I heard of some superstition where you look at a mirror and say "Bloody Mary" 3 times; wouldn't you get better results to say it while looking at a bartender?
Booohooooo it's almost halloween. Just 1day to go abd then it's Time to get some candy and eat it all till my teeth fall out!
I'm joking.
Yesterday I've posted my zombie brain drink and now it's time for another halloween recipe.
You can make non candy snacks to eat or give away this halloween.
Here's one!
And this one is very easy!
Freaky Hot Dog Fingers
Cut hot dogs in half, width wise and then length wise into quarters. Open a package of crescent roll dough and roll Until very thin. Cut the dough into strips and wrap around each piece of hot dog, leaving a little bit of the tip uncovered. Bake as directed.
It's almost halloween. My favourite holiday of the year!
I want to post a halloween recipe till Friday Halloween day!
So today is my first one but it's not for pregnant woman!
It contains alcohol!!!
So be warned!
If a zombie walked into a bar he would order a brain hemmorhage! He might also eat the bartenders actual brain.
I prefer to think of it as a Zombie Brain Hemorrhage simply because it looks like what I imagine zombie brains would look like: very, very gross. The drink also feels weird in your mouth.
But it taste very damn good! I saw this recipe on tipsy bartenders youtube page. And now it's time to try this out for myself.
Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps 1/2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream Grenadine
Pour the peach schnapps into a shot glass. Over the back of a spoon, layer the Bailey’s Irish Cream. Hold the bottle of grenadine about 2 inches over the shot glass and slowly pour it in a thin stream. The Bailey’s will curdle and form “brains”.
Grenadine contains citric acid and that curdles the cream and creates the look of brains.
Maybe you know the tv show Utopia where 15different people get locked up in a place where they must make a new better living together.
For 1year they must stay there without their family and friends. You only can write to eachother.
They must make money, work a lot and figure out what's the best Utopia for them.
Utopia: An imagined place where everything is good and beautiful.
Utopia: Nowhere Land
At first I thought it was crap. My hubby liked the show and I hated it. A group of people in a place and they've got money to start sonething up. I thought it was stupid that they get money allready.
During pregnancy we did not follow it any more till a couple off weeks ago.
It's a show with a lot of drama you can reconize with your own life.
Living for the money, talking behind peoples backs etc.
So I follow the show as a treu fan.
A lot of people in it I like and I think they're great. And others I think they're stupid, lazy and stubborn.
So I admit the show is a succes!
But how they live is not a way how I want to live.
My Utopia is with my daughter, family and friends, with my lovely animals. A big farm with peace for animals and the other living.
Hard work is a must but we respect eachother for who they are and not about the money. No talking behind the backs but just be honest to eachother. Love and Peace for everyone.
My own gym so people can workout.
Lots of friends for my baby girl so she can play with them.
I saw this great tag at: dhini and I really wanted to copy this one.
Only I translate it to English ;).
Are you a working mom or a stay at home mom?
I'm a working mom. 32 hours a week. (4days a week) I've used to work 38hours (5days).
I work in a clothing shop that's open 7 days a week. So I work 1 day in the weekend as well.
Would you like to change?
No, I like to work and I want to deserve my own money. Maybe if it will be to tough I will go from 32hours to 24 hours. But we'll see. I'm only working now for 3 weeks.
My child always sleeps in her own bed or crib?
My little girls sleep in her stroller in our bedroom. This was the advice of our maternity care because I breastfeed her and we did not have a crib at our room. We've hoped that she would sleep through the night soon but that is not threu and as advice they tell us to let her sleep with us so I could stay in bed and put her away in her stroller next to me when she's done eating.
The best buy for your child?
Her bedroom. She's got such a beautifull bedroom!
How many children do you want?
I've always wanted two children. So they will have eachother. But first let me enjoy this one.
And then we'll see if we still want a second one or that we'll be blessed to have another one.
Date Night (a getaway with your partner)? How many days / nights a month?
Not that many. We'll go more out with the three of us then only together. I can't be so many times without my baby girl. I want her still near me ;). Haha
Favorite activity off your child?
Playing with her pink dragon who can makes noices. Or laughing at her big pink big eyed owl!
Have you done a bad bargain during pregnancy?
A pink bouncer. She loved to be rocked if she's sad so we thought to buy a bouncer so that will makes it easy for us to rock her. But she sat only 2 times in it. She's only crying in it because she is not near us.
The favorite food of your child?
Booby milk!!!
Do you have purchased a larger (family) car?
My hubby must get a new one for his work and we picked a bigger car. Opel insignia station.
What is your dream vacation with kids?
Meet my family in Indonesia. Going back to Dubai with her.
And your dream vacation without kids?
Hmmm I can't imaging to go on vacation without kids any more. haha
What has changed in your life since you're mom?
I'm always busy, concerned about how my girl is doing. More tired and have less time for sports or social time with friends.
My heart melts when I ......... .. (make the sentence complete)
My baby girl laughs at me. That's just so cute!!!
Where do you shop the cutest baby stuff?
Zeeman, H&M, Bol.com
Favourite mama makeup and grooming?
Essence make up.
A brand or store brand?
Store brand for diapers (kruidvat) and further I've got Zwitsal.
