The Champions!

We left home at 7am this morning and got home again at 7pm after the Interschool horse competition that our school ran. The 'horsey' one competed on Henry, their first outing in the last 6 months since he was injured. She has been having weekly lessons and working really hard riding 6 days out of 7. She was rewarded with wonderful success today. 2 Firsts and a Second as well as winner of her age group and then overall winner of the whole competition. She was also a member of the winning team. Along with her big smile she brought home a swag of ribbons and 2 new rugs. Henry got some special treats at dinner time and I think he was smiling almost as much as his mother!!!!

Garden cat!!!

Perfect Pete in his little garden nest....

Busy .....

I am on a mission! Our school is hosting a horse competition on Saturday so of course the 'horsey' one is competing but it also means I am helping for the whole day. I also volunteered 3 slices for the canteen. Of course I decided to make some extra so we could benefit at home. On top of this a close family friend has her birthday Saturday so I am planning a Birthday cake for her! Why oh why can't I be that person that buys ready made cakes and slices at the supermarket and is happy to say sorry I can't help, I'm too busy! Oh well, 2 Mars bar slices and a Hedgehog are made and ready to be iced and I've decided to wait until the morning to make the cupcakes, honey joys and lemon slice!!! oh and the Birthday cake.
Dinner time and some trashy tv before a relatively early night - Beauty and the Geek and Four Weddings!

Battle scar....

Well the plaster is gone and so are the stitches!!! The skin is scaly and the arm is stiff and wasted but after xrays and a physio appointment today it is looking good and feeling better already. Another physio appointment booked for next week and he will also start swimming the week after. Best news of all is he can drive again and return to work on Monday on modified duties!!!! Hurray, we survived!!!

Home safe and sound...

The 'horsey' one set off on Geography camp on Sunday morning and returned this afternoon tired, dirty, sandy and excited!!! They went to Wyperfield national park. She claims she had 3 'near death' experiences hence the title of this post!! She was stabbed by a stick which involved a lot of blood, stepped on a stumpy tail lizard (but first thought it was a snake ) and had a falling tree in a storm just miss her!!!! After a game of basketball I am sure she will have no trouble sleeping!!!

This was.......

a Mars Bar Chocolate Mud Cake but by the time I thought to take a photo this is all that was left!!!
Our Podiatrist at work turned 40 last week and thought if she took leave and left the country no one would be any the wiser. Of course we found out so I made her this as a Birthday cake and took it to work today. Luckily I got a piece and it was yummy and it is super easy to make.

A busy day!

My day started early. After spending yesterday running around after the 'horsey' one with a riding lesson, the hockey grand final and the hockey presentation night, I had a long and scary list to get through today!! Managed to get HS out of the house at 8 to go to a motorbike competition with a friend (not riding though!!)and the 'horsey' one out at 9 to go on her Geography camp until Tuesday afternoon. Last one out was HS's friend who had to be at work by midday! SH and I plodded our way through the list helped by the beautiful weather, warm and sunny, it was just glorious and good for the soul!
Apparently I have been promising HS meatloaf for months so today was the day. I used the Pioneer Woman's recipe, really good, covered in bacon and basted in a lovely tomato sauce. I certainly earned some brownie points!!

For dessert I made individual lemon delicious puddings. They are a favorite in our home and they lived up to their name - yum!! Even better there were left overs of both for tomorrows dinner!!!