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| Cake Master B has taken to preschool to share with his friends |
Photo Friday
A whole year has passed
I can't really remember town before February 2011 anymore. Can't really remember what was in the blocks between streets now just car parking or nothing. Strange to think that we visited town regularly and Mr B worked in town on Cashel Street. I feel lots of mixed emotions remembering back now.
We (me and the boys) were in town on February 22nd 2011 driving home from a friends house after a play date that morning. Since I had gotten lost on my way to Dallington (red zone) I drove home back down Avonside Drive through town down Kilmore Street. The aftershock of magnitude 6.3 struck at 12.51pm as we were driving past the Convention center and the Christchurch Town hall when I thought I had blown a tyre as the car started rocking from side to side, looking back and seeing buildings fall, people running from buildings, watching glass on the convention centre windows buckle, the ground still shaking. I had both boys in the car with me, Mr B was at work on Cashel Street.
We waited through every aftershock and the liquefaction that came up that afternoon in town for what seemed like forever -waiting for Mr B to find us where we said we were in my initial and only txt that got through to him. I was so thankful I had the nappy bag with water, food, colouring in book, jackets, pram, carrier in the car that morning. I had a woman ask me if I was ever a girl scout. She made me smile. I felt were prepared for most things at that point. I have never been so glad in my life to see Mr B than I was that day. He had frantically been searching for us.
We left the center of town and walked home together- our family. To arrive home I think was the mouse that sank the boat for me that day. I cried. It felt so silly to think others had lost their lives, homes, lively hoods. we just had liquefaction and a cracked house. The neighbours chimney had fallen in their roof- ours was still standing, we were surprised as hadn't seen much damage down Lincoln Road- just traffic backed up. When we turned into our street. There was just piles and piles of liquefaction. I shoveled for days to clear it and put it on the street and was very glad my parents had water and power. We stayed with my parents the first night watching the news to find out what was happening- I couldn't sleep. We had Mr B's parents arrive a few days later for Master B's birthday and a wedding in Dunedin. I felt like we were in survival mode- really unprepared for the boiling of water, no flushing, no showering or washing.
Today we remember the 185 who lost their lives and rejoice in the strength and love of friends, neighbours and strangers and the resilience of our children who play earthquakes with their blocks and build things back up again.
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We (me and the boys) were in town on February 22nd 2011 driving home from a friends house after a play date that morning. Since I had gotten lost on my way to Dallington (red zone) I drove home back down Avonside Drive through town down Kilmore Street. The aftershock of magnitude 6.3 struck at 12.51pm as we were driving past the Convention center and the Christchurch Town hall when I thought I had blown a tyre as the car started rocking from side to side, looking back and seeing buildings fall, people running from buildings, watching glass on the convention centre windows buckle, the ground still shaking. I had both boys in the car with me, Mr B was at work on Cashel Street.
We waited through every aftershock and the liquefaction that came up that afternoon in town for what seemed like forever -waiting for Mr B to find us where we said we were in my initial and only txt that got through to him. I was so thankful I had the nappy bag with water, food, colouring in book, jackets, pram, carrier in the car that morning. I had a woman ask me if I was ever a girl scout. She made me smile. I felt were prepared for most things at that point. I have never been so glad in my life to see Mr B than I was that day. He had frantically been searching for us.
We left the center of town and walked home together- our family. To arrive home I think was the mouse that sank the boat for me that day. I cried. It felt so silly to think others had lost their lives, homes, lively hoods. we just had liquefaction and a cracked house. The neighbours chimney had fallen in their roof- ours was still standing, we were surprised as hadn't seen much damage down Lincoln Road- just traffic backed up. When we turned into our street. There was just piles and piles of liquefaction. I shoveled for days to clear it and put it on the street and was very glad my parents had water and power. We stayed with my parents the first night watching the news to find out what was happening- I couldn't sleep. We had Mr B's parents arrive a few days later for Master B's birthday and a wedding in Dunedin. I felt like we were in survival mode- really unprepared for the boiling of water, no flushing, no showering or washing.
Today we remember the 185 who lost their lives and rejoice in the strength and love of friends, neighbours and strangers and the resilience of our children who play earthquakes with their blocks and build things back up again.
A few recipes
For Valentines Day I did some baking and made Chocolate Chip biscuits,
Apricot Slice, Peanut butter and Toblerone Fudge. Here are the recipes. Enjoy!!!
Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Edmonds Cook Book recipe
125g Butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Peanut Butter and Toblerone Fudge
Microwave recipe -Original recipe found here
225g Butter
2 Cups Icing sugar
1 container of peanut Butter (375g )
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups chopped Toblerone
Apricot Fudge Slice
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Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Edmonds Cook Book recipe
125g Butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy
- Add egg and mix well
- Add sifted flour and baking powder
- Add chocolate chips
- Roll into balls and place on a greased tray. Press with fork
- Bake @ 190 degrees for 10 minutes or 12-15 minutes if you want them firm and not soft in the middle
Microwave recipe -Original recipe found here
225g Butter
2 Cups Icing sugar
1 container of peanut Butter (375g )
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups chopped Toblerone
- Combine butter and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes
- Stir until smooth and Microwave on HIGH another 2 minutes
- Add vanilla and Icing sugar. Mix with a wooden spoon. Add in 1 cup chopped up Toblerone.
- Pour into a greased/lined 20x30cm tin
- Sprinkle over remaining chopped Toblerone and refrigerate until set.
- Store in airtight container the fridge
Original recipe found here
125g Butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 cup chopped dried Apricots
1 pkt of crushed plain biscuits (250g packet)
optional- add 1/2 cup chocolate chips
125g Butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 cup chopped dried Apricots
1 pkt of crushed plain biscuits (250g packet)
optional- add 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Heat butter, brown sugar and condensed milk until the butter has melted. Do not boil
- Add crushed biscuits and chopped apricots (and chocolate chips)
- Mix well and press into a greased/lined 20x30cm tin
- Put in the fridge until set
- Ice with lemon icing
Its Valentines Day
I made cards for Valentines Day- one for my wonderful husband and two beautiful boys. It was using stuff sent in a crafty swap for Valentines from a friend
Me and the boys had a Valentines Day morning tea with with lots of other Christchurch bloggers organised by makeitgiveit and acquired some new fabric and cute socks and of course got to chat and have yummy baking! I made Chocolate chip biscuits and I received Lemon Squares in the swap.
I made sure I took some photos of me with my boys today
Mr B made us a roast pork for dinner with roast veges....it was so yummy and then we got to eat Peanut butter and Toblerone Fudge and Apricot Slice for craft night- it was a good things to have others share the yummy food. It was a great day and it reminds me of how wonderful our family is!!
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| Mr B's card |
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| Small cards for Master B and Master W |
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| fabric and socks |
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| Lemon Squares |
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| Me with Master B |
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| Me with Master W |
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| the boys built an awesome train tack |
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| My wonderful husband!!! |
