We had a fab weekend kicked off with a bday party on Saturday which was fun except for a little chilly (stupid weather this year). The girls were a great hit and it was nice to mix and mingle with adults :) Sunday was relatively calm and relaxing, James worked a bit on the garden, increased my clothes line length so we can hang more than one load out there at a time. We also had time to just sit and relax with each other as a family. Course we managed to leave our new sippy cups and a baking sheet over at Kats (would have forgotten my head I swear). Monday we got to catch up with Debbie and co and tried a new recipe after my Penzy order arrived...I mixed and matched a couple of recipe ideas and made ... deviled chicken with grilled plums, and added an additional sauce which I was just itching to try using an Arizona spice blend...add to that Debbie's fantastic Mexican rice and red velvet cake we had a feast and I was told I can make the sauce again and got a good thumbs up from Sam (always a good sign).
Today I've got a skirt steak marinading in beer and maple syrup and I'm going to pair that with sweet potatoes with a warm pear compote. I'll let you know how that one comes out and I'm intrigued by the concept of using orange soda and soy sauce on chicken as a marinade.
Hoping for a trip to the park this morning followed later by a girls night out although as Claire's sister is paying a surprise visit this week thanks to Ges not sure if that will happen or not will play it by ear. I'm also praying my new phone shows up sooner or later. Oh and the other major news this week we start potty training! Well soon as we have the cash to run to ikea and get some potties and a side trip to target or somewhere for a step as well so they can reach the sink, I'm also tempted to turn the heat down a bit more on the water heater as even tho it's not set that high the water can still easily reach scalding out of the taps and I'm a little worried once they start washing their hands after potty.
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