Repitle Centre

We visited the Canberra Reptile Sanctuary today. String Bean had a real hands on experience as they have a new area where you can pet the lizards enclosed. Being a real critter kid she really enjoyed the experience.

Fete Time

Spent most of the weekend helping out at the kids school fete. Mum and I worked the craft stall which was heaps of fun.

The kids had a ball running around with their friends. The craft stall made over $1200, so we were really pleased. Not sure how much the cake stall made but they were crazy busy all day long.

Basic Grey Fabric... swoon!

Guess what I found at the Craft Show last weekend? A lush new jelly roll in the most beautiful moda fabric: Blush by Basic Grey (BG).

Now being a scrapbooker and a quilter this is like a dream come true. I LOVE BG papers and now I can make myself a funky quilt using that range.

When I got home I was also nosing around on the Moda website and found this gorgeous pattern using the Blush fabric. *yay* I am so excited. Natalia Bonner is a clever girl! I can't wait to make this quilt.

The best bit is that my lovely Mum decided to buy the fabric for me. She said she wanted to get me a present. I love my Mumma. She also bought herself a kit to make a quilt.

Can't wait to get all crafty together in our new craft room in the new house. So this is a taster of my next project. I have to finish my pillow cases to go with my sushi roll quilt, finish my owl sashico panels and complete Squealy's telly quilt.

I guess this will motivate me to get my skates on sooner rather than later :-)

All photos courtesy of the Moda website.

Ricotta, Spinach and Bacon Lasagna

We made this tonight, one of Grandma M's recipes. Yummy so decided to post it so I wouldn't lose it.

Ricotta, Spinach and Bacon Lasagna

Mix the following:
* 400g ricotta
* a handful of grated cheese
* 1 egg, beaten
* 4 rashers of bacon and 1 diced onion, fried.
* 1 packet spinach, squeezed

Place half the mix into a lasagna dish, cover with pasta sheets. Repeat.

* Pour over a jar of spaghetti sauce (I just used the Aldi stuff) and top with cheese. Bake till golden.
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This would make a yummy vegetarian lasagna, just omit the bacon (omg why would you want to!)

You could also make this low fat by buying low fat ricotta and cheese, and by trimming all the fat off the bacon (not sure if this happened as Husband Deluxe did that part. Highly doubtful he loves bacon!)

Balloons Ahoy

Husband Deluxe and Grandma M couldn't resist showing the kids the hot air balloons that gently went over our home this morning. The boys in particular were so, so excited by this. Although they were quite terrified of the RAAF balloon that we went up in at the Airport open day. I guess this was at a safe distance? Plus it wasn't hot or noisy either.

Squealy was still rabbiting on about balloons when I got home from work this afternoon. Very cute.

Grandparents Day.

This day has rolled around for another year and the kids had an absolute ball with their Grandma M.

This beautiful card made by Fuzzy was sent home from school this week. It showcases some of the activities they did together on this special day.

I especially like the hand drawn picture of the two of them together. Fuzzy: "The sausage one is me. You're the fat, round one Grandma!"......oh dear.

He is just 6 weeks into preschool and is already going so well. He is even trying to write his name already. I am always surprised by what Fuzzy can do with fairly minimal input or direct instruction from us.