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Chocolate, Beetroot & Raspberry Cake
© Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Chocolate, Beetroot & Raspberry Cake This Chocolate, Beetroot & Raspberry Cake recipe is taken from Healthy Food Guide’s Family Favourites magazine. I have made a couple of changes to suit our needs / pantry. If you want to buy the awesome magazine, you can buy it […]
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Top 10 Foods That Might Kill Me But At Least I’ll Die Happy
Top 10 Foods That Might Kill Me But At Least I’ll Die Happy Let’s take a break from criticising what we are eating that’s bad, and praise a few of the really terrible things for being amazingly delicious. Instead of saying “stop eating this” I’m saying “this is worth it”. I’m saying, bugger the […]
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Cucumber Sushi For Kids
I love sushi, and I want my kids’ to love sushi. As babies, they were sushi lovers, but then their pickiness set in. The seaweed now puts them off. But I have not given up hope. This cucumber sushi for kids recipe is seaweed free, easy to make and so far kid approved. So I am…
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Playground Review – Te Kowhai Village Green
I thought I’d put together some reviews of local playgrounds in the Waikato, because if you’re anything like me as a parent, some days you just need to get out of the house. We have a… More Continue reading
Stadium to the sea
The 26.2-mile/42.16-km “Stadium to the Sea” route began at Dodger Stadium and ended at Ocean and California avenues in Santa Monica. But before that we had to actually get there. So Lynette and I (and Jef for moral support) got up at 3:30am to get dres… Continue reading
Sometimes there are just not enough tears to cry
This week our lives have been turned upside down with the news that my brother in law has brain cancer, bad bad brain cancer. About 3 weeks ago Tahu went to his doctor as he had been having migraines and some speech issues. She sent him … Continue reading
5 minutes with Alice and Caleb Pearson
Winners of The Block NZ, Alice and Caleb Pearson, have recently welcomed child number two into their family. We asked them to share some thoughts on what they’ve learned and enjoyed so far. How does it feel to be a family of four? How have things changed for you? Don’t spend too much time with […]
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Going to the park
Practicing and writing stories about his experiences on this trip is the assignment Kien was set by his teacher, Sally. Continue reading
Worship Wednesday – Heal Our Land
Im just listening to this album at the moment and its captivating. Fresh worship stirs my heart towards God and prayer. Spirit of God Breathe on Your church Pour out Your presence Speak through Your word We pray in every nation, Christ be known Our hope and salvation, Christ alone Tagged: heal our land, kari […] Continue reading
The Lowdown: Snacks
The Lowdown: Snacks Kids are like Hobbits – they require snacks. LOTS of snacks. Breakfast, Second Breakfast. Morning Tea, Elevenses, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Dinner, Dessert, Supper … the list goes on and on and on. It sometimes feels like they NEVER stop eating. “Mum I’m hungry” becomes so frequently said that I almost don’t believe […]
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ONE LITTLE RED SUIT
Today I was reading a book with Julia.A book about sounds.On the page was a Dog, a Sheep and a Cat.ME: “What noise does a Dog make?”JULIA: “Woof! Woof!”ME: “What noise does a Sheep make?”JULIA: “Baaaa”In the picture the Cat was purring.ME: “What does F… Continue reading
Crusaders Super Rugby Party
A real Cantabrian, kiwi kid’s party. Top of the list for kiwiana icons are Rugby Union, L&P, tomato sauce, pineapple lumps and the ‘Southern Man’. Our party had all of these and was a rugby loving, kiwi kid’s dream; backyard rugby, L&P and an awesome team like the Crusaders to love and support, we had a […] Continue reading
Stress Proofing Your Relationship These Holidays
Every Tuesday, throughout the year, we have been posting relationship tips on our social media platforms and last week we began our ‘7 tips to stress proofing your relationship for the holidays’, in the lead up to Christmas, thanks to … Read More
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TyTy – 2 weeks.
He’s alert.He’s impatient.He likes the camera. Today at basketball, Hubs scored 4 points for her team and they won their game. Continue reading
Celebrating Oscar
Today. 21st March 2017. World Down Syndrome Day. A year ago I think I barely knew that this day existed. I can vaguely remember seeing sweet smiling faces across my television screen. But they weren’t one of my boys. It wasn’t part of my world. Then a mere few weeks later, having just given birth, the […] Continue reading
