bathroom basement

Or should it be basement bathroom?

I keep saying it backwards and after I've said it about a dozen times

people just pretend to know what I mean.

We got a great deal on a bathroom vanity at...

Rona

of all places!

$200

(insert gasp here)

As soon as it's installed there will be pictures.

Oh yeah, it's all coming together!

munchy monday

Munchy Monday is dead...

Wow, that didn't take long at all!

I found out that I can't stick to a scheduled post every week.

So, I'm back to my super awesome random nature!

Why mess with a good thing?!

shoppy

Went out for some groceries on this fine Saturday

Turns out all the kids wanted to do was play

We got us some lunch and wandered the mall

There was a lot to be seen by all

Got the van nicely washed

We know it won't be long till it gets sploshed

Off to CO-OPs for the rest

Cuz that's where I likes my shoppy the best

report cards

I can hardly believe that term 2 is over for my boys.

That means grades 2 and 5 are fast approaching!

Yikes.

Parent teacher meetings are today and I'm looking forward to them. I used to be scared of meeting the teachers because of how I thought they were judging my kids. This year the teachers genuinely care about the boys. They know that they have strengths and weaknesses and they praise the strengths and stretch them in their weaknesses. I feel they know who Liam and Connor are inside and they aren't trying to fit them into some sort of box or mold.

I am thankful for teachers.

munchy monday

So... I didn't do any baking this morning.

But I went out for breaky with some super good people!

Bacon and scrambled eggs, hash browns and toast.

Classic.

I think that still counts!

Have a great Munchy Monday all!

;)

rant

Here goes...

I am so tired of the kids and their crazy morning 'routines'.

Every school day I have to stomp down the stairs and kick them outta bed. Then remind them that their hair looks bad and their breath stinks and that maybe they should do something about it! Complaining they go to wash their faces and brush their teeth, fighting about who is going to be first. Finally with minimal screaming and searching for their hidden agendas, we make our way to the van.

not this morning...

Today there is no school.

You'd think that means sleeping in and jammies all day.

Nope.

My kids get up earlier than they do on a school day.

Consistently.

Every time there is no school or when Saturday comes along.

Every Time!

They get up all chipper and ready for the day at 7:30.

(did i mention that it's every no school day?

just to clarify.)

Sunday's are a different story.

They have Sunday School and that has the word

'school' in it

so they must be woken up on this day.

I guess I should be happy.

Soon they will be teenagers and I'll be complaining

that they don't get out of bed until the afternoon!

munchy monday

I'm starting a weekly trend.

Munchy Monday is born!

I'm going to try a new recipe every Monday and let you know how it turned out.

On this Munchy Monday I made Pineapple Muffins.

They were really tasty and if you know me,

I can't do a new recipe without changing it up a bit.

Here's what I did.

2 Cups Flour

1/2 Cup White Sugar

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

1/2 Tsp Salt

1 Cup Crushed Pineapple

1 Egg (beaten)

3/4 Cup Milk

1/4 Cup Butter (melted)

- preheat oven to 375 F

- grease muffin tins

- stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt

- drain pineapple and reserve 1/4 Cup of juice

- make a well and pour in wet ingredients to dry until blended

- mix in pineapple

- in a separate bowl mix topping...

1/4 Cup melted butter

1/3 Cup brown sugar

1/2 Tsp cinnamon

1/2 Cup flour

- crumble over tops of muffins

- bake for 20 mins

- makes 16 muffins!

This is my revised version from what I found online

and I think you'll like them.

I used fresh chopped pineapple but you can also use canned.

I tried with muffin papers to line the tins but they like to stick

to the sides so I'd advise just greasing them instead.

Have fun and enjoy your Munchy Monday!