thumping music the two of them turn the corridor into their own dance club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">At least it will keep them (and any onlookers) entertained.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">No matter which way I pull the curtain, part of the change space is exposed to the corridor with its ugly fluorescent lights and mirrors that were surely bought at sideshow alley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I don’t care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I am determined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>A woman on a mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I WILL BUY SOMETHING.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I do the usual skinny jean dance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure my Mummy tummy is being exposed to the rest of the store but dignity has been replaced by desperation. I get them on, of course they are way too tight and have created a muffin top, the boots are passable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally for the shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Get out! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I hear someone yell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I am not exaggerating. It must have been a yell because I heard it over the music. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Where are the kids?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grab a top to hold against me in the hope no one will see my overexposed torso.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids come running over to me. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">They have hijacked someone’s change room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The poor woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>She had probably left her kids at home to shop in peace and had now been rudely interrupted</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> by two greasy faced club dancers. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I blame the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s what you get for having change rooms without locks, well without doors for that matter. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Oblivious to the drama they have just caused Master O says </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">“Mummy you look like your going horse riding”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Say what?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Is it the boots, my dishevelled hair or my way too tight pants that give him that idea? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">It’s the final straw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I load the kids into the pram and escape the humiliation quicker than you can say hi ho silver. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We will leave the shops without anything we had planned to buy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>No boots, no jeans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No toys for the hijackers. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Once home, I get online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In less than 10 minutes, I have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>browsed, found an outfit, purchased it and its on its way to our house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The one with doors and locks and no thumping music. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Just a couple of crazy kids, a mirror that gives me hope and a few lessons learnt the hard way.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><!--EndFragment-->My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-80043257628722049242011-08-02T10:28:00.001+10:002011-08-02T10:38:36.941+10:00IKEA = Idea<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I heart IKEA. </i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I love everything about it. </i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>The products, the store, the restaurant, the prices...EVERYTHING. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I would happily move into an IKEA showroom.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>You will not find a room in our house without an Ikea product in it!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>If there is one thing I love the most about the products is their versatility.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>There is even a whole "movement" dedicated to Ikea Hackers.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>People who take an Ikea product and repurpose it for something else.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>This versatility is very evident in </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>THE TROFAST</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9Vu9atDeZ9afznvUgG21B-FlsnReAtWewcEAP5kFx1DguuhG4NEia9H44gFWDTrUEam7k9yosJMOt0mkv3xcmzFLp-LYW7yiRl5u7G5C8jr51fZgNHhPcecjcP7WEzWlxfPUZpLA28y8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.44.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9Vu9atDeZ9afznvUgG21B-FlsnReAtWewcEAP5kFx1DguuhG4NEia9H44gFWDTrUEam7k9yosJMOt0mkv3xcmzFLp-LYW7yiRl5u7G5C8jr51fZgNHhPcecjcP7WEzWlxfPUZpLA28y8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.44.33+AM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>A storage system composed of shelves and plastic containers in as many different size combinations </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>as uses for it.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>We have been pretty boring with ours and used it in the most common way</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>as a toy storage system.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VDWSU8CcRta15rZzyIrgZc2qxsRh9u6xEKpexA0IBePs851YRlzwvR2-fgq0SW_CWr_6lFSl8E8CSb6g9Qqr_sDKe-WF6Vao2cP6Zp_kUqto4XefVgb9ML_Ma8qIFqfWbSvLxjiq4dcs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.37.01+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VDWSU8CcRta15rZzyIrgZc2qxsRh9u6xEKpexA0IBePs851YRlzwvR2-fgq0SW_CWr_6lFSl8E8CSb6g9Qqr_sDKe-WF6Vao2cP6Zp_kUqto4XefVgb9ML_Ma8qIFqfWbSvLxjiq4dcs/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.37.01+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>But check out these clever ways others have used it!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZL7iE8sJlQheCTPVq-eNoZySVEitSGXsV3Nb7a7cNuoLLzquBzDnz7AiJ4DXXJHBCVRh8Gv8fkJhT9xWnbqZX1C6hIpZpSEJ8ryCLCqVkcwpDEfyfG6skyjyvEgojMKg1diCa9w8iYvU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.14.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZL7iE8sJlQheCTPVq-eNoZySVEitSGXsV3Nb7a7cNuoLLzquBzDnz7AiJ4DXXJHBCVRh8Gv8fkJhT9xWnbqZX1C6hIpZpSEJ8ryCLCqVkcwpDEfyfG6skyjyvEgojMKg1diCa9w8iYvU/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.14.22+AM.png" width="220" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Cheap, practical and multi use change space.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>The problem with changetables is that they are great when you have a baby but once the baby grows up you are left with a fairly unusable piece of furniture!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>We have this Ikea change table</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq4_RC3as3wenh61MaDKRxPT8awe40hNAAQ39S52evYdWvIsW4Nb7odCINMYpN6BJHJkcp8x2fciryrpWFMvqvLu2vZTNLszp4D0-saQbcD019guUq60B0uv3zeFaGplFW-F3DUZDZoCb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+10.40.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq4_RC3as3wenh61MaDKRxPT8awe40hNAAQ39S52evYdWvIsW4Nb7odCINMYpN6BJHJkcp8x2fciryrpWFMvqvLu2vZTNLszp4D0-saQbcD019guUq60B0uv3zeFaGplFW-F3DUZDZoCb/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+10.40.32+AM.png" width="206" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Hensvik</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Love it because it is a changetable now and a bookshelf later.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>The table part just screws off.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>You can even buy some little doors for it!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCzwyFh5yTWV6UP-0x6xYXD4ev5hlxJ_Z_gb3CYM7ULT4i9ZX6mH5TJigJL_nlKCqoYK6yjiD_1jaJqri5qrpraBDtBkQOTKYzWEYnagiVMSNrTmxG5bu2aqiOgk2NCMTNTy7Z3WE6ZwR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.46.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCzwyFh5yTWV6UP-0x6xYXD4ev5hlxJ_Z_gb3CYM7ULT4i9ZX6mH5TJigJL_nlKCqoYK6yjiD_1jaJqri5qrpraBDtBkQOTKYzWEYnagiVMSNrTmxG5bu2aqiOgk2NCMTNTy7Z3WE6ZwR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.46.35+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Oh how I would love this in my classroom!!</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Each box contains a different "school" activity!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP0satszxRDlHXUutPkGVinwFPvZ09tVone1fiz1Y-uwYUhsbhjrkn2Kmbv3jM4KSmqIdBzAQPuBGSOU9WfMI8eeIjhTr4R6JDSukBIKVlNynt4XstPzN7tNAEg0uJLvy2R-I3cHxqNmo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.14.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP0satszxRDlHXUutPkGVinwFPvZ09tVone1fiz1Y-uwYUhsbhjrkn2Kmbv3jM4KSmqIdBzAQPuBGSOU9WfMI8eeIjhTr4R6JDSukBIKVlNynt4XstPzN7tNAEg0uJLvy2R-I3cHxqNmo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-02+at+10.14.54+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Love this! Short on space?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>How about Trofast as a mini wardrobe?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>It is just the right height for those child size clothes.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>but my favourite....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2-9Md9HaW3_AqvWWyzYDVznpWBOqCLtL0uXyFdoTZ6I9W12o6L1pFLpjT1rcJEyI6H5Ii2Fxqa3t82gQFGR9xz27EP8Hn3ay4SgHfCyY9EYHMi2Z1HPcUYcCZSmA_MdOQZmeAN3FEscJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.51.