I feel like chicken tonight

Today was the first game of netball for the season.

I felt match fit and ready to go, especially after bonding with the team at Monday night’s Round Robin. Wearing my new uniform (unflattering cut and rather short!) and new Adidas Net-burners we were ready to go get ’em! Unfortunately we had two mediocre umpires who missed many calls and even when they did make a call, most of the time it seemed the incorrect decision. To the point where it resulted in me getting a warning for contesting an umpires’ decision in the last quarter …

We lost, although it was a close, competetive game and we played well as a team.

A quiet night in tonight with a DVD – Matching Jack. A pizza to be ordered from Pizza Tutti’s at Northbridge- I’m going to try their Smoked Chicken pizza tonight and very excited about that. Their pizzas are amazing. Good size, very reasonably priced and fresh, well proportioned ingredients. My preference to date has been the Tandoori Chicken so I’m tryign something new tonight.

Dessert tonight? I shouldn’t. Perhaps a little tub of yoghurt but nothing more. I say that as I munch on a handful of Red Rock Deli ‘Lime & Black Pepper’ crisps 😉

Everyone seemed to love my Lemon & Coconut Slice last week and the chocolate crackles were a real hit at the party too.

Bang, bang, bang

What a way to start today! After a late night to bed (we did a mini roadtrip to Newcastle last night to see Stone Temple Pilots in concert!!), I woke this morning to Hamish’s alarm (with three snoozes!) then the banging of steel beams from the major works they’re doing under our townhouse. This was supposed to be a late rise and a relaxing day off work …

Since there was no use trying to sleep in, it was straight to Tunks Park with Beau for 3.5 roundtrip laps and sit-ups in the still-crisp morning air. Home to shower before venturing out for Brunch. It’s been a little while between visits, but today I returned to Pat’s Cafe in Waverton for his famous $9.90 eggs cooked to your liking with a choice of any two sides and two slices of toast, again of your choice. Strong skim cappuccino on the side and harbour views to boot. Who could complain?!

Beau was ‘happy as larry’ laying in the shade, the sun was dancing at my back and it had become a wonderful day.

Such a lovely day for the outdoors but my mind was ticking at what desserts I could prepare today. Opting for something easy, I settled on Chocolate Crackles and a Lemon Coconut Slice.

The recipe for Chocolate Crackles was sourced from a Kellogg’s Rice Bubbles box and the Lemon Coconut Slice from the Kidspot website.

Tonight is my brother’s house-warming party so I’ve made some extras to take there, as well as to keep enough to satisfy my sweet tooth over the weekend. Surely after my run at the park this morning I must be allowed …