You know that book… On the Night You Were Born? I love that book. HBear loves listening to her story. SBean can’t because she was a planned C-section which makes for a pretty boring story 😳. SBean’s story is how she was named. You see, we liked Harper, Lydia, and Ella. In fact while she was in my belly I started calling her Harper, I so was sure 🙄 However, right after she was born we began saying those names to her but none of them seemed to fit. Sydney was always on our list but we really didn’t pay much mind, then Ninja just said, Sydney and she rolled her head back and her eyes popped open as if to say, “yes! I am Sydney.”
HBear just did a project in school last week all about her name. How did she get her name? Her name was going to be Noa however, after 30 hours of labour LOL Ninja said, “so what is her name?” and I said, “Rowyn.” He didn’t have the heart to argue with me LOL.
They also asked her what her name would be if she got to choose her Aboriginal name? She chose Snowy Octopus! Snowy because it snowed on the day she was born, an Octopus because it has 8 tentacles and she is 8, she loves to swim, and an octopus doesn’t have any bones which makes them very flexible and she is very flexible too. I just love how her mind works 💛!
Their school has been taking a lot of Aboriginal art and culture. A while back they used plasticine and made beautiful totem poles. They learned all about the symbolism and then they made a family totem pole. HBear brought hers home and explained each animal to me and why she chose it. I was blown away at how insightful she is.
Next was Ninja the Salmon. He is proud, confident and wise. He tends to swims upstream against the current.
Papa was a Beaver because he works hard to make a home for family. He is a builder and he is determined.
Next was Grandpa and he is a wolf. His traits are loyalty, perseverance, and success.
While Grandma is an eagle. The words used to describe her were, Intelligent, sacrifice, healer.
My Mom or her Nana is the owl. The messenger. Her words are wise, omen, and freedom.
Of course she described herself as a bear and her sentiment is, those who appreciate the sweetness of life and wisdom.
While she described SBean as the raven. A courageous trickster that caws loudly in your life
😂.
She was being a little bit difficult the other day so I began to sing Bad to the Bone to her. B-B-B bad
🎶. She listened to me sing it once and then turned around and said, “Rowyn is the best B-B-B-Best.” 😂She must get it from PSBesty because on our way to Brownies the other night she told me that she had to find a username for her avatar. Her real name is Kaylee so of course she said she picked Kaylee Jenner 😂. That’s just freaking awesome.
I then had to explain to them who the Jenners were, and then the Kardashians, and then it went sideways and we talked about Bruce Jenner now known as Caitlyn Jenner. I am just amazed that transgender is so normal to them. They were like, “ok cool.” I love that! The biggest question they had was if Caitlyn was spelled with a K too? 😂
We were sitting at the dinner table and I asked SBean, “what would you like to get BFBesty for his birthday?” She answered very quickly and said, “I was thinking about it and I would like to take him out for dinner.” 😳
Ninja and I looked at each other and he said, “like to McDonald’s?” And she looked at him like he was completely stupid and said, “no. I was thinking the Pasta Factory.” 😳
Ninja and I looked at each other again and this time I said, “like you want me to drop you guys off at a restaurant?” This time she looked at me like I was stupid and said, “no. Who would feed me? You can stay Mommy.” 😳
We settled on getting him a pizza food truck Lego set 😂.
On Sunday he had his birthday party at the bowling alley. She had a fabulous time. I was worried a little bit about her being the only girl but she fit right in!
 |
| The Birthday Boy |
A while back I made waffles. I have been playing with my new waffle maker and experimenting. Ninja and Dad always feel like they are still hungry after a waffle dinner. I always feel like a big fluffy waffle with strawberries and whipped cream is more of a dessert then a dinner. So, I tried making savoury waffles with a garlic compound butter topped with a fried egg. They were super delicious! I knew the girls would have none of that LOL so I made them healthy chocolate waffles! These waffles are seriously like a chocolate cake! The girls loved them! Unfortunately I didn’t take very good pictures. Please don’t let my shoddy photography skills keep you from trying either of these two delicious recipes!
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups flour
1 3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
1 tablespoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 ounces pancetta, cooked and chopped
3/4 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar)
3 green onions, chopped
Compound Butter
1 stick of butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon zest
4 basil leaves, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, grated
3 green onions, chopped
1 fried egg per serving
Pre-heat waffle iron while you make waffle batter.
To make compound butter, add together the softened butter, lemon zest and grated garlic and stir together. Then wrap butter in plastic wrap and place back in refrigerator to firm up.
Cook chopped pancetta on medium heat in a skillet until fully cooked. Remove from skillet and place on paper-towel lined plate. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk to combine. Then add the milk, oil and eggs and whisk everything together until a thick but pourable batter forms.
Then add pancetta, cheese and green onions and stir everything together.
Pour batter into iron. Cook waffle until iron says done or until golden brown.
Top with slices of compound butter and a fried egg.
Healthy Chocolate Waffles
Adapted from Oh My Creative
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/4 cups milk
1 cup Greek yogurt
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
In a large bowl, combine flours, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together and set aside.
In a large glass measuring cup, combine melted butter, milk, Greek yogurt, egg yokes and apple cider vinegar.Whisk together and set aside.
Add milk mixture to flour mixture and whisk together.
Cook on a hot waffle iron according to manufactures directions.
This week the green started peeking through and I can see that spring is finally coming ☔️!! With all of the rain we have been getting all the buds are beginning to appear! When the clouds part and the sun finally shines, it is going to be gorgeous!
Next you take your gold coin into the waiting room and you fish for a prize and get your face painted. Then you can check out the different displays. They do this so people wait the mandatory 15 minutes to make sure there was no reaction.
Of course the next day we noticed she in fact did have a reaction. I called the public health nurse and apparently everything was normal. Today it looks fine but on Saturday I was a little bit worried…
 |
| Saturday after a hot bath |
Obviously when I got home that evening this happened,
On Sunday while I was at BFBesty’s birthday party with SBean, Ninja took HBear to the driving range! They had a fabulous time and she can’t wait to go back! She even watched the Masters with me later on that day 😍! I was pretty happy with Sergio’s win! I have been watching him for 19 years and although he can be a bit whiny he can also be exciting, exuberant and a fantastic golfer. I loved his energy when he got into the game way back when and I was happy to see him win The Masters for his years of effort. Woot Woot!