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2-9Md9HaW3_AqvWWyzYDVznpWBOqCLtL0uXyFdoTZ6I9W12o6L1pFLpjT1rcJEyI6H5Ii2Fxqa3t82gQFGR9xz27EP8Hn3ay4SgHfCyY9EYHMi2Z1HPcUYcCZSmA_MdOQZmeAN3FEscJ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+9.51.44+AM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>10/10 for clever!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>If I didnt have a child who was more than likely to fall out of bed or use the steps as a bumpy slide</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I would love to do that.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>This is great for a small bedroom as you getting storage, a place to sleep, a play area and a secret little reading nook</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Oh and that red circle mat...we have that as our time out space!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-21743083349346961932011-08-01T12:51:00.000+10:002011-08-01T12:51:27.083+10:00Hens and Hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt9tei6meD5r8nr3x9R40Qvah36aSotE1sFUp8gK2HJQNxfBF4bm42RCBrNKbc8zN4h14ZCwpy5gly6tDmOBwm93l93GUaJB1UJhfV0tMGvmURLhkFvCoDMRW2uqC6COR2ngq18wB4BYW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.18.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt9tei6meD5r8nr3x9R40Qvah36aSotE1sFUp8gK2HJQNxfBF4bm42RCBrNKbc8zN4h14ZCwpy5gly6tDmOBwm93l93GUaJB1UJhfV0tMGvmURLhkFvCoDMRW2uqC6COR2ngq18wB4BYW/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.18.18+AM.png" width="242" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Part One by</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.edenriley.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Edenland</i></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61VNA0ql9iV00GrXm5RAyfVioaZLkkgc11JE1gRMrkdfVx5GnfpjZfUuRs1J6HSj4uXi0GtFJg7sjeJqrHVNewo7AcdryOOLzhm_FgfZhJzuCMiW3f872arocKKsfREdurLEX9jfSev-B/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.20.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61VNA0ql9iV00GrXm5RAyfVioaZLkkgc11JE1gRMrkdfVx5GnfpjZfUuRs1J6HSj4uXi0GtFJg7sjeJqrHVNewo7AcdryOOLzhm_FgfZhJzuCMiW3f872arocKKsfREdurLEX9jfSev-B/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.20.29+AM.png" width="244" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Part Three by</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://baby-mac.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Baby-Mac</i></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALMuqCFJ_9On82LYDNumDbqS6aKN8Vde01sQTjL7OUxo-8NcoqLCAl0JavoO_cNqs7LpYFcYvuIS-rmywJcxyHxRNKdPSgbhfFSPZTRKlR-FQGgL3Sjt3cuw_EGT_dIgKZ4ZylsVgp9sZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.21.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALMuqCFJ_9On82LYDNumDbqS6aKN8Vde01sQTjL7OUxo-8NcoqLCAl0JavoO_cNqs7LpYFcYvuIS-rmywJcxyHxRNKdPSgbhfFSPZTRKlR-FQGgL3Sjt3cuw_EGT_dIgKZ4ZylsVgp9sZ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.21.25+AM.png" width="243" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Part 4 by</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rrsahm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>RRSAHM</i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfBtwW4z6Xc9bww0UdGLpiC7YBpamUrama9UGSwnh8wh23YnIRjXJ3bXDKgF9hIOZMdFy4ksY_p_hcaedGnJAnMPTnAwPdzxTehrtvU4_Wil834G4teDnPxbMeF4K-cpNyn1UhF5xQSuQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.36.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfBtwW4z6Xc9bww0UdGLpiC7YBpamUrama9UGSwnh8wh23YnIRjXJ3bXDKgF9hIOZMdFy4ksY_p_hcaedGnJAnMPTnAwPdzxTehrtvU4_Wil834G4teDnPxbMeF4K-cpNyn1UhF5xQSuQ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+11.36.45+AM.png" width="247" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Part 5 by </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://seanasmith.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Seana Smith</i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>and drum roll please.........</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuGc1FflBSje-UHJLJzYuFW4DjQyLpPlGCw7M-KSpIsTCzRFoQ7DS-aJ9nkvBpLRHSRYY6Ro0KVHpgJRBtSAjuP0IzNEKeqtrGEddOgqajjGhckuieBWbkI9jlcpN8gxLH-z7I8JqXOLb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-01+at+12.33.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuGc1FflBSje-UHJLJzYuFW4DjQyLpPlGCw7M-KSpIsTCzRFoQ7DS-aJ9nkvBpLRHSRYY6Ro0KVHpgJRBtSAjuP0IzNEKeqtrGEddOgqajjGhckuieBWbkI9jlcpN8gxLH-z7I8JqXOLb/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-01+at+12.33.12+PM.png" width="243" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>Part 6 by</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>MY PIGEON PAIR</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>or Master O!!!</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>This is the story of "Hilda The Line Dancing Hen"</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>an online story being compiled by the charity Variety Australia.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>We are so excited to be included amongst such wonderful bloggers and even more</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>excited to be helping to publicise Variety Australia, such a worth while charity.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I love his long legged hen, angry face on the fox and his love heart!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>He wanted to know if he should draw a "broken heart"</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>I said how do you draw that?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>You just draw a heart and then right down the middle you go zigzag zigzag</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i>The things you learn...when you are 4!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-80038979028863199842011-07-31T07:07:00.000+10:002011-07-31T07:07:15.907+10:00What's For Dinner - Meal Planning with the Organised Housewife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpqGXIfwlNOI2Z0iWFmPO_efkqkZcEyZJXOf7GP1ywELpmFtcGSgTzSGbXVAOovK2W3WWwEkPdOhajH4hyphenhyphengf-nHHENzBIm90kBRz0RPYAxhjcYexP60Fy9IRCHPr7OX79bApJMJEvML2k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+7.00.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpqGXIfwlNOI2Z0iWFmPO_efkqkZcEyZJXOf7GP1ywELpmFtcGSgTzSGbXVAOovK2W3WWwEkPdOhajH4hyphenhyphengf-nHHENzBIm90kBRz0RPYAxhjcYexP60Fy9IRCHPr7OX79bApJMJEvML2k/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-31+at+7.00.44+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wow what a weekend and it's only half way through!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have made some BIG decisions about the "My Pigeon Pair" blog this weekend!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can't wait to share the journey with you!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But back to reality, I have meals to plan, groceries to buy and </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fights over chapsticks to referee.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes chapsticks, are the toy of choice in our house at the moment. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Strawberry is the current favourite. So glad I bought them toys for Christmas!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week I am guest posting my meal plan over at </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/">The Organised Housewife</a></i></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These meals are our family favourites!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Eggplant Parmigiana, Lemon Crumbed Chicken Drumsticks and Honey Joys</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not all together of course!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>For the recipes and even a few sneaky pictures head over to</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/">The Organised Housewife</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Bon Appetite! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-79735329689166970612011-07-30T07:29:00.000+10:002011-07-30T07:29:29.358+10:00I'm grateful for...... Twitter<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Fancy that. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have found something to love about another little birdie.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-uxJazzDL305EX71ScR1kSn5LxO2DOjfsAY68r5PmLuvP6R-t0_63wHbRokt4km9FHUyVtsETRnfTD6-v1JmTQwpO0eQ6X7zjbARtHpo2TNZx1bBhp44cDSrUtf21_FVOtM16kV78bvd/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-30+at+7.31.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-uxJazzDL305EX71ScR1kSn5LxO2DOjfsAY68r5PmLuvP6R-t0_63wHbRokt4km9FHUyVtsETRnfTD6-v1JmTQwpO0eQ6X7zjbARtHpo2TNZx1bBhp44cDSrUtf21_FVOtM16kV78bvd/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-30+at+7.31.04+AM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have previously made a few false starts at </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>swooping in on the twitter action but this time it really happened! </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> I was swept away out of my comfort zone and dropped smack bang in the middle of the twitter nest.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Would I have anything worth chirping about?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Would anybody follow this little pigeon?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Would I be attacked by some larger and way cooler peacocks?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Yes. Yes and NOOOO!!!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>It's a bit like being the new girl at school.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>At first you don't know anyone.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You wonder if you will have anyone to talk to.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Will you be able to find the few other people there you know.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>But after a few awkward introductions, I started to feel welcomed, included and </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>of course addicted.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>For the first time I actually felt "connected" to others in the bloggy flock.