It's only taken about 10 tries, yes, T-E-N, I'm pretty sure.
It's now way past my bedtime and I have to be up at five and .....well, it's just a disaster but once I had decided to post I was gonna, come hell or highwater.
Excuse the tantrum, I'll just try to compose myself.....................
I thought I'd show you this view of tonights dessert. It's Christmas pudding but it's too hot to eat that stuff at Christmas, that's why we had it today.
The eagle eyed will notice that I didn't tidy up for this shot, I kind of thought that since a shot of a saucepan, including pea and carrot, went down well I'd stick with the whole domestic reality thing. See the vegetable peeler? I spent ages looking for that a couple of days ago, silly of me not to look in the middle of the dining table, really. I mean why would it be in the utensil drawer?
And look how I've trained the young 'uns to put knife and fork together properly. They'll go far :)
Manners maketh man
Oh crap. I'm laughing too hard. Way, way, way too hard. Kylie, you kill. You know that. Right? I have to go feed the ferals, so I'll be back later to leave a "real" comment. Go to my blog honey. I have something for you.
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that looks YUMMY!!!
ReplyDeletereminds me of Christmas cake...
Have a beautiful day!
♥ & ((hugs))
bindi
Kylie,
ReplyDeleteThat just goes to show that persistence pays off in the end.
The fruit cake looks delicious :)
I suspect that you were up at 5am for the ANZAC Day Dawn Service??
I am awake at 6am and watching the dawn service from Gallipoli.
The local RSL formed up at 5.45am; so I've missed that!
hi mark, yep, just been to the local RSL dawn service. why? i'll never know :)
ReplyDeletebindi,
ReplyDeleteit is nearly the same as Christmas cake. i still cant figure out why we have the same thing in two different ways....if you add fruit mince pies that makes dried fruit three ways!
did you all see all my failed attemptes to post that photo ? it posted eventually....eight times....along with my email to blog address...what a mess, now i have to go change it
ReplyDeletehow embarrassing !
@kylie,
ReplyDeleteDid you have a tot of rum with your breakfast?
BTW: This year is the first time in a few years that we haven't attended a Dawn Service.
When Helen was in Girl Guides, we would go to the local RSL and Helen would help carry the Banner
and then she would go to the City and with other Guides help carry the various regimental banners in the Anzac Day Parade. Helen would walk one way and then be bussed back to the beginning to start again.Some years, this meant Helen was walking the full length of the parade up to three times.
I've come back more composed. Nope! I don't know why this post just cracks me up! But it does! And I just came from Random Chick's blog and she just killed me with laughter. Okay, I'm going to have to go away and come back later when I'm composed. Cuz right now I'm just bustin' a gut! You guys are killin' be today. STOP! And then Mark, with his comments. Please! And then I just see poor Helen walking in a loop. Okay, I'm leaving right now.
ReplyDeleteOk, Carol and I need your support again. This time it is our Dad. I just got off the phone with my sister, and apparently my Dad had a Transfusion reaction to some blood products he received today. He coded. They were able to recessitate him, but he is in ICC. He is able to talk and he told them that if he codes again he does not want to be recessitated. I am waiting for Harvey to come home and stay with the boys, and then I am going to go to the hospital. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I need you guys to support me. I think I need to take that Nature Walk again, because my troubles just reappeared. And Kylie's Dad, I need your words from earlier again.
ReplyDeleteHoney, if you have time go to my blog. Cielo wrote about you and it's way too funny. Okay, Carnival day is YOUR DAY!!! Oh my God. It's just too funny. Wow. Man, you are going to be so high on sugar! I don't even think you're going to be able to walk.
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Christmas Puddin in the middle of April! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteEvery day should be christmas after all ;)
Ok now im hungry... lol
Lots of love to you and the fam my friend, M
Hey Kylie,
ReplyDeleteI got up from blogging on the pc stretched my arms and sat right down again. Helen said, "That was your break from the computer??"
BTW Please don't mention the words football and Collingwood :(
@suzanne,
ReplyDeleteI asked kylie about the rum because it is traditionally served on Anzac day at breakfast after the dawn service.
It was customary for Aussie diggers about to go into battle to have a shot of rum in their coffee.
But you probably knew that already :)
hmmm, Kylie,
ReplyDeleteCan I come round for tea??
