I heart moss

OK, so I may have gotten my neighbours thinking I've totally lost the plot due to my recent rampage down my street gathering moss. No biggie...right?

With winter slowly approaching and all the leaves turning beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red you can't help but notice the bright green moss growing on the side of the road. I just had to have me some.

I have no idea how to keep this stuff alive and I'm positive that I will more than likely kill it  but it's OK, there's plenty more where this stuff came from.

So yesterday when I was supposed to be cleaning my living room like a good mommy does while her kids are in school and she has those precious few hours to go on a scrubbing, mopping rampage....I, instead found myself tearing and stuffing lovely mounds of green moss at the base of my house plants.Followed by a lovely fall centrepiece for my dining room table that only I will appreciate and admire because apparently my family just doesn't get the whole moss thing......actually, I don't think they even noticed.

Decorating can be such a thankless job, but someones gotta do it!!!

My breakfast

OOOOOh my breakfast was so yummy this morning I just had to tell someone.

While the rest of my family enjoyed a hearty breakfast of creamy chicken crepes and corned beef hash, I on the other hand with my low carb, no sugar, no fun eating plan surprised myself with a wonderful new creation.

 Baked eggs with salmon, dill and baba ghanoush. It was just what I needed to break me out of the drudgery of scrambled eggs with sour cream and salsa every morning.

RECIPE:

Start with a small buttered oven proof ramekin and plop a dollop of baba ghanoush (approx 1 teaspoon) in the bottom.  Like so......

My wonderful husband went on a fishing trip earlier this year and filled our freezer with yummy salmon, so I used some left overs from dinner for this recipe. My salmon had already been baked with lots of fresh dill and lemon juice.

I shredded some salmon then added it to the ramekin with some more fresh dill.

Then this is the fun part, you crack an egg on top, add some more salmon, baba ghanoush and some sharp white cheddar to finish it off.

I set my oven to 350C and made a water bath for my ramekins in a loaf pan, gently placing them in the water so as not to make a big splash. Its easier to put the ramekin in first I guess and THEN add the hot water!!!

Bake for about 15 minutes, a little longer if you like your yolk hard, they come out of the over looking like this......mmmmmmmm

Just look at all that yummy goodness.

Enjoy!!!!

I'm baaaaaaack....

I don't know which techno god to thank but, today out of the blue I am able to magically upload pics again.  No more banging my head on the keyboard, cussing at the computer or pacing back and forth in my office.

 Aren't you so glad????????? Now I can share pictures of random stuff like this................

..just a little of the local wildlife we saw on the way to Karate the other day.

(Maybe the more likely scenario is that my hubby was tired of me complaining and fixed the waffle fluffer thingy that was causing the problem).

Looking back at all the pics from the last month I just don't know where to begin, it's been a very busy few weeks with thanksgiving, my birthday, Marleys birthday, Zoe's birthday, Gramma and Popsie visiting, school volunteering, roofing disasters.

I guess I'll have to just take a deep breath and start from today..

The kids have a Pro D day after a round of first parent teacher interviews this week. I'm so proud of both my girls, I'm sure there will be ups and downs but they have both made a great start to the school year, I am one proud mama bear. ( Reminds me of a recent bear incident, but we'll get to that later).

So as a reward for all their hard work we are going to hang out at Davison Orchards this afternoon, maybe get a few pumpkins for Halloween and just enjoy the last of the fall season before they close for the winter.

I hope you are all well, keep an eye on this space for some new pics.

Tootles
Kj

The lights are on but nobody's home.....

I think I've been feeling a little off and overwhelmed lately...hence no blog posts. Its not like I've been doing nothing, in fact we've been busy, but I need to climb out of this funk.

I celebrated my birthday this month, the big 3 6, what a wonderful surprise that was. My besties kidnapped me and took me to Vancouver for a weekend of gluttony, shopping and giggles. 5 ladies and a mini van....what more can a girl ask for?

For some reason blogger is being a cheeky bugger and is not letting me upload any pics today. I have some yummy recipes to share with you all and some pics from the last few weeks.

I will check in this week and give the down low on all the fun stuff. My two not - so - little ones are both celebrating birthdays this month too so I have some parties to plan. Feel free to throw some ideas in this direction.

OMG....the garlic needs cleaning, the yard needs a fall clean up, the dog needs to go to the vet, book club is almost upon me, thanksgiving, birthday parties, Halloween, CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!

I need a tall glass of chardonnay, an hour in the hot tub and 10 extra hours in my day....make it snappy!

Mom-a-razzi

My poor kids are slowly getting used to mommy ramming the camera in their faces every waking minute of the day, so much so that now Zoe follows it up with a snarky.....are you going to put that on you BLOG????

Countered quickly by my usual answer.......maybe......or maybe I'll keep them for you wedding day slide show!! I do feel like the paparazzi some days.

These pics are not pretty, glamorous or well taken, they are simply here to document the disbelief I feel when I see how quickly my girls are growing into little ladies. This is the morning of first day back at school, Zoe starting grade 5 and Marley starting full time, 5 days a week kindergarten.

I've always taken pics of Zoe on the first day of school in front of the little apple tree in our yard, they can both grow old together and now Marley has joined the club.

Boo hoo hoo hoo.

   

Outside their wonderful little school on their first day.

Marley is catching the bus home with her big sis today, I am trying my best to have faith in the bus supervisor to make sure my baby gets on the right bus, maybe I'll have to become stalker mom and drive there to watch from the parking lot......someone slap me now!!!!

Home sweet home.....

........ain't lookin' so sweet right now.

Did you ever start a project thinking it would be quick and easy and then have it turn into the project from hell? Well, as all of my friends have heard more than enough times this summer, we are living through one of the worst reno nightmares to date.

The hubby and I are huge into DIY projects, but there comes a time where some things are a little too big for one couple to handle...like our roof. So we decided to hire this one out, and I'm not naming any one specifically...you know who you are....thinking it would be about two weeks to completion.

We are now into our second month and this is where we are as of yesterday.

Leaking roof, nowhere to park, unprofessional crew cussing and smoking and leaving their garbage everywhere, I promise this is the last you will hear of this...I just needed to vent.

Luckily for us there was a break in the misery yesterday with a new crew on the job..with manners to boot! There were tears of joy and relief!!!

I will post new pics as the roof is completed....fingers crossed.

As for all the perennials under that mess, luckily fall is upon us and they will need to be cut down anyway. That's me trying to make lemonade out of my lemons!!!!!