Today is Happy Birthday to Daughter No3, but she is not here today so no pic of her, we will catch up later in the week.
I love mince, good quality mince, and would happily eat it seven days a week. I buy it in bulk and cook and freeze it so I just have to defrost tea a few nights of the week. This week I decided to make a couple of lasagne with it. So tonight's tea was lasagne, and very nice it was too.
home made lasagne for tea |
Monday
After I saw a photo on Instagram from TBAMof her taking in food to a foodbank I decided I needed to do a collection for our local Salvation Army food bank. So I put together a post,you can read it here.
Tuesday
Today is Fifi's twelfth birthday. How quickly those years have passed. She asked for a birthday cake with rainbow coloured layers with the middle hollowed out and filled with skittles and skittles round the outside. Here we have one birthday cake, and her blowing out her candles. Tell she is getting old it took three breaths to get them all blown out.
the requested birthday cake |
Wednesday
Sunday had been daughter No 3's birthday, but today was the first time we hvae had to catch up since then. We took her out for lunch and then she came back to the village to play football with Bob as she had promised him she would.
Wednesday evening is when the gruesome twosome come to visit. Both of them were tired. Minky fell asleep on Granddads knee. Dinky was slightly better she went and pl;ayed on the floor for a few minutes, then went back to mummy to check she was still there ( two feet away) she would have a squeal and a cuddle then come back and play again.
kisses and cuddles with granddad |
Thursday
As normal this is the night for the older two to come and stay. Fifi had been asking to do some baking so I decided she could make the birthday cakes for the gruesome twosome tomorrow. So she made the cakes and they decorated one each. Bob was well supervised to make sure he was not tempted to lick his fingers or rub his face by accident. He survived the experience. We also made a few cakes for him on both days so that he could have cake.
The pink butter icing looked more like sea food sauce but I don't think Dinky was to bothered.
the two cakes. |
Friday
Well it has come round all to quickly, Minky and Dinky's first birthday. Mum had a party for them at toddler group ( as she runs the group and its toddlers on a Friday morning) with a bouncy castle and cake. Being the guests of honours they slept through half of it.
We took their cakes and pressies round at tea time. Minky did attempt to tear paper off of one of them but he could not manage, I am sure next year will be different. His walking is coming on well, he can stop and start, turn and sit a bit more controlled.
dressed in the birthday clothes |
This is them with their cake, I did not take this but thought I would pop it in as an extra.
it is out of reach. |
Saturday
I was offered an opportunity to do a twenty one day challenge with a skin care product - Avene Xeracalm Balm . I have to use if for twenty one days starting Monday and see if there is a difference, I can but hope. It is a social channel sharing challenge,with no obligation to blog.
The challenge is to help soothe your skin conditions within 21 days of applying the product.
As my skin is really really dry this last few months, dry enough I am leaving cream next to my bed for my hands and face to use during the night I decided to give it a go.
So
Week 1: Are you up for the challenge? If so share images showing your acceptance of the challenge/ product delivery
here is hoping it helps. |
So here is week 1. I am hoping it will make a difference.I am a few days early, but some of you won't read this until later in the week so it will be fine. I will keep you updated.
Would have allowed Bob to try this as something needs to be tried for him his whole body is a mess and the hospital have no other ideas, but wanted to make sure I had no reaction to it first.
Love that photo with granddad - just lovely. Hope everyone enjoyed their birthdays -a busy week in your family! #365
ReplyDeleteit is a fab photo, I just loved the tenderness of it.
DeleteWow, what a busy week of birthdays! I love the coloured smartie cake :)
ReplyDeletewant it just, and thank you, she was over the moon with the cake and that is the main thing
DeleteHappy birthday to Fifi! Love that cake.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow has it really been a year!?? It seriously does fly by doesn't it! Happy birthday to the twins.
That skin care product looks interesting
thank you, and yes the year has gone quick. I am hoping the skin care product will do its job
DeleteThat lasagne looks tasty, and so do the birthday cakes! Busy week for you :) Good luck with the cream x
ReplyDeletethe lasagne and cakes were yummy.I'm hoping the cream works
DeleteI can't believe the twins are one already. Happy Birthday to them. I love mince too, but my husband doesn't, so I have to have it when he is out/away.
ReplyDeletethere are a few foods in this house that I like and he does not so only get to eat them if other people are here, annoying
DeleteCakes ahoy! Love the look of the skittles cake, I must attempt a piƱata style cake one birthday soon! :)
ReplyDeleteyes they are a great cake to do, and fairly simple as well.
DeleteWow what a busy and dare I say it, expensive week for birthdays
ReplyDeleteTell me about it, with DH's at the start of the month and mine at the end it just adds to it. You would think my daughter could have planned them better!!
DeleteLove the skittles birthday cake. We love mince too - spag bol, lasagne, cottage pie. Yum.
ReplyDeleteyes its great isnt it, so many uses, add apile of veg and it makes for a decent priced meal.
DeleteLots of birthdays this week! All that cake (all of which looked fabulous!).
ReplyDeleteI too love good quality mince and I must say that your lasagne looks lush - can I come for tea? ;) x
it was lush, 2 more made this week in the freezer - when would suit you?
DeleteLoads of birthdays this week. Cake looks yummy.
ReplyDeletethey were tasty, thankfully no more now till Feb
DeleteArrr happy birthday twinnies :-) it goes so quickly doesn't it! Well done on Fifi's birthday cake it looks fab, I hope she had a great day. We also eat a lot of mince, it is such a versatile meat. Hope you have a good week x
ReplyDeleteI now, all to quick, I find it hard to believe I am old enough to have a grandchild at high school!!!
Deleteblimey Elaine thats a lot of birthday to contend with and bake for!!! I love the cake of 2 halves for Minky and Dinky (cannot believe they are 1 already!) and Fifi's cake is lovely and colourful.
ReplyDeletei love lasagne mmmmm x
birthday cake eating overload, hence the one cake between the two of them, more than enough. I love baking so it not a problem
DeleteI am so proud of you for doing a foodbank collection, well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Project 365.
Well they have you to thank for it.
Deletewell done for donating to a food bank, i am going to do mine tomorrow its such a really fab way of helping someone in need
ReplyDeletehow lovely of you, it is a nice way of helping.
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