PJ xxx
@ PJ
ReplyDeleteonly if you bring your manners :)
Hey, your car's being looked at over on my blog by you know who. I feel as if I've just been slathered in massage oil! Good Lord that man can't do anything reasonably. Alright, I'm buyin' it! I don't even care if it works!
ReplyDeleteHoney, go to Random Chicks blog. You will laugh way, way, way too hard. And...you should! It's Happy Friday!
XO
OH MY GOD!!! PETER!!! OH MY GOD. HI! YUP, ALL CAPS. HOLY SHIT. HI HONEY!!! YOU STILL ALIVE?! PLEASE COME BACK TO THE UK WHERE I KNOW YOU GET GOOD INTERNET SERVICE AND ARE SAFE!
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For Cecile,
ReplyDeleteUnto Thee will I cry,
Shepherd, hear my prayer!
Poor and needy am I,
Sherherd hear my praye!
Deep is calling unto deep,
Rugged are the heights and steep;
Guide my steps and keep;
Hear, O hear my prayer!
Hear O hear my prayer!
Where the tempest is loud,
Shepherd hear my prayer!
'Mid the darkness and cloud,
Shepherd hear my prayer!
Let me hear Thy voice afar,
Coming with the morning star;
True Thy mercies are!
Hear O hear my prayer!
Hear O hear my prayer!
Let the foe not prevail,
Shepherd hear my prayer!
My resources would fail,
Shepherd hear my prayer!
Order all my steps aright,
Carry me from height to height;
Yonder shines the light!
Shepherd lead me there!
Lead me safely there!
Song 641 in TSA Song Book
Words by Albert Orsborn a former General of The Salvation Army, that is the Army's world leader and they are always based in London UK.
Cecile these words have been a great blessing to me over the years.
God Bless you and yours.
morning kylie,
ReplyDeleteI have just been checking in on Cecile's dad and the fires at Gig's place. They are doing ok at the moment.(Cecile and Gig i mean!) I like how you are going to the dawn service and supporting your family (including the diggers). I have been spending a lot of time at the computer and ignoring boring stuff like chores etc.
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and no, a certain footy team with black and white colors won't be mentioned in this household for for quite a while. and to think that my Mum barracks for them!
@kylie's dad,
ReplyDeleteA lovely prayer. One that I am sure Cecile will appreciate as i do.
Mark.
What I love is my wacky, swear word infused comment to Peter, juxaposed with Dad's elegant, calm, thoughtful comment to Cece right after. Life is so perfectly beautiful. I'm going to try to be better. I'm turning over a new leaf. Okay, tomorrow. No, seriously. I'm going to start using the dictionary more often and stop being a slacker.
ReplyDeleteHey Dad. That's a promise. I'll stop embarrassing you.
XO
P.S. Dad, go to my blog. Olga The Traveling Bra showed up. She's a hoot! Oh, and what are you making for the Dessert Carnival? The deadline is just around the corner and there's no time to waste.
Thank you, Dad. That is truly a beautiful song. They have moved my dad out of CCU. They are going to run a butt load of tests on him to A. try and figure out why he is anemic. and B. To try and figure out why he reacted so severely to the blood transfusion. So, I don't think he will be going back home to Missouri for awhile, he already in misery here! LOL yeah my bad attempt at humor here. But then again, if you don't laugh, then life isn't joyful is it. Our family actually feels pretty lucky, because he was dead yesterday for about 2 minutes and now is us talking and laughing and giving hugs and pats like the tough old bird I have always known. I don't know maybe God was trying to show me that he really is around and that he does perform miracles. I think I may be getting a little bit of my faith back. I thank all of you for the support. Now, I must find my bed before I collapse from exhaustion here on the keyboard and send some crazy sleep text likekasdjfkldjfklsdjfkldjflksdjflsdkfjkl. TOO late. SNORE...SAW LOGS. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. What's that Suzanne? Wake up? Oh come on Mom, just 5 more minutes. I don't want to go to school. It's Saturday. (well almost.)
ReplyDeleteNow that's our girl. See Dad, yiu (Mickey typed that), you made a huge difference. We love you ya know. We don't always speak perfect English, but we love you.
ReplyDeleteAnother great post! See, the domestic detritus does go over well, Kylie! And that dessert looks scrumptious.
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