26.4.12
25.4.12
Yourself
I haven't been myself lately. I've been second guessing things and just feeling off. I'm sure it will pass, but for now it kinda sucks. I'm still feeling positive though:)
24.4.12
23.4.12
My weekend
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| Supper at Pearles is so yummy! |
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| Got a new curling iron! |
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| Isabelle |
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| Letting the tadpole go... |
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| The tadpole... |
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| Leah's big catch! |
19.4.12
Grow Your Own Avocado Plant
I am so doing this!!!
Taken from here.
Avocado is a versatile plant that grows in warm regions like Mexico and the Caribbean. With the proper love, attention, and patience, it can also grow indoors as a lovely houseplant. Get your child involved in the growing cycle with this gardening activity that's simple and easy to start and gives an impressive result. She'll love watching her avocado plant sprout roots, then slowly grow into a large plant with beautiful, glossy green leaves.
What You Need:
•Ripe avocado (look for slightly soft yet firm fruit with dark, nearly black skin)
•Kitchen knife
•Spoon
•3 toothpicks
•Tall drinking glass
•Plant pot, 6" or larger in diameter (the larger the pot, the larger your plant will be able to grow)
•Potting soil
What to Do:
1.Cut the avocado in half lenghwise, carefully moving the knife around the pit and taking care not to score or damage it in any way. Pull apart the two halves to expose the pit.
2.Carefully remove the pit by scooping it out with the spoon. Set aside the avocado halves (but don't throw them away—use them to make guacamole, put them in a salad, or eat them plain!)
3.Wash the pit with tepid water to remove any avocado flesh stuck to it.
4.Have your child carefully insert the toothpicks into the pit, placing them in the thickest part of the pit and spacing them evenly around. Be careful not to press too hard, or your pit may split in two!
5.Fill the drinking glass with water, then have your child set the avocado pit in it, narrow end up. The toothpicks keep the pit suspended in the water.
6.Have your child place the avocado in a bright widowsill. The best spot is a window that gets a lot of light but stays relatively cool.
7.Have your child check on the avocado regularly, making sure to keep the glass filled to the brim with water at all times. If the pit dries out, it won't sprout.
8.After two to three weeks the pit will break almost in half and the roots will start to grow out of the bottom. In another week or so a stem will start to grow out of the top. When the roots are three inches long and the stem is at least two inches tall, the avocado is ready to be planted.
9.Fill the plant pot with potting soil, leaving an inch of space at the top. Have your child make a shallow hole in the middle of the soil, then place the sprouted pit inside. Make sure the upper half of the pit is above the soil line, but the roots are fully covered.
10.Water the plant lightly but frequently for the first week to keep the soil wet. After the plant has acclimated to the soil, water as needed (about once a week). Allow the soil to dry out a little between each watering. If your plant's leaves begin to yellow, water it less.
Avocado is a versatile plant that grows in warm regions like Mexico and the Caribbean. With the proper love, attention, and patience, it can also grow indoors as a lovely houseplant. Get your child involved in the growing cycle with this gardening activity that's simple and easy to start and gives an impressive result. She'll love watching her avocado plant sprout roots, then slowly grow into a large plant with beautiful, glossy green leaves.
What You Need:
•Ripe avocado (look for slightly soft yet firm fruit with dark, nearly black skin)
•Kitchen knife
•Spoon
•3 toothpicks
•Tall drinking glass
•Plant pot, 6" or larger in diameter (the larger the pot, the larger your plant will be able to grow)
•Potting soil
What to Do:
1.Cut the avocado in half lenghwise, carefully moving the knife around the pit and taking care not to score or damage it in any way. Pull apart the two halves to expose the pit.
2.Carefully remove the pit by scooping it out with the spoon. Set aside the avocado halves (but don't throw them away—use them to make guacamole, put them in a salad, or eat them plain!)
3.Wash the pit with tepid water to remove any avocado flesh stuck to it.
