Day 158 - Questacon

Today was Maddie's first trip to Questacon and she absolutely loved it, she ran around for ages and was hardly still which made it hard to take a clear photo. I am pretty sure the only time Maddie stopped the whole time we were there was when she was checking out the microscopes and slides. Unfortunately Maddie's behaviour is challenging at the moment so we had to leave after her third warning while she had the biggest tantrum that I have experienced in public so far. It seems to have worked though as Maddie calmed down and seems more upset about not being able to say goodbye than actually leaving.

Day 157 - A Forgotten Treasure

Maddie and I went to explore Homebase in Woden today in the hopes of finding some paddlepop sticks. Its been ages since I have been into Woden let alone Homebase, I am actually not sure that I have been in there since I helped them out with stock for a week when I was 18. Anyway, the shop is filled with awesome craft things, home decorating things and so much that we can use in Maddie's big Fairy Garden when we are ready. I think I fell a little bit in love with the store today, we will definiately have to go back more often. 

I am totally in love with wall art at the moment, I just had to take a snap of this owl, I love the colours in it, I just dont think that it will go with the house, which is a shame as it is so cute!

Day 156 - Starting A New Project

We finally started work on Maddie's Fairy Garden today, and to say that Maddie is excited is an under statement. She had a great time collecting pebbles, and planting the Viola's and then proceeded to drive me crazy continually running off with the fairy and the gate. Perhaps I should have explained the concept of looking but not touching a little more thoroughly to her, but then she wouldn't have been able to do any planting, and I suppose the garden is supposed to be for Maddie. It is crazy hard getting the plants that I want for the garden and I have to keep revising my idea's of what is and isn't going to work. Hopefully the end product looks good.

Day 155 - I Cooked

Tonight, I actually cooked, I am not doing so much of it this year it seems, as we are often having smoothies for dinner but tonight I thought that I should try something different. The recipe is something different not the actual cooking concept. The Chicken and Chorizo Pasta came out pretty tasty, although I am not convinced that it is as healthy as the website thinks, as this huge amount supposedly serves two and has so much chorizo in it, that you couldn't actually avoid it. I am not sold on it, but it was easy to cook and clean up after and Tucker sure did love his left overs.

Day 154 - Time Waster

I have spent a lot of time these past few days playing Candy Crush after Leah and Simon suggested it. The game is highly addictive and I am not so sure that it was a good idea to start playing it, but it sure is fun!

Day 153 - Craft

While Nathan is off work recovering from his eye surgery I am having a break from the books also and making the most of my time off doing some craft and some reading. I finally finished the first page of an album that I decided to make last year for each of Maddie's Christmas'. I am pretty pleased with the finished product, but seeing as it took me so long, I can not imagine that the next page for her second Christmas will be finished any time soon.

Day 152 - Fairy Garden Gate

Pancake Parlour for lunch today, OMG I cant walk properly after eating 'IT' but it sure was tasty. While we were walking over to the Canberra Centre for some shopping we had a go on the carosel, well Maddie, Grace and I did, the others didn't seem so keen on going round in circles after our lunch. The aim in the centre was to check out the snow gear in Aldi, but Maddie was very uncooperative so we didn't last long. I suppose if I didn't spend so much time looking at the Fairy Garden things in Little Sprout that she may have coped a lot better. Still thanks to the Morgan's hunting skills we managed to get Maddie a pair of snow boots and a snow jacket that should help to keep her toasty.

This was the last gate that Little Sprout had, so I had to take it. I will have to get back there to get some more things soon, its such a shame that I hate going to the city on my own they have some awesome shops. I just always end up losing my car, and these days with Maddie in tow, I do not think that she would like to hunt for it for an hour.