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I learnt more about blogging, weaning, and tweeting in two days than I have in the last year.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I am not only grateful for finally having the courage to take the twitter leap </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>but grateful that I landed safely in a warm nest, welcomed by some amazing chics and </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>quickly taken under their wings. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></i></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Linking up with</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://maxabellaloves.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">Maxabella Loves</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Come swoop in on the action!</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MyPigeonPair"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My Pigeon Pair - On Twitter</span></i></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-61378187792537077092011-07-27T07:03:00.000+10:002011-07-27T07:03:01.990+10:00Say what???<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Master O, aged 4 is getting married. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Or so he announced this week. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Being a teacher of this age group I should have seen it coming. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have witnessed many a lunchtime wedding ceremony complete with pipe cleaner rings and fallen leaf bouquets. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>But it was not one of his Kindy sweethearts he was going to marry..</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>it was me. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I blame Bruno Mars.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iynSGft8Ceo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Marry You</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>We love this song A LOT at our house at the moment and I guess the words "I think I want to marry you" being yelled (not sung) at each other have subliminally sunk into his mind. Lots of talks about who you can and can't marry (that was a tricky one) we have moved on. With the radio blaring we drive to Kindy. We arrive like every other day for Master O to excitedly tell his friends everything that has happened in the twelve hours since he saw them last, I only hope is teachers don't over hear.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>He begins to play and as usual he starts singing as he works. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>He can't help it. It's hereditary. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Loudly and in his best singing voice he sings...</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"She's a dirty, dirty dancer".</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VDlqGBDcpPg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">say what??? </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> Where did he get that from. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>With a few quick shhushes and a look from him of what's wrong with my singing, </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I make a quick and discrete exit. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Later that morning I confess my embarrassing motherhood moment to a friend. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The guilt has set in! I am one of </i></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">those</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> mothers. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You know the ones who don't sensor what their children listen to the radio. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The price paid for this sin is a child who knows all the words to those songs and uses them to embarrass his mother. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Should I admit that this wasn't the first time? </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This incident came after a recent discussion about Master O singing.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"Where's my car, where's my keys, where my clothes" </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Where are his things Mummy?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Mummy answer: Probably in his bedroom under the mess.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>That's what happens when you don't clean up your room. You can't find anything! </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I am now trying very hard to sensor what he listens to, especially in the car, where most of these incidents have originated. I only hope I haven't done any long term damage. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> How bad could it be? </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Worst case scenario. As an adult he lives out the words of his childhood and</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> gets married, to a dirty dirty dancer, after he has lost his car, keys and clothes. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Oh dear. I hope not.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></i></span></span></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-65391634603464144622011-07-25T06:47:00.000+10:002011-07-25T06:47:25.978+10:00What's for dinner? Meal Planning Monday<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Monday</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Baked Tandoori Whole Chicken - Rice and Steamed Greens.</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is a marinated chicken from Woolworths.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>As much as we love it, it is a little spicy for the kids so we peel off the skin and cut up the meat for them.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Tuesday</span></b></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Lamb Roast with Vegetables</span></b></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Nothing like a lamb roast in Winter and I am hoping to try using one of those new </i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"cook in bags!"</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Wednesday</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Slow Cooker Ratatouile</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Our meat free meal this week served with some crispy cheese bread!</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Thursday</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Spaghetti Bolognese with meatballs.</i></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is a quick and easy dinner from the freezer with hopefully enough leftovers for me to take to work!</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Friday</b></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Panko crumbed Fish and Homemade Potato chips</i></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>How expensive has Fish and Chips gotten!!!</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So we are making our own!</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Saturday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Grilled Salmon with Veggie Mash and Broccolini and Asparagus</b></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">It is so expensive, but so good for you and not a scrap goes to waste as we all love it!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Lots of oven meals this week!!! SO glad to have our oven back on board. The price saving of doing the repairs ourselves was $100!!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Soooo worth it!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Do you think I could use this money for a new pair of boots?</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Happy boot wearing Mummy, Happy Family?</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Linking up with</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://theorganisedhousewife.comau/">The Organised Housewife</a></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-17829941104230982312011-07-24T05:00:00.000+10:002011-07-24T05:00:00.534+10:00Talking chalk.....Fiona Kate Chalkboard Labels<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remember our Project Playroom?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well we had an awesome TROFAST storage system from IKEA that now houses the majority of our toys.....there is just one problem.....</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was looking like this....</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDTA5KxT8T1g4EssKoS0WmCGJKd9_7Z3vLC9MLhLOthUK-o8FEjN9GfTt1wCWfwjs7zw3HFauCTCZXNmUgGcrcWymMZn51OT4Bzewjcg_c20tyldWCNqzn2r-fEvbOcpKQype7dOUtQ2s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.13.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDTA5KxT8T1g4EssKoS0WmCGJKd9_7Z3vLC9MLhLOthUK-o8FEjN9GfTt1wCWfwjs7zw3HFauCTCZXNmUgGcrcWymMZn51OT4Bzewjcg_c20tyldWCNqzn2r-fEvbOcpKQype7dOUtQ2s/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.13.52+PM.png" width="320" /></span></i></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No it's not the poor excuse for lighting when taking a photo</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and yes some have been put back into their spot with a crooked lid.....</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Notice the labels?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am a MASSIVE fan of labelling things. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Organising and storage are great but without labels </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the items will NEVER find their way back to their home.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My label maker and I go way back.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But this was just one job too big for my little DYMO.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have had many attempts at conquering this problem.