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What I did last night :)
2007-02-15 01:41:01
Untitled - Pastel Drawing by Amelita I often feel inspired to draw but never seem to get around to it until everyone buggers off and goes to bed. Last night I thought stuff it. Dinner is done, washing done, bedroom clean, baby in bed, so, why not. This is the result of my motivation. I started it at about, hmmmmmm 8.30pm. I have just finished it now. The kids have been wondering around aimlessly trying very hard to interrupt me. Kids just have a radar or something, on the phone, in the toilet, in the shower, on the computer, anytime I am busy or doing something for myself, they know. Why is that? But regardless I managed to pull this little beauty out in one night. I am quite proud of myself. I love it. It's allot softer in feel than I normally do. I decided no black outlines Amelita. I have a habit with black outlines. So I controlled myself with excellent results I think. I hope you all like it. Cheers Amelita
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Dinner Last Night :) So Easy
2007-02-15 01:41:01
I was wandering around the house yesterday thinking, what am I going to make for dinner? We had some nice T-Bone steaks in the freezer so why not steak and veg. I thought to myself potatoes, what to do with them instead of the norm. So sesame garlic potatoes was what I came up with. I was a bit unsure, but had already mentioned it out loud so I thought okay I am going to follow through. Turns out they were fantastic. I was quite chuffed with myself. So here's how I did it. Steak & Mushroom SaucewithGarlic Sesame Potatoes Basically I just cut about 6 medium sized washed potatoes into pieces as for a roast. I then steamed them until tender. I chopped up four large cloves of garlic and then melted a good amount of butter with the chopped garlic in a bowl in the microwave. I put the potatoes into a bowl and added the melted butter and garlic, a good sprinkling of salt flakes, a splash of sesame oil and of course sesame seeds, about 3 tablespoons. Then I mixed them all together. I sprea...
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My Family, my new house and our day trip to Townsville.
2007-02-15 01:41:01
Peanut - Photo taken by Amelita Wardell Honestly my family drives me so nuts, most of the time. They are just so needy and seriously they are. I must here the word MUM realistically, 50- 100 times a day. It's like I am the consultant on every project even down to, Mum who's in the toilet? I adore my family, but I feel like I never seem to get my brain to myself. Still though I missed it. Sucker for punishment maybe. David and I went to Town sville today and oh my goodness what a hoo ha time we had. We started at 5.00am this morning and have finished back in Brisvegas, filling out forms for removalists at 11.30pm the same day. I am stuffed, but the insomnia just always seems to keep me awake, even if I am stuffed. I never thought it would be so difficult to rent a house in all my life. We must have visited 20 different agents and nothing, nothing and more nothing. They were either way to expensive for our budget or just way to expensive and crap.I swear to you one house, they wanted...
More About: Family , House , New House , Trip

My old dumpy kitchen.
2007-02-15 01:41:01
Gosh I am going to miss my old dumpy kitchen. I have been cooking in in for the last 8 years. Do you like my old ladder that I put up, to hang my pots and pans on? I love these old canisters they are 1920's I think. My friend Kym gave them to me for my birthday a couple of years ago. We both love old stuff. You should see her kitchen. It is gorgeous. Lime green, but gorgeous. I wonder if she would let me take some photos so I can show you all. She has two ovens. Oh my gosh fabulous, I tell you. No Lifestyle food in hers though, bit of a bummer. You get so used to where everything is. How am I going to cope. The new house has a Electric hot plate ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. See the things I sacrifice for my children. But Dave has promised me one of those fancy smancy fabulous BBQ's. So I think I will be spending more time on the deck, which happens to be right outside my new kitchen. So all is good. So I guess I will become a BBQ queen after all. Things have a way of working out sometimes. W...
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French Toast with Sliced Banana & Butter Lemon Caramel Sauce
2007-02-15 01:41:01
Thank goodness the price of bananas have come down. Our family love them and tonight I got these for $2.99 a kilo. We are going to have these tomorrow morning sliced on top of french toast made with sour dough bread and a home made butter, lemon and caramel sauce. Yummo! French toast is so easy. Just whisk a 6 eggs in a bowl with a splash of cream, then dunk the thick slices of sour dough in the mixture. Fry in a fry pan that has a little butter on a medium heat until golden on each side. Place all your french toast onto a baking tray and put in a very low oven to keep warm. To make your sauce is easy. Stick two big tablespoons of butter into a saucepan and allow to melt. Then add two generous tablespoons of brown sugar and simmer lightly until the sugar has dissolved. Throw in a half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and the juice of half a lemon. Allow to simmer for a minute or so. Then take the saucepan off the heat. Place two pieces of the french toast on a plate and then top with s...
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I cannot believe I finally got up the nerve to get a TATTOO
2007-02-15 01:41:01
Yes it's real and yes it hurt, not overly. And yes I am sure that it will raise a few eyebrows as it has in the last week or so. David got one as well on his shoulder, but in black. I designed them myself. We love them. We still cannot believe we did it. My children think they are totally cool. So now I am a cool 5ft tall chubby Hispanic mum. It was our ceremony of a commitment to a long life together. We have both been married before and we have had to put off our nuptials, due to moving earlier than expected. There is no divorcing a tattoo.We had been talking about doing it for ages. So I booked it and we did it. The pain, for all of you who don't know what it feels like, is like someone dragging a razor blade down your skin, slowly and deeply. It is bearable. After the initial couple of minutes your OK. I think I just worked myself up into a lather for nothing. I love my new tattoo and I don't regret it at all........yet ;)I love you David very much and I am so looking forward...
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