I'll keep trying for monthly...starting again from July!
Well, I'd like to report back that the road trip to Hastings in April, was a sucess. the kids were 60% or more entertained for the trip. I hate playing the games though unfortunately...you know "I spy, or telling a story in parts, or I went to a picnic and I took an apple, a banana, a carrot etc etc" It all seems romtanicly like I am a gantastic mum when we head off...but unfortunately it all goes a bit to custard and I feel tired about 10 minutes into the trip and just want to sit still and not talk to anyone, and whenever I turn around to help or tell off the kids I feel car sick!! So anyway, they did well to entertain themselves!
We have now...in fact just yesterday...got back from another road trip and tramp, with a need for more entertainment ideas. I made some more fun things that I had seen on pinterest and kept a wee notebook with ideas for games, so I didnt have to think on the spot...another one of the areas I am not so gifted in!! It was a great time, the kids were pretty happy for the majority of the time....we even managed 2 nights in a hotel that had Disney Jnr channel on TV and the kids were mesmerised! I got to do knitting and husband got to read his book. Good times! Sometimes I think it would be nice to take a TV...with Sky when we go camping at Christmas time too!!
So anyway, this Friday (well actually Saturday I guess, Friday American time) we are planning on linking up with
http://frugalfun4boys.com/2012/07/13/coming-soon-lego-fun-fridays/
to do some lego fun creations. I plan to post some pics of what the kids made with the lego and link it back to the above site....now, I have no idea how to do this, apart from just leaving a link like I have done above. How will they know I have done it though? How can it be a fun time we all had together?
Anyway, that it the plan, so keep a lookout for the fun things made with lego, created in this household on a Friday, or maybe a Saturday...or maybe Thursday and then just posted on Friday or Saturday to keep in time with the Americans.
In the meantime let me tell you quickly about 3 things I have found on pinterest and made or done myself and how that worked out for me!
1. I just made some orange flavoured cleaning spray...spray and wipe type stuff...
my link... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=343520529033616&set=a.343520502366952.95774.189287804456890&type=1&theater
I just poured it into my bottle to start using today, and it seems to be working great. The orange smell is overpowering the vinegar smell, so that is good. And my bench is clean and so is the splashboard and the walls around to toilet too!!
2. I made some air freshener from Baking soda and essential oil... of tea tree. It is ok. Doesnt work for the bathroom...but seriously, I dont think anything is going to work in our bathroom! It's alright in the baby's room, but again, not strong enough to take away that smell. I probably wont repeat this one, but it was good to try! And the girl who blogged it made it look a lot prettier than I did anyway!
http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/easy-baking-soda-air-freshener-tutorial.html
3.I got some masking tape off our 'new' lanudry tub that has been stuck on for about 3 years. I used nail polish remover...but I got a bit paranoid that I was about to take the silver off the stainless steel....so there is still tape on the tub, which I might attempt to get again soon (maybe when I have finished the washing from the tramping trip!
http://tipnut.com/25-helpful-items-to-remove-sticky-adhesive-goo/
Ok, I need to sleep now, my typing is getting worse and worse and I am sick of correcting my spelling mistakes....at least I am still noticing them!!
Good night :)