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I tried printing out labels on the computer, laminating them and sticky taping them on....</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only one has survived (the little puzzles label at the bottom).</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I then tried to use some letter stickers from a dollar store. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These were ok, but after a month, wear and tear had got the better of them. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Funnily enough they had a way of coming of the boxes when I needed them on and </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">then when I wanted them off I had to scrub them off!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But finally we have a solution.........</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enter Fiona Kate - Simple Storage Solutions</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ccBm2XHt33WGW5v2F2DXDDz8kVhkXAgEj0-vbC8_BCZUrNM6f54SlNW4BxDpj9yjKXX6990XJPgHA80lb-4dEwDWGi6IN-lzUwwpAsijkRazOi-LbPzg1lzkJOmyJP2B__p67hSGi2le/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.39.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ccBm2XHt33WGW5v2F2DXDDz8kVhkXAgEj0-vbC8_BCZUrNM6f54SlNW4BxDpj9yjKXX6990XJPgHA80lb-4dEwDWGi6IN-lzUwwpAsijkRazOi-LbPzg1lzkJOmyJP2B__p67hSGi2le/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.39.35+PM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnvjJiFgGrid83Yl4mLNWMfrBYn3FYoh14E9ugG4OYwduJoBrpscivQaK2ih-3Ua7t82sRvJdj_1t17lepmPfdauy3ruVeys3nDvtDchNK9px1om2C1VEPGJYZW3izdmKgvt9Mqz8cC3s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.39.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnvjJiFgGrid83Yl4mLNWMfrBYn3FYoh14E9ugG4OYwduJoBrpscivQaK2ih-3Ua7t82sRvJdj_1t17lepmPfdauy3ruVeys3nDvtDchNK9px1om2C1VEPGJYZW3izdmKgvt9Mqz8cC3s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.39.55+PM.png" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fionakate.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fiona Kate</span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Chalkboard Labels!!!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Simply write, using chalk onto the labels</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPUu3yO1DtynVjtCuI5mBN5ubq2JMcYvXRk2zbV7L2BEw8rKZRCdKFNMzGPLNmd8LiAk77-jT0O_2TD8cPZ4DL1tOHQ2q1PK1ETrgAqlZo4JS-_iuRnvPWPJaFcjNlgqe5hx3cumnK82E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPUu3yO1DtynVjtCuI5mBN5ubq2JMcYvXRk2zbV7L2BEw8rKZRCdKFNMzGPLNmd8LiAk77-jT0O_2TD8cPZ4DL1tOHQ2q1PK1ETrgAqlZo4JS-_iuRnvPWPJaFcjNlgqe5hx3cumnK82E/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.17+PM.png" width="186" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>For younger children you can add some little pictures to make it easier for them to "read"</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACdnm_N4PBhrtmivrWMrgrcBj4LPdXAX4hqX8SkXvnqGuThVuXUbB5KkRwrsjmL6EDjppATRUX2G3Qp7N7YPD4FYE_eK6YKYQYsWATPNrPyzpfhfTP8Y-a0aEhCAVzH1gbPL3sTasGzP7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACdnm_N4PBhrtmivrWMrgrcBj4LPdXAX4hqX8SkXvnqGuThVuXUbB5KkRwrsjmL6EDjppATRUX2G3Qp7N7YPD4FYE_eK6YKYQYsWATPNrPyzpfhfTP8Y-a0aEhCAVzH1gbPL3sTasGzP7/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.45+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Stick them onto your containers and....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQQIu-ptazSgMdP_2DEsNiZZhQfQUflqNfCWQ73egcF3KHn0IosePQcsU6KYR7p-wZaMhQdUtdltrIBRJn-XS4G7fz1Muj8BQlMwNZWYUhlQMNFr0qqyCUXaSOAHynBvE3BdHfTUXpw4o/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQQIu-ptazSgMdP_2DEsNiZZhQfQUflqNfCWQ73egcF3KHn0IosePQcsU6KYR7p-wZaMhQdUtdltrIBRJn-XS4G7fz1Muj8BQlMwNZWYUhlQMNFr0qqyCUXaSOAHynBvE3BdHfTUXpw4o/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+1.14.33+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You have a fun and functional way of labelling your containers!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is what I love about them.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Function. </span></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They can be written on and personalised.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can change them with a simple wipe.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are always culling and resorting toys as the kids grow older so the labels need to be changed accordingly. This is sooo easy with the chalkboard labels.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They can be used anywhere!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They are easy to apply</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They are durable</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fun. </span></span></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who doesn't want to have a turn using the chalk to write on them.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A great way to help your children take ownership of organising</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is involving them in the process!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Master O has sneakily been found wiping off the labels so I will let him write on them!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Style</span></span></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They come in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit your project.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Price</span></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Affordable!!!!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The "dot" and rectangular chalkboard labels retail for $12.95</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have used them in our playroom but you could use them;</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the kitchen to label tea and coffee jars or pantry containers</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the wardrobe so your clothes stay organised on the shelves.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Near the phone to jot down messages.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The possibilities are endless.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fiona Chandler (the owner of Fiona Kate) established the business in 2007 and as a busy Mum of 4 children, (and 6 chickens, a rabbit and a cat) s</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he HAS to be organised!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her online store is stocked with clever and innovative storage products.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From Giant storage boxes that double as tables to the divine "postie" for displaying pictures and cards, her products are all made "toddler tough"</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her fresh and creative designs are created at night after the kids have gone to bed.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So what does a typical day look like for this WAHM?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Up in the morning post the blog,<br />
cup of tea- very important<br />
load of washing on<br />
breakfast<br />
make lunches and beds<br />
chase the kids to feed the pets<br />
clear up<br />
remind kids to get dressed<br />
sort out the deliveries<br />
try and fit in email<br />
remind kids to get dressed<br />
hang the washing<br />
remind kids to get dressed<br />
sign notes<br />
remind kids to get dressed<br />
walk to school, oli rides home with me<br />
drop deliveries at post office<br />
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this is the same most days<br />
then it’s a mix of fun stuff for Oli , a bit of email , a trip to manufacturer and or warehouse<br />
walk to school for pick up and the afternoon begins<br />
homework, friends over, sport, music etc<br />
"work" doesn't begin until 7pm!</span></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can find Fiona Kate on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiona-Kate-simple-gorgeous-storage/390077431013"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Facebook</span></a></span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or online at </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://fionakate.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">fionakate.com.au</span></a></span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that we have the toys labelled and organised we just need to find a way to </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">make them pick themselves up!!!</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This week is all about sleep. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Lack of sleep, no sleep, sleeping through, sleeping in your own bed </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>and the constant how did you sleep last night?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So I am grateful for.....</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>1. Sleeping Through. Last night, Miss A slept through for probably the fourth time in her 16 months. I feel like a woman in a new body and can feel the guilt of </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"What have I done to my child to make her never sleep" </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>gradually subsiding.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>2. My bed. Even when I have a sleepless night I am sleeping (for 40 minutes at a time) in a warm, dry bed in a safe and happy home. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> I can't imagine life for so many others who do not have this.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>3. Multiple non sleepers. Even if one child sleeps through, you will always have another to come and wake you up with tales of batman cards coming alive. Yes I am grateful for his active imagination in the hope that one day he can become a movie director and pay for the sleepless nights he put his mother through with a beautiful home in the Maldives. A girl can dream....