tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11440666709468553852024-02-07T15:25:39.241+10:00Sonhe-Comigo; dream of me.Mother. Believer. Dreamer.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643122666335575247noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144066670946855385.post-39252100087298153042014-06-18T13:25:00.002+10:002014-06-18T13:28:07.575+10:00How old is she?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I often think I must be forgetting how old my daughter really is, I'm almost certain that she is one but her ridiculous, psychotic tantrums tell me otherwise. I realised ever since she's been having visits with her dad, she's turned into an evil alien child that I was <b> not </b> aware I had. Say goodbye to my little happy, full-of-beans and lots of giggles baby and hello to little miss stroppy; heavy on the attitude. I really wish she would redirect her strength for hitting, kicking and screaming to sleeping. Oh the world would be a better place. </div>
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Instead, she's adopted a new habit that happens between 11pm and 4am every night, where she has a complete and total lack of respect for my ear drums and screams our room down. Oh how I long for the day we have separate rooms. It was about 1:30am this morning when I thought to myself "What is love?" Love is getting woken up by a scream that sounds like your child is being tortured when really she just wants to get up and play. Love is bopping up and down, patting butts, mumbling melodies at 2am in the morning to a kid who refuses to sleep. Love is putting your said child in bed with you to try and comfort her back to sleep only so you can be kicked in the ribs, stomach, face, punched, kissed, and climbed on as if you're a freaking jungle gym only to have to get out of bed for the 500th that night because with in 5 seconds she's managed to do all of the above, jump out of the bed and run over and start banging her head against the door... All this and she is still screaming. Who would have thought a little asthmatic would have the lung capacity to scream for over an hour straight? <b>Not me!</b> Love is not having slept more than 2 hours straight in almost 5 months. Yep, okay great! I am capable of loving. </div>
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I'm always thinking, if she didn't go to daycare, if she didn't have to see her dad then maybe the precious little well behaved cute giggly daughter I once had would still be here, at least until she turned 2. Then the tantrums would be okay. </div>
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I've found myself thinking lately about the other girls who had babies the same time as me and they are due for their second baby any time now and all I can think is that they must be on drugs, or they have perfectly well behaved kids. The last thing I would want is to be pregnant while my little miss is going through such a trying season. The good thing is, all seasons come to an <b>end. </b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643122666335575247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144066670946855385.post-55268992835042113222014-03-22T15:33:00.001+10:002014-03-22T15:33:41.983+10:00Dear God,Thank you for loving me at my darkest. <div>Thank you for blessing me with a daughter. </div><div>Thank you for my parents. </div><div>Thank you for my brothers andsisters. </div><div>Thank you for protecting me. </div><div>Thank you for providing me with everything I need.</div><div>Thank you for forgiving me.</div><div>And forgiving me some more. </div><div>Thank you for saving me. </div><div><br></div><div>Today I am thanking Him for everything I have and everything I am. Why? Because I am stuck today, being reminded of everything I've done and everything I was. Today, I am struggling. Today, I am holding on by the thinnest of strings, hoping that He won't forsake me. </div><div><br></div><div>The best part? I know he won't forsake,</div><div>I know he is carrying me through this day.</div><div><br></div><div>The alcohol that once carried me. The drugs that once carried me. The immoral activities that once carried me through the day. Those temptations. I am tempted but I am not worried. I am thirsty for them, I'm not concerned. I know that my God has this. I don't, he does. He has the strength I need.</div><div><br></div><div>Every day I am being saved.</div><div>Every day I am being forgiven. </div><div>Every day. I need a <b> s a v i o u r </b>.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I loved you at your darkest. </div><div>ROMANS 5:8</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643122666335575247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144066670946855385.post-43356964893070943692014-02-06T20:50:00.001+10:002014-02-06T20:50:56.050+10:00Flourless Chocolate Cake<br><div>I never imagined I would cook something flourless. It just wouldn't cross my mind UNTIL I was shopping at 2am in the morning. Yes, shopping. If you live in QLD, Australia then you will be familiar with the ridiculous 36 hour shop right before Christmas. </div><div><br></div><div>It started when I needed a coffee, I was over Christmas shopping, I was tired and I desperately needed a pick me up. Although I didn't want anything heavy. I ordered my coffee and noticed what looked like a chocolate fudge cake. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that it was FLOUR LESS! No flour? Whatever. I decided to give it ago. I needed a pick me up and banana bread was not the answer. I needed chocolate and this was my only option.