7 months today.

I was going to take a photo but one of my children dropped my camera so I have uploaded some of my favourite pictures of him.

It has been a busy 7 months but I have loved every minute of having this young boy in our lives.

Joseph.

In our new family room.

Mario Catechism computer game.

Steve has made a catechism game.

Here is what he wrote about it:

A multiple choice question and answer game where you have to click on
a series of question and answers based on the Catechism of the
Catholic Church.

Defeat enemies by answering the questions correctly before they catch
up with you.

Based on Nintendo's Mario game. It features 5 different worlds and 15
levels. Designed for ages 8 years and up.

An exciting and fun way to learn the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

This game is free and can be copied and distributed to who ever wants it.

Simply click on the link to download the game:

Mario Catechism
Added: 05 September 2010
By: dad2seven

If you go and download the game, let me know in the comment box. Steve is hoping to design many other games too.

Our weekend.

The girls and I had a great day in Whyalla yesterday. First we went to Westlands and bought some summer outfits from Target and Jay Jay's. Amelia wanted to take Joseph on the merry go round so I took their photo. Then it was on to Spotlight for our fabric. After spotlight we went and meet Daniel at Hungry Jacks for lunch and then it was back to Port Augusta.

Everyone got some new outfits and I bought some fabric to sew some summer clothes.

This is the fabric Amelia chose for her dress

This is the fabric I chose for the boys shirts:

Tom will have the black and Christopher the red.

The boys had a fun quiet day at home playing video games and watching videos.

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Fathers day.

Today is Fathers day in Australia. This is our first Fathers day without my dad.

Happy Fathers day to my father in law, Peter and to Steve. You are both great fathers and example for our children.

Girls day.

Today I am taking the girls to Whyalla for a girls day. We will hit the shops and buy some new clothes for summer and get some fabric to make some too. Pictures to come later.

Therese.

Nasi Goreng.

This recipe brings back such fond memories for me. I remember my mother making it on a regular basis when I was a teenager. I haven't ever made it for my children but was reminded of it this past week so looked up the recipe.

This is the recipe I am using. It can be found here.

Ingredients:

• 400g (2 cups) long-grain white rice
• 1 tbs vegetable or peanut oil
• 2 (about 275g) chicken thigh fillets, excess fat trimmed, cut into 2cm pieces
• 1 175g pkt shortcut bacon (Primo brand), thinly sliced crossways
• 5 eschalots (French shallots), thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 celery stick, trimmed, finely diced
• 200g small cooked peeled prawns
• 40g (3/4 cup) loosely packed finely shredded Chinese cabbage
• 80g bean sprouts
• 2 tbs bought fried shallots (Maesri brand)
• 2 tbs kecap manis
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 4 eggs

Method

1. Cook rice in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following packet absorption instructions until tender. Drain. Spread over 2 baking trays, in a thin layer, and set aside for 2 hours to cool completely.

2. Heat a large wok over medium heat. Add half the oil and heat until just smoking. Add half the chicken and stir-fry, for 3 minutes or until brown and just cooked through. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with remaining chicken. Add the bacon to the wok and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until brown and crisp. Transfer to a bowl.

3. Add remaining oil to wok and heat until just smoking. Add the eschalots and garlic, and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until eschalots are soft. Add the carrot and celery, and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until carrot is tender. Add the prawns and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until heated through.

4. Return cooked chicken and bacon to the wok with cabbage, and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until cabbage wilts. Add cooled rice, bean sprouts, half the fried shallots, the kecap manis and soy sauce. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until heated through. Transfer to a large bowl. Cover with foil to keep warm.

5. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Crack 2 eggs into the pan and cook, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until the white sets and the yolk is almost set (for a soft yolk) or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining eggs.

6. Spoon nasi goreng into shallow serving bowls. Top each with a fried egg and sprinkle over remaining fried shallots. Serve immediately.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday!!! Kindy sports day.

Today was sports day at the Kindergarten that Christopher goes too. We all went up and spent the afternoon there.

Here are some photos of Christopher in action.

Starting on the lap-a-thon

Getting his card stamped.

Jumping in the long jump.

He was the winner for the lap-a-thon so got an award at the end of sports day.

Think about this.

A Friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago.
She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it.'
He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing
he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
'Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.
Now I read more and clean less.
I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.
I no longer keep anything.
I use crystal glasses every day...
I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.
The words 'Someday...' and 'One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now...
I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.
I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.
I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food.
It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.
If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.
If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it
'One of these days', remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come...
No matter if you're superstitious or not, spend some time reading it.
It holds useful messages for the soul.