</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>4. Coffee. The past 16 months have seen me solely support the growth of the Nescafe empire. I am grateful for their cheap coffee, especially the tiny jars that I can fit in my handbag.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>5. Lastly I am grateful that I have these complaints because it means I have two little insomniacs who are healthy, happy and MINE!!!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>What are you grateful for?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Linking up with</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://maxabellaloves.blogspot.com/">Maxabella Loves</a></span></span><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Are you ready for the big bloggy news???</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Pigeon Pair has 2, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yes TWO articles on the AMAZING</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://lovelyliving.com.au/">Lovely Living</a> website!!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am just lost for words (yes it does happen!)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but maybe this sums it up??</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9ubcSqgQtczMF9NXleEeFoxXI8YXKMpo1nYm81VE6XrsJ8MxTapjGIikCJcIMhCDUUg59BgyX0_LGMJy8KoB_iToZ1YMEThI7bdodus5zS9UEcY_dVgqaHk0zBd3uvUzIydw2yQZeYU7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+9.14.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9ubcSqgQtczMF9NXleEeFoxXI8YXKMpo1nYm81VE6XrsJ8MxTapjGIikCJcIMhCDUUg59BgyX0_LGMJy8KoB_iToZ1YMEThI7bdodus5zS9UEcY_dVgqaHk0zBd3uvUzIydw2yQZeYU7/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+9.14.43+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you so much to Jen from Lovely Living, for this great opportunity and bringing my dreams a little closer!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So stop reading here and go and read them and let me know what you think???</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovelyliving.com.au/family/school-aged-children/starting-kindergarten/preparing-your-child-for-school"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Preparing Your Child For School - Lovely Living</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><a href="http://lovelyliving.com.au/family/real-stories/real-parenting-stories/the-fun-police">The Fun Police - Lovely Living</a></span></span></div><br />
<a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-80042119287842338092011-07-20T05:00:00.001+10:002011-07-20T05:00:02.553+10:00Why didn't I think of that?? 3 Clever Organising Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJGwZpkCHcdYy0Qsb7uRK9IrRogmnCIUO9uRrY92mQ-SsGIChS_rMVzpnmPacTeJC7clnN-qsQ9XW7EoGBxpREcscrsRb-OTD7pOY7ywJdtmRvtK0zHTkxb4cp4x3XQzgWlaou_oRfzwS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+11.22.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJGwZpkCHcdYy0Qsb7uRK9IrRogmnCIUO9uRrY92mQ-SsGIChS_rMVzpnmPacTeJC7clnN-qsQ9XW7EoGBxpREcscrsRb-OTD7pOY7ywJdtmRvtK0zHTkxb4cp4x3XQzgWlaou_oRfzwS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+11.22.37+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.inner-b.com.au/inner-b-blog/entry/how-to-organise-spare-buttons-and-threads-in-a-simple-business-card-system"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Inner B</span></i></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The Button's in a Business Card Holder!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have not had a good track record of keeping track of those buttons, sequins and beads and threads that come with new items of clothing. I have just been throwing them out as whenever I need one, I can't find it anyway! This is such a simple and clever idea. Simply place them into a business card holder. Use a scrap of cardboard, tape them on and write which item of clothing its for!!!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYGMGuhfJ-83JeLNdnpmwLbsEoF7OvYgMTLSgmH7XqznFNu0PWPhCgtOetBoaonZxaMRCYoWXN2gfLeCYVCLus1Z1Aq9KNC0PansMDtGevxG85ae3_C__Mk1IKg_-NN1G-_0Iacv8TDws/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+4.25.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYGMGuhfJ-83JeLNdnpmwLbsEoF7OvYgMTLSgmH7XqznFNu0PWPhCgtOetBoaonZxaMRCYoWXN2gfLeCYVCLus1Z1Aq9KNC0PansMDtGevxG85ae3_C__Mk1IKg_-NN1G-_0Iacv8TDws/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+4.25.25+PM.png" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://goodhousekeeping.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Good Housekeeping</span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I don't want to imagine ow many bobby pins I have lost in my lifetime!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is a magnetic paperclip holder!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>What a great way to store bobby pins all together!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31sPkkFxR257zayhIgXdGGFO3PAepkQsg6V3xZOVTD6ll9mq6mocGlXra8wXBH0kXwA4sxcnGbmRMWRR0N3mUs7sp0VSaZ2jer2VEzxz9ZiuTHrevUyn0LbF_B5j7lLZS1etIOH6b7lTP/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+4.31.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31sPkkFxR257zayhIgXdGGFO3PAepkQsg6V3xZOVTD6ll9mq6mocGlXra8wXBH0kXwA4sxcnGbmRMWRR0N3mUs7sp0VSaZ2jer2VEzxz9ZiuTHrevUyn0LbF_B5j7lLZS1etIOH6b7lTP/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-19+at+4.31.46+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greenappleorganising.com.au/shop/cable-labels-32-multi-colour/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Green Apple Organising - Cable Labels</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>These should be free with every electronic purchase!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Until the world is wireless, these are a must.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>How many times have you been under he desk pushing and pulling at cables trying to figure out what is connected to what?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Or even worse we have a HUGE box of cables and cords, I have no idea what they are for!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Why didn't I think of that!!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></i></span></span></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-3375584203994641322011-07-18T05:00:00.001+10:002011-08-06T07:09:17.884+10:00What's for dinner? Meal Planning Monday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Our meals have a twist this week!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>NO OVEN!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The heating element on our oven has died and we can't get it fixed (by the hubby) until at least Friday!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So this week all our meals are made on the stove top, bbq or slowcooker!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Monday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff with Rice Cooker - Rice and Steamed Greens.</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Simply pop in the slow cooker at lunch time! </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Love getting my two bench top cookers going! Sooo easy.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>For added veggies I just steam up the kids favourites Broccolini and Zucchini!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Tuesday</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Lamb Chops with Fried Risotto balls.</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>My kids LOVE rice!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Whilst on holidays my mum whipped up these delicious risotto balls filled with cheese!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So I am hoping to attempt them!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have all day Tuesday with only one child at home to get it right!!!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Wednesday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Slow Cooker Honey and Mustard Chicken with corn and zucchini </b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is a family favourite</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Thursday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Ham and Cheese Tortellini with</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Cheese, Bacon and Chicken Sauce</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is a quick and easy dinner after a long day at work and also makes enough for leftovers the next day!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>These are both Latina products from Woolworths that are on special this week!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Friday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>BBQ Steak, sausages and grilled zucchini, eggplant, capsicum and potato </b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The hubby is whipping up this one as I am at work and he has the day off!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Saturday</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Celebration Lasagne and Garlic Bread</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>By Saturday we will have the oven fixed! This cold weather has me craving lasagne!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Sunday</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Left overs!</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><br />
