What A Week

Andrew was away on business for a couple of days in Edmonton this week. He left very early on Wednesday morning and planned to get a red eye home on Thursday evening, keen toget back to curl... I mean the family. 

All was going well on Wednesday we even got out to church and taught Pastor Peter how to use Twitter! All went well that is until bedtime, Béibhinn just wouldn't settle (and as a result, neither would Fearghus) suddenly she insisted on being brought to the kitchen where she started to vomit. And so the night progressed, she vomited again and again. I was being very practical about it and even started to put some clothes into the wash. Things started to slow down later on and I decided to check the laundry. I found the laundry room full of black smoke and a smell of burn. Our washing machine had given up-right in the middle of a pukey wash! Ugh! Murphy's Law is what they call it I believe. 

Anyway, after throwing up eight times poor little Béibhinn finally slept. We hunkered down all day Thursday for Daddy's return this morning. And boy were we glad to see him get home! Because he hadn't slept much on his overnight flight he needed to nap when he got home. Béibhinn found him asleep and decided to cuddle in beside him and take a nap. Daddy, Béibhinn and Fearghus all slept for four long hours this morning. All in recovery mode I think!

Lá Féile Pádraig (from these two)

Daddy in Action

Most Friday's we go to watch to watch Andrew play curling at the local curling club.  The kids love this weekly treat.  They mostly enjoy charming his team mates and eating crisps afterwards.

Potty Treats

My two enjoy trips to Costco.  A little bit too much!

Cook Fest

pie to the right is Beibhinn's

This is what an everything free pie crust looks like...

Recently I decided to go crazy and cook four dinners all at once.  I made two cottage pies and two chicken pot pies. One of the pies had a gluten free, dairy free, soy free, egg free pie crust for Beibhinn. I love cooking :)

Ribboned Pilferer

Fearghus enjoying the fruits of his life of crime

Fearghus loves his apples.  I thought that if I kept them in a bowl in the middle of the dining room table they would be safe.  No such thing in this house anymore.  I found him with all three apples in hand attempting to take bites out of each of them.  Thankfully I rescued them, but I did allow him to have one as a reward for his intrepidation.  Later on he tried to get the remaining two again.  I have no idea where I'm going to store my fruit now.  I really like that location!
Yes he does have a ribbon in his hair.  He insists on having one regularly just so he can be like his big sister...

New Shelf

I am definitely a more project oriented person. Maintenance isn't my thing, it feels a bit soul destroying to me. I tidy the place, two days later it's like a tornado hit...again. Today, despite the fact that my house is a mess in general, I decided to tap into my tunnel vision and I organized this shelf that has never been organized since moving into this house. Of course it included a quick run to target for some baskets...and maybe a few other things...THERE'S A SALE!!! I am quite pleased with the results! I feel a sense of accomplishment :) I need to do more projects...

Wednesday Afternoons

 

We have been spending some of our Wednesday afternoons at the afternoon prayer meeting at our church. Andrew works just across the road from the church so it's nice that we can go together.  While Andrew and I enjoy the fellowship of praying together, the children have taken to situating themselves on Pastor Peter's lap and having him read to them... They know who the soft touch is!

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Boys and Biros

This is what greeted us this morning when we went to get Fearghus from his cot...
I have no idea how he got a biro into his room.  He did a pretty good job of that faux mustache though!

Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies

 

Béibhinn has many food sensitivities. A long list.  I've always wanted to make these three ingredient peanut butter cookies but I was scared away by the egg ingredient.  Béibhinn can't eat eggs and I wasn't sure I could just do a direct flax "egg" replacement-seeing as it was one of three ingredients I didn't feel like I could replace one of them. Today I was desperate for some cookies and I just didn't want to haul a load of ingredients out.  I decided to give these cookies a go.  They turned out delicious! They are a little bit crumbly but if you hold them gently they stay intact and they're delicious! I followed the proportions in this recipe and I added maybe a quarter cup of sugar. If you don't do eggs try this out.  Otherwise try it out with eggs. So easy to make and so delicious!

Baby Doll

Fearghus has become very fond of baby dolls. He's loves babies in general. Béibhinn isn't as into them though so we don't have many in our house. Today when we were visiting the Couperuses he grew attached to this doll and Auntie Erin let us borrow it. Should I buy one for him?...