Have you always had a child wish?
No when I was younger I did not want kids. I did not saw myself as a great mom. I've got a bad example for being a mother.
But when I was older I want children 2 before I became 30.
I'll always so now: I know how to not to do it.
What is the best thing about motherhood?
Creating a miracle. Enjoying everything of it!
Here in Holland we've got a holliday called: Sinterklaas (Nicholas). It's almost the same then Santa Claus. He rides on a white horse over the rooftops with an entourage of cheerful black Piets (zwarte pieten) his helpers. Every 5th of December he gaves children presents for everybody who was good that year. The black Piets go through the chimney to place the present in every kids shoe. Here in Holland we've got an extreme disccussion about the Black Piets the helpers of Nicholas. They would be racist because they are black and it would come off the slave trade of the past. But we celebrate it this way for years. And even in Belgium they do not make such a big point of it. I can not imaging that the helpers will get another colour. If they are white I would feel discriminated, if they are yellow the Chinese people will come that it's a bad thing. And what would you tell to the children who know that the helpers are black? They are black because of the chimney. Black as soot we would say.
But where does the helpers come from really?
Nicholas initially had no helper, but in 1850 Schenkman introduced in his book St. Nicholas and Helper three new cases, all of which have been in a permanent place in the "Sinterklaas"Nicholas folklore: a helper for Nicholas, the arrival and the steamboat. The helper had in his book no name, he was a colored man, dressed as a page. In the course of time he has had several names; For example, he was called John the servant Trappadoeli, Nicodemus, Assiepan, Sabbas, Hans Moef, Pikkie, Robbert, Jack-crack, Micheltje Hansel of Vese (or Hansel from Kese), Jacques Jour (or Sjaak Sjoor).
In 1859 was for the first a printed article in which he is called: Pieter and in 1895 Black Piet was already come into use. It was not just one black Piet, in 1880 there where two helpers. After the Second World War, Canadian soldiers in the Netherlands organized a Nicholas celebration with a mass of Black Piets. Since then Nicholas accompanied by many helpers, nowadays often each one have their own task, led by a host Piet.While Nicholas is always dignified and distinguished, the Piets behave like acrobats and clowns who often make boyish pranks.
There a couple of stories where the Black Piet has his origin from:
- was originally a chimney sweep, and the soot blackened
- would originally have been a demon who was forced by the sacred to do good deeds.
- would an Ethiopian black slave Piter who was ransomed by St. Nicholas in a slave market in Myra
- would be a pre-Christian deity who had to submit to the Christian saint
- would be conquered Satan, deputy to the vanquished Wotan, or his helper Norvi, the black father of the night, who also wore a roe
- be descended from the black ravens Huginn and Muninn, Odin accompanied
- be descended from berserkers, which the body dyed black and wore animal skins
I think he must stay. He's been here with his black colour for years.
It was a nice and warm Sunday. 23degrees for in October , sun was shining and I've got a day off.
After some grocery shopping we've decided to go to the beach with our baby girl.
We've packed our jackets some baby stuff and 1dog (Baco) goes with us.
It would be 3 quarters driving. But with some diversions it take a little bit longer! After more then an hour we've arrived at Grevelingenmeer.
I had a baby carrier for our little girl. We saw some kitesurfers it looks amazing.
But it was pretty windy and our baby girl starts crying when the wind blew in her face. So we walked out of the wind. But that was hard and everytime the wind blew in her face she cries and did not breath. It was so sad to see that, so we look for a place to drink something.
But we've forgot we've got baco with us haha he was so quiet this time. So we could not drink in a restaurant. We drove past a pavilion but you must get a parking ticket to stand there. What a bummer.
So we went back home.
Only walked for 15minutes but we had a fun 15 minutes walk. Only so sad for our baby girl that she did not like it. Maybe if she's a little bit older.
Some parents just can have 1 kid or they just want one kid.
And there will always be some people who makes "jokes"about it that you have 1 kid.
In the past when you were an only child you were often labeled as spoiled or not social.
Now these days we will not hear the things you could have said in the past.
Some people just don't want to have another child, or they could not have another one. So before you will hurt someones feelings read this.
And just don't say those things like:
"Our first child was living completely when he heard that she had a brother or sister."
But why is he so jealous at his birthday?
"Would it be nice to have a little brother or sister for him?"
Just don't you don't know if he will be happy with it.
"And? When comes the second one?"
Second one? I never have thought about it. I just don't want to think about it.
"So let's say, nice and quiet!"
Well with three kids it is pretty busy. But my kid counts for three!
"Don't he feel alone?"
No, he plays with his friends a lot and he can't be bullied by his younger sister.
"With one kid you are pretty flexible?"
And you just don't know that before?
"Look at you, you've got your old figure back. With a second one it will be different"
What do we hear? complain? I know mothers with 3 children with a nice fit body. So off you go to the gym!
"Aaaaah, a second one is so fun!"
I know it is, but whe aren't blessed like you guys!
You just can't look in someones agenda if they are planning to have another one. More parents thinks that one child will be enough these days. Let everyone in its value and enjoy his life.
I really want 2kids. I hope we are blessed to have another one one day. But first I will enjoy my little baby girl. 16weeks allready today!