</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">No meat free meals for us this week!</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">But if you wanted to you could make the tortellini with ricotta tortellini and a tomato based sauce</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and the Lasagne could be a delicious vegetable lasagne!</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">What's for dinner at your place this week?</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></b></i></span></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-65826320252446329432011-07-16T07:03:00.002+10:002011-07-16T18:01:27.962+10:00I'm grateful for....Fisher Price<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WOW 100 Google Followers!!!!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you for following "My Pigeon Pair" I truly appreciate your support!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As you know we have just returned from a trip "back home" to stay with my parents.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, I enjoy staying with my parents!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Think, time to get a haircut, someone else to help bathe the cherubs, and little cousins to keep Master O entertained with spy plans, trampoline jumping and book making.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No making dinner, no doing washing, pure BLISS.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But family moments, no housework and child minding aside, something else bought me joy on this trip.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWfM2E7Lsk0pBfzZPuU8xca9pzetBZa4qkWKssTU1Cs01G2R9ldT1S9xQYnB09067m1GUzr0VzdgDlnfWz6Vrv50Z5NXSfMCIoYlV0H9bx8tLIA1yHc5pqHM93-fRYpBSlZvtzFTUNOHS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.34.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWfM2E7Lsk0pBfzZPuU8xca9pzetBZa4qkWKssTU1Cs01G2R9ldT1S9xQYnB09067m1GUzr0VzdgDlnfWz6Vrv50Z5NXSfMCIoYlV0H9bx8tLIA1yHc5pqHM93-fRYpBSlZvtzFTUNOHS/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.34.19+AM.png" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Isn't she a little beauty!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This "vintage" Fisher Price Cash Register is just way too gorgeous.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The memories of all kinds of shops, purchasing items that were never priced over 20c.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The decision over wether to push the change button and send the coins whirling down the slide or the cash button and hear the clash of the plastic in the drawer.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few years ago I bought a "new" version of this childhood classic.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It appears inflation never hit Fisher Price and you still only get three coins to buy ice cream or books.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUATTxVzBAsc6gLONfdSW0WutIFFAr1ZmEtW7XA5fHeJ6WlT417ClvQ1y7F0WE5ivFMgvxTkO4TMiMyWohWYmzTSbbp5JrtQ2bR1Q_hWwplZKtiEeeIT0VYJ4TBpvmNqgSp9dT08PKAzr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.35.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUATTxVzBAsc6gLONfdSW0WutIFFAr1ZmEtW7XA5fHeJ6WlT417ClvQ1y7F0WE5ivFMgvxTkO4TMiMyWohWYmzTSbbp5JrtQ2bR1Q_hWwplZKtiEeeIT0VYJ4TBpvmNqgSp9dT08PKAzr/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.35.06+AM.png" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh and this one!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mum no longer has the garage but a few cars, circular footed people and petrol pumps have survided countless childhood backyard sand pit car accidents and elevator mishaps.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In this garage world dogs drive cars, parking is free, and pathways are paved with rainbow coloured slate. The elevator was the fought over part of this toy. Winding up the crank was the job of the dominant child (me, hey someone has to be the boss when there are four kids!) and it was somehow always my turn!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtGjye7VUxaEEWkLcw99nFZZAeDMw2TDF94GjXA7furUr-29znV2CyA-G_IW4XVwerrdciRWMqp1-XqRlBmSQQ4H6SV8wpEf5zKBDwHml954f3cRXeoRxMjWB62qvcSxi_yNY0nQFGdDt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.36.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtGjye7VUxaEEWkLcw99nFZZAeDMw2TDF94GjXA7furUr-29znV2CyA-G_IW4XVwerrdciRWMqp1-XqRlBmSQQ4H6SV8wpEf5zKBDwHml954f3cRXeoRxMjWB62qvcSxi_yNY0nQFGdDt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+6.36.21+AM.png" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and here it is the piece de resistance.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Mother has kept this carousel, complete with records!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think some may have been lost over time but she has managed to pick a few up at garage sales.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wind the little handle and the record player tinkles, twinkle twinkle little star as the children swing around the carousel.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Master O loved this one and Little Miss A was more than happy to dance to the tune and give the children a "gentle" push on the carousel!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Master O is yet to discover the laughs had in winding the handle so fast that the children go flying off as they listen to a lullaby on fast forward.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Of course these once common childhood toys circa the 80's, </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are now classed as "rare" and "vintage".</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I am sure I could hunt them down by stalking ebay at midnight for a half broken bargain, but I have instead become a new Fisher Price hoarder.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fisher Price continue to have childhood covered and create tried and tested toys!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49aeSNG0vM_Klf4oqsEpS3s_LIFyitj5cNB23r8GjfbrU7bWUrFc-zhe-PDkw1q3xblz_vqiB_gikqbt_tQ_y6hL9FdyyIkXGJF8Dw87cW9mz3D_NrJOr9c60RqLrTpA_sI9axda53sla/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-10+at+4.14.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49aeSNG0vM_Klf4oqsEpS3s_LIFyitj5cNB23r8GjfbrU7bWUrFc-zhe-PDkw1q3xblz_vqiB_gikqbt_tQ_y6hL9FdyyIkXGJF8Dw87cW9mz3D_NrJOr9c60RqLrTpA_sI9axda53sla/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-10+at+4.14.55+PM.png" width="184" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who didn't have even one of these old faithfuls growing up?</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You have not lived unless you have a chatterbox phone with spooky rolling eyes.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For $10 each these are great for a First Christmas or to put away as birthday gifts for all those first Birthday parties!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YvWfy54x0xNVaQY5LxoBLoXzXi-tiI2eWvRtmBDlnfAoFQd4ZE5UqnzL0xfWBR7Mig8JTyuWXwV60Zs7E7QD6yXtHS1FzcfWhCU-x5qQOMHia3VnEnWZpMwIiV_6fF4az5qz9vIps3zP/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-10+at+4.15.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YvWfy54x0xNVaQY5LxoBLoXzXi-tiI2eWvRtmBDlnfAoFQd4ZE5UqnzL0xfWBR7Mig8JTyuWXwV60Zs7E7QD6yXtHS1FzcfWhCU-x5qQOMHia3VnEnWZpMwIiV_6fF4az5qz9vIps3zP/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-10+at+4.15.29+PM.png" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Laugh n Learn</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fisher Price Play house</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ok so at nearly $100 this is a big ticket item BUT....</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We bought Master O one of these for his first Christmas and four years later this still gets played with at least twice a week. Great lights and sounds (but with a volume control) It allows them to use their imagination AND provides stimulation and learning!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is by far the best toy purchase I have made. Watching my two at very different ages both playing with this together is priceless.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVftmyH35KPdnPPLKR_7chEqWRZVNK3I3J2tyiRKx61DV_JxjtzA04DiZAa_sc3wCUcOIMNLIxRkgIKxrS4Pp9CMGRQ83o6KfavvCTx1cAeAq_Oay7aAy3XYr537_EiumiLgrj9DQM7q9M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+7.00.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVftmyH35KPdnPPLKR_7chEqWRZVNK3I3J2tyiRKx61DV_JxjtzA04DiZAa_sc3wCUcOIMNLIxRkgIKxrS4Pp9CMGRQ83o6KfavvCTx1cAeAq_Oay7aAy3XYr537_EiumiLgrj9DQM7q9M/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+7.00.58+AM.png" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Has this replaced our old elevator garage?</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The ramps look amazing! This thing is huge!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The cars are a great investment and can be used in all kind of imaginary scenes.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I will continue to hunt, hoard and hail Fisher Price in the hope that my own Pigeon Pair will create even just a few of the amazing childhood memories today and </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">one day in a far off future be as grateful as I am, that their mother was a hoarder! </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Linking up with <a href="http://maxabellaloves.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Maxabella Loves</span></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All the toys and prices pictured came from the current Target Toy Catalogue.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have posted the link on the right sidebar >>>>>></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-20012826928589251902011-07-13T15:09:00.000+10:002011-07-13T15:09:04.531+10:00A space, a shelf, a solution.....The InstaHANGER from Green Apple Organising<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Well our bathroom organisation project has definitely left us with the organisation bug </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and this is one bug we are in no hurry to get rid of! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Our organisation fever has moved on from the bathroom </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and now taken its hold on the wardrobe!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">In particular Master O's wardrobe has long been cause of heart palpitations with an overwhelming amount of clothes, shoes, socks, underwear, swimwear, even a large family of stuffed toys have taken up residence amongst the chaos. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">In particular I have been searching for a way of storing and organising his clothes so that he can independently get dressed (in appropriate clothes) in the mornings.