</div><div><br></div><div> It was mouth watering. </div><div><br></div><div>It wasn't very sweet but the side of strawberries and cream complimented the cake amazingly. </div><div><br></div><div>Tonight I decided to make my own flourless chocolate cake. Here is the final picture! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrWcWnvfEZj1wDmJft1bFW-HaTuB9I59yHz1Dp9aD_RJMhz67imMdzFZhSRzD4ZJ72uePROq-ln1GjBKR17qZS5q3l-8BudJiVgAYsCECKMTV9YHhUkbfQqMeSMVZHiZ7S_MhUsH50s0/s640/blogger-image-1318328361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrWcWnvfEZj1wDmJft1bFW-HaTuB9I59yHz1Dp9aD_RJMhz67imMdzFZhSRzD4ZJ72uePROq-ln1GjBKR17qZS5q3l-8BudJiVgAYsCECKMTV9YHhUkbfQqMeSMVZHiZ7S_MhUsH50s0/s640/blogger-image-1318328361.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Source: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2960/flourless+chocolate+cake</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I thoroughly recommend reading the whole recipe first instead of reading as you bake. DO NOT use a pan witha removable base (springback). It will ruin the cake.</div><div><br></div><div>My cakes ended up VERY thin, thinner then what it should be although I had a few mishaps with the recipe. So that possibly could have just been me. But I layered it with two slices and it was perfect. </div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy xx</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643122666335575247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144066670946855385.post-84937793370841252472014-01-23T22:26:00.000+10:002014-01-23T22:26:49.859+10:00Zarbo Brownies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Reorganising is my mission for 2014. I don't want any crazy resolutions. I want to take what I've got and reorganise it. Sometimes we don't need to get rid of anything, or buy anything new, or dramatically change our life. Sometimes simply reorganising a few things is enough.</div>
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I finished my second sewing project tonight and I'm super excited to try it on my little girl! She will look adorable in it. It's for my brothers [second] wedding, on a lake in the hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast.</div>
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I decided to take action and teach myself the skill of sewing. Although I know nothing about it, I went out, I bought myself a machine, a sewing basket, material, needles, the whole lot! I set it up and then I froze. Legit froze. I knew the basics from school, so that pretty much meant I knew how to turn the machine on. What to do next? GOOGLE. That's right, I googled my way through tutorials, the do's and don'ts of sewing. After many online tutorials and playing around with my machine. I eventually began learning the fine art of sewing, if it can even be called a fine art. </div>
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The cookie layer, very rarely would I make crust out of cookies however I had 2 packets of arnotts chocolate ripple biscuits and they had to be used or else I would find myself pigging out on biscuits.</div>
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I used a medium saucepan to melt about 120 grams of butter and 1/4 cup of brown sugar over low-medium heat once that was combined I added in the biscuits which I had crushed up in a processor. </div>
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For this recipe I made up my own 5 spice chai mix which consisted of 2 teaspoon (each) of WHOLE fennel and WHOLE cloves, 1 teaspoon of GROUND cardomon and 2 teaspoons (each) of GROUND cinnamon and ginger. I blended the whole fennel and whole cloves and then added them to the grounded ingredients, you could use ground fennel/cloves however you would have to experience with the amount needed. </div>
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Over low heat melt in 150 grams of dark chocolate (I used the dark chcoolate with the lowest level of cocoa as I'm not a fan of extreme dark chocolate), 1/4 cup of butter, and 2 teaspoon of chai spice. Remove from heat when melted and stir in 1 pack of mini marshmallows once they have melted add in 1/3 cup of whipping cream and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Put in the fridge while you make the strawberry filling.</div>
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Strawberry Filling; Mash up 2 cups of strawberries. In a small bowl combined 4 tablespoons cornstarch and 1/3cup sugar. In a saucepan heat the half the amount of strawberries until they start going liquidy/gooey and then add cornstarch and sugar mixture stirring until it starts to bubble and thicken, add in 1 tablespoon of brandy, 1/3 cup of water and let thicken. Take off heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Once cool fold in the fresh strawberries. </div>
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Press out crust mixture into pie pan, add in strawberry filling and then pour on chocolate silk and refrigerate for minimum 3 hours until it sets. Over night works best.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">If you aren't much of a spice person you may only want to put 1 teaspoon of chai in it. The brandy also gives the strawberries a very strong taste. The crust was a bit crunchy for my liking so next time I would use a different chocolate crust recipe, I'd also love to try using fresh strawberries instead of cooked strawberries. Keep a look out for another post on this delicious pie.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is something about lemon meringue pie that reminds me of a bittersweet romance. I'm just as uncertain as the pie as I am of romance. </span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One day, it will explain itself. </span></i></div>
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