Today was the open day at the Montessori creche that Sarah will be going to next year. We spent an hour in the class that she will be in, joining in the various activities they were doing. It is quite daunting for a little girl to walk into a classroom full of other kids who know each other well and don’t know her at all (although there was one boy in the class that we know). She took about ten minutes to let go of my hand and join in, but once she did she did brilliantly. She was even invited to join them for pancakes, and afterwards joined the queue of little ones to wash their plates afterwards. From being shy and a little nervous at first, it’s now all she has spoken about all day. Yay! It is a relief that she is excited about her new school – but I already know the first day is going to be extremely tough for me, even though I have already been through it before. I have had such a lump in my throat all day just having been there with her and seeing how far she has come and how bloody clever she is! I am one proud momma!
Archive for November, 2010
In this blog I plan to share with you from time to time what I made for dinner. Sometimes I have those days where I just can’t decide what to make, and wish I could go somewhere that would give me an idea. So maybe I will inspire someone who is wondering what to make. My meals are usually very simple and easy – time is not always on my side so they need to be. But I have found that since I have started being the cook in the home every day I am really enjoying cooking more and more and nothing makes me happier than when my family enjoys my food.
Mondays I usually do Meatless Monday, unless I forget or there is something in the freezer or fridge that is handier than having to go to the shops. Today was not meatless, but we will do a meatless day another day later in the week to make up for it.
What we had for dinner tonight is an old recipe that my mom and my ouma always made – quick, easy and scrumptious. Chicken in a brown onion, mayo and chutney sauce; served with rice and veggies. I use chicken thighs (skinless of course) as I always find they are so tasty and really take in the flavours of whatever is being made so much better than the other pieces. I make up a sauce of 1 cup brown onion soup (I just use a third of a packet mixed with a cup of boiling water), and 1/2 cup each of mayo and chutney. Pour over your chicken pieces in an ovenproof dish and pop in the oven for about 45 minutes. Easy huh?
Hope your Monday treated you well, wherever you may be xxx
Thanks to my gall bladder – my sweet, generous, now incinerated gall bladder; I was paid out some money from my medical insurance policy and so we decided that half of it would be for Christmas shopping and the other half would be for something we have wanted for a number of years but other priorities always got in the damn way! So, we are now the proud owners of a 42-inch flat-screen TV! And a lovely little unit to match. Very cool!
The best part was, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. We arrived at our favourite breakfast spot at our local shopping centre and started chatting about what we ‘should’ do with the money we were paid out. All the usual suspects reared their ugly heads – credit cards, bond, debts, etc. But we decided to look at it this way: two weeks ago, we would never even be having this conversation due to the fact that my gall bladder was still in place and we had no intention of claiming from our medical insurance. Hence the logic: it’s money for spending! And spend it we did!
THANK YOU GALL BLADDER!
Hello to you if you are still one of the people checking up on me – if you are, that’s just weird but hello anyway 
So, I think I have decided to start blogging again. I’m still unsure and not promising anything or putting any pressure on myself, but let’s see how it goes okay? As you can see I have changed the theme… Can you believe there are no themes with purple colouring? So, yes, I’m still Purple Ronnie, but you’ll just have to picture the page as purple. Just try. Hard. Please.
What have I been doing since February? Tweeting. A lot! I’m an addict! I think for someone like me who is not so good at keeping up with things (like my blog), it is just perfect and I so enjoy the interaction with all my followers. As a mom, you tend to get stuck in a rut and not really feel a part of what is happening in the outside world. With twitter, I feel so much more in touch with what is happening out there. I think it is so much better than facebook, although that too serves its purpose for me. Luckily, I have managed to stay in touch with my blogger friends in this way as well. I have really lost touch with all the blogs I follow. I am hoping to rectify that, but once again no promises. When I finally get both kids to bed in the evening, I am usually so knackered I can just about manage to watch a half-hour tv programme, let alone catch up on all the blogs. But I want to. I really do. And all I can do is just try and make time.
So, I’m here, for now. Lots of love xxx