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Sending him off to get dressed often results in him reappearing with his swim suit bottoms, a jumper, socks and sandals. As much as I appreciate his european styling, I am not sure it would meet "Kindy standards" and so we waste another half an hour </span></i></span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">arguing, wrestling the clothes of</span></i></span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">f getting him changed.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">With his first year of school uniforms rapidly approaching I was starting to get frantic!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">We have the space but just not the solution.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Then I spied this little piece of inspiration...</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhMitarhg0TuM_GnBPqbo7saY4yz_MT6jO_KTAugTmIzCxliFTwP79jGvTGEENdajRiK2xwVX8zGHn0dpN9U1KYjZxGB6fgtjQDodL6-Scf-sHF438NkP2kLbQLWOyGOk08LcHBfMG0b0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-07+at+6.07.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhMitarhg0TuM_GnBPqbo7saY4yz_MT6jO_KTAugTmIzCxliFTwP79jGvTGEENdajRiK2xwVX8zGHn0dpN9U1KYjZxGB6fgtjQDodL6-Scf-sHF438NkP2kLbQLWOyGOk08LcHBfMG0b0/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-07+at+6.07.24+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://livinglocurto.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Living Locurto</span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Amy from Living Locurto was in a similar predicament when she created this great system for her son!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I must admit the procrastinator in me bit and although I saw this picture months ago, I have not done anything about it!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Well to be fair it was not just procrastination but the how-would-this-work-for-us question?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Master O has to be able to reach the clothes for this to be effective?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">How can you put a clothes rail at his height?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Do we really have room for a whole other clothes rail in his cupboard?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">How would you install it?</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">enter......</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2cYkuAP8LxSybIickuLt4I3qrefHOY51wJ5uADdTPNJxzWUHDuPic3rzSBtRKtQRUh-dLCPiGAJkIq2OTr1T20inKWZqZBjqpX56oHsDzTgfk9HrdrUWbx276ElxbLSNMMU-OUMzPJQb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-21+at+10.40.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2cYkuAP8LxSybIickuLt4I3qrefHOY51wJ5uADdTPNJxzWUHDuPic3rzSBtRKtQRUh-dLCPiGAJkIq2OTr1T20inKWZqZBjqpX56oHsDzTgfk9HrdrUWbx276ElxbLSNMMU-OUMzPJQb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-21+at+10.40.13+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The InstaHANGER</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">$19.99</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greenappleorganising.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">Green Apple Organising</span></i></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> I found this little beauty when I recently stumbled upon a life changing website. </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://greenappleorganising.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">Green Apple Organising</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">.</span> </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Australian based, Adele from Green Apple not only has the most amazing products </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">but inspiring videos with time saving and simple snippets of organising gold!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I had massive organisers envy when I browsed her online store but there was one product I had to HAVE!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">This product the InstaHANGER is the perfect solution to our wardrobe problem!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Basically its a mini hanging shelf that can be put almost anywhere you need some extra shelf space!</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">It can be installed anywhere! On a door, wall, cupboard or in our case in the wardrobe!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Here it is!!!</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8qkdaDtCDZuk8mXcFJcPy1C13g7Fm1Y2XjVDgbt-7CaP6rohdZwaEvEV6SR5c0LDC4-d7Q2sHaC7Ssvtcdgdc-8oo6IJt-Kl4R7D8RR15vcd2-iRcMw9bhWmUddEb_uKWEGW8QlftEXg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-09+at+6.24.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8qkdaDtCDZuk8mXcFJcPy1C13g7Fm1Y2XjVDgbt-7CaP6rohdZwaEvEV6SR5c0LDC4-d7Q2sHaC7Ssvtcdgdc-8oo6IJt-Kl4R7D8RR15vcd2-iRcMw9bhWmUddEb_uKWEGW8QlftEXg/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-09+at+6.24.46+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></span></i></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">We are putting it at Master O's eye level so that he can see what he is to wear each day.</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Each coathanger has a day of the week tag on it so I can help him plan for a week of clothes!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The InstaHANGER is the perfect size, stable and can hold 50lbs of weight.</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and.....</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2d-IdkdzKdmh5NOIepq7rd7gh1shC3BsyxQ4GvM9fLSGvY6CT0fqj1bTjrGo3wMpojoYOfyQI_LTAtJSe8Am7FXJmOovY_cAoKIgXBd1pj8-KRC-H2oIenBRB37HJIT08_WNujcdUTVa/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-09+at+6.24.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2d-IdkdzKdmh5NOIepq7rd7gh1shC3BsyxQ4GvM9fLSGvY6CT0fqj1bTjrGo3wMpojoYOfyQI_LTAtJSe8Am7FXJmOovY_cAoKIgXBd1pj8-KRC-H2oIenBRB37HJIT08_WNujcdUTVa/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-09+at+6.24.04+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></span></i></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">It has made the most of the unused space underneath the current clothes rail!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Children's clothes are so short that you often have unused space (at their reach!)</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I would love to have one in the laundry to place clothes on once I have ironed them.</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Or in our guest bathroom for guests to put their clothes on whilst they have a shower.</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Or in our entryway for school jumpers and work jackets.</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">ANYWHERE!</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">It is great because when you are not using it just folds discretely against the wall. (see the little inset picture above) and can be used inside and outside!</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The InstaHANGER is available online through </span><a href="http://greenappleorganising.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">Green Apple Organising</span></a></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">but beware they have sooo many clever products (more of which you will read about on here!) and Adele's You Tube Clips are addictive</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">and will only encourage your organising bug may take hold of your life! </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">That can't be a bad thing, can it?</span></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/?action=view&current=Siggy.png" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/brisbabydreamer/Siggy.png" style="cursor: move;" /></span></i></span></a></div>My Pigeon Pairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432987846529807471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861111180133547762.post-21554344799918727072011-07-13T06:36:00.001+10:002011-07-13T06:38:50.906+10:00A cup full of inspiration......A Tea Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Dainty vintage tea cups, ribbon sandwiches, spring dresses.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>It is no surprise that a "tea party" is one of my favourite party themes.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>It is simple, classic and can be adjusted to suit just about any age group or occasion.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A "sip and see" baby shower</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(Where attendees sip tea, as you reveal the gender of your baby! </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>or come and meet your baby for the first time)</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A high tea bridal shower.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A teddy bears tea party for little ones</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>An "Alice in Wonderland" mad hatters tea party</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A garden party with milk and cookies!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The possibilities are endless.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The hardest part of any party planning is having the courage to have a party!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Once you have your initial concept or idea </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>it is time to let the imagining and inspiration begin!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I always start with the invitation or party printables.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This gives me a much clearer picture of what I want to do and also the colour palette.