A week of Firsts

Its been a week of firsts for us..

Miss Lilly lost her first tooth.  She was so distressed when it came out - even though she said it didn’t hurt at all doing so. She very proudly popped it into her special tooth treasure box, complete with pink satin and a tiny fairy to guard it inside.

You can image the horror, wailing and distress the next day when it was discovered that the toothfairy had not turned up. Mother of the Year quickly emailed the toothfairy to ask what the hold up was.. Thank Goodness the Toothfairy emailed us back within hours with her explanation. This was read out to Miss Lilly when she went to bed that night.  If you’d like to see a copy of that email - click here.

Morgan was shown how to use his folding hunting knife ( a very large pocket knife of sorts) - which kept the boys busy in the garage for ages.

We have more of less done a week of 100% raw.. Adrian defiantly has.  I have had sneaky things while I have visited people or been to a morning tea and the kids have had cooked/ processed things for their lunch boxes.

Age is doing well. He is getting used to the drugs and their effects. He does get a bit dazed and spacy ( but its too early yet for me to start teasing him about it.. give me a few more days..) . On the bright side he is happy not to be having constant seizures any more.  He is super positive and energetic.

and I found not only 1 sign of aging and stress - but two. My first wrinkle ( thank goodness its on my forehead so my fringe covers it.) and eeeekkkkk my first grey hair.. well I found 4 of the blighters… at my temples.. how rude.  They were duly plucked out.  I am in a bit of shock and disbelief about the grey hair.. I mean, I know we all get them.. sooner or later - but isn’t 40 a bit young to be getting grey hair.  I know - its not like my whole head is grey ( I’ve looked… ) and I can't even kid myself they were blond highlights… pure white hair.  does it suddenly lose its colour?  Should I start to obsess over it?

Oh and I completed my first week of a really truly classroom teacher ( well - since ’96 when I was a year 4 teacher)  My year ones were delightful and I’ve had fun with them… but am not tempted in anyway to go back into the classroom full time.. boy - the work involved with the planning and the assessment.. now if nothing will = that would give me grey hair…

Till next week!!

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - a Review

Beguiling and charming, sweet and fun; TinkerBell and the Great Fairy Rescue shakes off the recent film animation trends to appeal to a wide range of audiences through multi layered languaging and gags - instead focusing on being a great childrens film; one strictly made for kids. 

Even the most sensitive young child would find it difficult to find any fear factors hiding within this gorgeously presented movie. Colours are vibrant, detail is sharp and the story so playful, it is certain to be a film which will be played over and over.

The story is set years before Tinker Bell meets Peter Pan, Wendy and the Lost Boys. Fairy friends visit the Victorian meadow lands where Tinker Bell meets Lizzy, a little girl whose belief in the power magic and  fairies is ridiculed by many.  Although her friends believe Tinker Bell has been captured and puts into place a daring rescue, Tink develops a special bond with  Lizzy, seeing that she and her father are in need of some magic of their own.

As you'd expect from Disney, it's a charming tale playing on the childhood hope of meeting magical creatures at the bottom of the garden; where both parties push the boundaries of their fears to discover new strengths.

An absolutely stunning production, devoid of high profile names, this totally inoffensive movie is one of the most delightful films I have seen specifically made for children for years. This is a must see for fairy believers of all ages.

The DVD is available in Australia from the 15th of Sept.  Check out your local variety stores for availability.

Doing all the right things

A great thing, I guess, is that we KNOW what to do in order to support optimal health... doing it however, is the challenge.

Over the last year, we have really slipped in our eating habits.  Certainly last year was a time we ate almost 100% raw foods and I kept my Raw Foods Blog up to date with all my recipes.  Life just.. slipped on; I got slack and it just was 'easier' to eat conventionally. i guess now I am paying for it with a boot up the bum.

So its back to those principals.  At least they are not foreign or new.  I feel sorry for anyone who may be totally new to the cancer situation and faced with not only the emotional dramas, but the realisation that really nothing will be the same again.  Food is so intrinsically wrapped in our culture, our psyche, our sense of belonging and identity; its little wonder it all gets too hard...

So we are doing the 'right' things.. and as a family. We are under no illusion that it will be a 'cure'.  No amount of wheatgrass shots and major dozes of Vit C and D are going to do that.. but instead, are supporting all of our immune systems, building resistance and health for what is to come.

It was kind of nice too, to settle down to a better dinner table. We had kept up our juicing habit - even while eating pizza!! and the kids are pretty daring with the beetroot, celery and apple or carrot juices. Guac is always a fav at the table. I've known for a while I need to get back into my habit of wheatgrass shots and green smoothies - so will do so in earnest tomorrow.

Time to pull our the dehydrator, start making my flax seed crisps and the blender for my raw desserts... Am thankful that it is coming into summer time - so much fruit to choose from as well. Sprouting jars to be cleaned out and readied and blender full of soaking nuts for tomorrows health smoothie.

The kids are a bit grumbly; but have a pact with them that they can at least have non raw foods for school lunches.  Its impossible to pack a raw foods lunch in Queensland for school in anycase.  With school bags out in the hot sun - yuck who wants to eat a limp salad?

Who knows, I might even start my raw foods blog again.