4.Have your child carefully insert the toothpicks into the pit, placing them in the thickest part of the pit and spacing them evenly around. Be careful not to press too hard, or your pit may split in two!
5.Fill the drinking glass with water, then have your child set the avocado pit in it, narrow end up. The toothpicks keep the pit suspended in the water.
6.Have your child place the avocado in a bright widowsill. The best spot is a window that gets a lot of light but stays relatively cool.
7.Have your child check on the avocado regularly, making sure to keep the glass filled to the brim with water at all times. If the pit dries out, it won't sprout.
8.After two to three weeks the pit will break almost in half and the roots will start to grow out of the bottom. In another week or so a stem will start to grow out of the top. When the roots are three inches long and the stem is at least two inches tall, the avocado is ready to be planted.
9.Fill the plant pot with potting soil, leaving an inch of space at the top. Have your child make a shallow hole in the middle of the soil, then place the sprouted pit inside. Make sure the upper half of the pit is above the soil line, but the roots are fully covered.
10.Water the plant lightly but frequently for the first week to keep the soil wet. After the plant has acclimated to the soil, water as needed (about once a week). Allow the soil to dry out a little between each watering. If your plant's leaves begin to yellow, water it less.
Love
Love this!
On another note, I have ran 4k the past two nights:) Last night was a bit harder because I couldn't get my breath but I still did it! Both at sunset which is the most beautiful time besides sunrise:)
Have a wonderful day my Lovelies;)
18.4.12
17.4.12
Sangria
I see a lot of this in my Summer future...
Tio Pepe's Sangria
1 bottle of wine, a heavy red or a white that is not too sweet
1/2 cup triple sec
1/2 cup brandy
3/4 cup sugar
1 apple diced, with peel
1 orange cut in wedges, with skin
1 lemon with skin, quartered then cut into smaller pieces
directions
Mix ingredients together. Serve over ice.
16.4.12
Run Baby Run
I know it's allergy season and its harder for me to run but I really need to try to do 4-5k at least three times a week! Soooo, I 've decided to post about my running on here so if I don't at least try to I will be accountable. So Keep your eyes open and call me on my lack of running please!!!
PS I ran 4k yesterday and it felt amazing!!!
15.4.12
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10.4.12
Easter Weekend
Here are a few pictures from my Easter weekend! As you can see Cash is still a Cone Head and we got tickets to Cirque du Soleil :) I also got spoiled with some Lululemon, British Chocolate, and a nail polish holder like the one I posted a few weeks ago! Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you;)
8.4.12
6.4.12
Happy Good Friday!
Happy Easter my Lovelies!
This weekend I'll be loving Cash as she still has her stitches in from her surgery last week, having a few Easter feasts and perhaps getting some Frenchys shopping in here or there! And, I can't forget Spring cleaning my things, it will feel so good to let some things from my past go!
Hope your Easter is filled with love and heaps of creme eggs;)
This weekend I'll be loving Cash as she still has her stitches in from her surgery last week, having a few Easter feasts and perhaps getting some Frenchys shopping in here or there! And, I can't forget Spring cleaning my things, it will feel so good to let some things from my past go!
Hope your Easter is filled with love and heaps of creme eggs;)
5.4.12
Krispy Kreme
I got to eat a Krispy Kreme donut at work today:) it was amazing!!! I think I already have a zit forming and my belly has been upset for hours but it was sooooo worth it! 
4.4.12
Connell Lake
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| Connell Lake- View from the cottage |
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| An old Boy Scout camp we found on our walk. I like # 10! |
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| Connell Lake |
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| Bahahaha- Found this at the cottage. |
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| Cash and I |
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| Taboo |
Here are some pictures from the Cottage two weekends ago... I'm a little late on the post-sorry! It's so nice to get outside in the Spring weather:) And hangout with the family!
3.4.12
2.4.12
Spring Cleaning
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