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You don't always have to use a theme, in fact some of the most gorgeous parties I have seen have just chosen an effective colour palette and incorporated it into all aspects of their party.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>but for me....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I LOVE PRINTABLES</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Bought online they are sent to you via email file for you to print at home.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A simple version is very cheap and the more personalised designs then vary in expense.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Just buy, download and print as many as you need!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>If you don't have a great printer at home you can take the file to Office works or a copy shop and have it printed!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Think cupcake toppers, banners, candy wrappers, thank you cards, favour tags, drink bottle wraps, food labels if you can think it, you can print it!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>If you have the time or are creative you can make your own very easily on a computer and using some scrapbooking paper or even just using stationary items from around the house!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So here are some inspiring invites and printables for your next tea party...</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-B2Lmkjmg__fWzcnjPTlP_o6LICS7feHF6R_CqI1TMSrrDD7ytWdsmPOUruXtVY3MB_ShjPUE_eMAbyyjyGC61HmahroJ_3Bk4lTa_Tr9BWWVggyOVPMGk98Z1hDYnPr_cgziDrI8EXT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.11.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-B2Lmkjmg__fWzcnjPTlP_o6LICS7feHF6R_CqI1TMSrrDD7ytWdsmPOUruXtVY3MB_ShjPUE_eMAbyyjyGC61HmahroJ_3Bk4lTa_Tr9BWWVggyOVPMGk98Z1hDYnPr_cgziDrI8EXT/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.11.42+PM.png" width="316" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/owlymollyprintdesign"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Owly Molly Print</span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Owly Molly Print is owned by an Australian Mummy!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Love the top right design, think simple pink, vintage lace and doilies!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt9Aj2rxjmabKrZEVbUG6RDykWp8dVaixAMkj1kgswS79ScaCXxek4_lbh9_754p5MMJCTDvng1MM3cw2I4L23iKctZcreWXjMbgU1tkqWnmTu2b3ye1RlSOlbjn8sOudaK4-8REXc_wp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.21.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt9Aj2rxjmabKrZEVbUG6RDykWp8dVaixAMkj1kgswS79ScaCXxek4_lbh9_754p5MMJCTDvng1MM3cw2I4L23iKctZcreWXjMbgU1tkqWnmTu2b3ye1RlSOlbjn8sOudaK4-8REXc_wp/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.21.46+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58647995/printable-invitation-design-alice-in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>TomKat Studio</i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Mad hatter inspired tea party.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Love the bright spring colours a break from traditional pink!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>even better......</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4FSysgNKiFK5CVXzVB-kCSpzBJQdiOhwzh4dwwcvHIiFpEJzgp_UKO7W_It1fRrYNWmJILthv0o0S2lTSj_RSiuiG_Ktajoe-t9CKCEXtA9dvlupMqFKNjdWMnZpcgtHqsgx3JoMlf9m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.29.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4FSysgNKiFK5CVXzVB-kCSpzBJQdiOhwzh4dwwcvHIiFpEJzgp_UKO7W_It1fRrYNWmJILthv0o0S2lTSj_RSiuiG_Ktajoe-t9CKCEXtA9dvlupMqFKNjdWMnZpcgtHqsgx3JoMlf9m/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.29.54+PM.png" width="256" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>they have a whole printable collection!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>How fresh are those colours!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>For a more garden tea party style....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgcBfBNcTyV9bSpc3NzDgulbbye8Ia_oRF4RhamMSkO_g9kOVO0-ZRYFy6lC0vtIKApjOwDYwb4riXYOWh-SBFJ5MjVwBw3aMFR9wXTsVWmyZiMyYdFpxMoay3iTf9F66xZ4oL-LYKuX-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.32.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgcBfBNcTyV9bSpc3NzDgulbbye8Ia_oRF4RhamMSkO_g9kOVO0-ZRYFy6lC0vtIKApjOwDYwb4riXYOWh-SBFJ5MjVwBw3aMFR9wXTsVWmyZiMyYdFpxMoay3iTf9F66xZ4oL-LYKuX-/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.32.08+PM.png" width="315" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>they also have these great matching printables</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>that are very affordable!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w_X3Bu2KvTIxMwV53GqcvUVr14SzYoVc_GlVOH8q157K1dlId7wHvs3fFSqmWj8TtN_xpSmJhbjOguOuJjllEIOuu86s9Geaadthv05ByGQpHdfqxbFCXyLX411qdlfVeFlY6tkvywNW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.47.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w_X3Bu2KvTIxMwV53GqcvUVr14SzYoVc_GlVOH8q157K1dlId7wHvs3fFSqmWj8TtN_xpSmJhbjOguOuJjllEIOuu86s9Geaadthv05ByGQpHdfqxbFCXyLX411qdlfVeFlY6tkvywNW/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.47.21+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetBeeDesignShoppe?ref=seller_info"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sweet Bee Design Shoppe</i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>LOVE these fresh vibrant colours from Sweet Bee Design</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A mix of fun and girly</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdKJybNlPrktgD0nGgR5G0Nb9MeVXmqSk0TVQXscm5P6Owr6JmuN5NIHcNHH_W-ic3T8cxQ4XG7q0e-kV1gPKkLMTAiVrl6fX44JZM3BiLUe56hJZUMAMdtn9wL8elS6szKFdNLWdhNw6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.47.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdKJybNlPrktgD0nGgR5G0Nb9MeVXmqSk0TVQXscm5P6Owr6JmuN5NIHcNHH_W-ic3T8cxQ4XG7q0e-kV1gPKkLMTAiVrl6fX44JZM3BiLUe56hJZUMAMdtn9wL8elS6szKFdNLWdhNw6/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.47.45+PM.png" width="249" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>and they have matching printables!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>These would be great for a little girl or even a teenager</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(you're never too cool for a tea party)</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c4937YgY4i5hfxfGByngllx1O_nQNrfK7wGwB8uGtwEgacolA3HCJr974K9GPSoXmdo0CHciUVrdGnBdf4rEjL7ILurdDs2FTe9HlHFqGQ_JL2AXRZW-hIzAXRnh4te4QJhoek0rGy6r/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.52.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c4937YgY4i5hfxfGByngllx1O_nQNrfK7wGwB8uGtwEgacolA3HCJr974K9GPSoXmdo0CHciUVrdGnBdf4rEjL7ILurdDs2FTe9HlHFqGQ_JL2AXRZW-hIzAXRnh4te4QJhoek0rGy6r/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.52.08+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/doodleprints?ref=ls_profile"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Doodle Prints</i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sweet, simple, elegant pink!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Love the very simple design with just a hint of chocolate.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Of course a party inpsiration post would not be complete without my favourite party gals...</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.andersruff.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Anders Ruff</span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcBPr_l1NTtT0RvojEvF3WtKfQZ-b2YKvNloRGasJpQnZh4xF21sARzob0tCdPjauHjtudhOCeST1k-76CJqUBRbTYLzVouiW1KZUhtgOTzjkTYL8SHWe5eXYD9a0oh7qepKXRHC_Sp5x/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.36.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcBPr_l1NTtT0RvojEvF3WtKfQZ-b2YKvNloRGasJpQnZh4xF21sARzob0tCdPjauHjtudhOCeST1k-76CJqUBRbTYLzVouiW1KZUhtgOTzjkTYL8SHWe5eXYD9a0oh7qepKXRHC_Sp5x/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.36.07+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This elegant style could not only be used for a sip and see baby shower but </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>little girls tea party or a ladies afternoon high tea! </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The colours are very neutral and modern</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWlxhzQkEZgGmSDeREoE7jhyphenhyphenKTLGESY_ASjxAtNaW_zBrMH4xLZnE6Ba9cG4nDWV4BsIjJkVnCunZ-gBX2Z4gmkIh8Mxgqh-jEjltZei5kpOkv_WdLwxdfVa30SorfQBsq7dgH9vYxSYR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.39.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWlxhzQkEZgGmSDeREoE7jhyphenhyphenKTLGESY_ASjxAtNaW_zBrMH4xLZnE6Ba9cG4nDWV4BsIjJkVnCunZ-gBX2Z4gmkIh8Mxgqh-jEjltZei5kpOkv_WdLwxdfVa30SorfQBsq7dgH9vYxSYR/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.39.32+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Even better than tea...how about milk and cookies?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Perfect for a first Birthday!</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC6UNMdy8WI3njEyFaA_0iCvtq17wNEienq_5Nn4UfAwRt1ITvplmiPo_GaxKsaRDKZWgfQmuqhRAzqF2IsdUihO3InAVZEof89eSh690Qc0uigcZd5y14zbtYUGXTYe3Uzu1AM08T4Dt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.41.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC6UNMdy8WI3njEyFaA_0iCvtq17wNEienq_5Nn4UfAwRt1ITvplmiPo_GaxKsaRDKZWgfQmuqhRAzqF2IsdUihO3InAVZEof89eSh690Qc0uigcZd5y14zbtYUGXTYe3Uzu1AM08T4Dt/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+3.41.40+PM.png" width="320" /></i></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Having a spring Birthday?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This invite would be perfect!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Love the mix of classic pink damask and contemporary lime dots.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So with invitation inspiration in hand, it's time to start thinking food and decorations....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>but first...I think it's time for a cup of tea!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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