This and That and a Yummy Recipe

I almost want to say, "Please, disregard the previous post". While we do have a contract with an agent to sell our house, one of the kids has expressed huge apprehension about doing so, making it difficult to carry on. We plan to have a "family meeting" to discuss matters further. Not having another house in mind to move too makes it more difficult to process moving from this one. We, errr... well, I am constantly checking out new listings but haven't found "the one" as yet.
In other news... I appear to have broken my nose. Joe and I, through my own stupidity, had a little miscommunication resulting in his rearing up and whacking me square in the nose. I heard a very disturbing crunching sound, my nose swelled up and then two black eyes all seemed to confirm at least a fracture. I'm still a little sore and extremely jumpy about any flying objects that could potentially hit me in the face, whether real or only perceived!
Weather wise, day before yesterday brought crazy winds which we get from time to time but they strengthened during the night and have become insane! A semi overturned earlier, some have power outages and schools have been closed due to damage and danger for children. The house is rattling and every few minutes I brace myself, sure the windows will burst in! The strangest thing is that the sky is blue, the sun is shining and, if it weren't for the blowing trees and howling wind, it would be a beautiful day. The girls enjoyed their unexpected day off, though Brylie is away at camp and that has me worried. The boys weren't going to have regular homeschool yesterday due to a couple appointments and swimming lessons but the appointments have been canceled so they, too, get a day off.  They did have their swimming lesson so Nani came along and had a swim herself. She swam the full length of the pool 4 times, only one time using a kick board! She so needs to be a swimmer with that long lean body. The wind let up during the night which is a huge relief because it is very unnerving!
I have started the boys with some muscle strengthening exercises to compliment their "Moveables" class they participate in on Fridays. They both have very weak core strength, Graham has very poor coordination and Will is extremely weak for his age. I'm going to record their progress so they can see what they've achieved. I'm also integrating lots of exercises and games to increase eye-hand coordination, balance strength-building. I have to fight the feelings of guilt for having so much "play" and less book work but these are necessary for them to continue to develop in other ways including writing. I'm also battling guilt that we've not done this sooner with them, especially Will, having had him since age two. Neither of them should be so far behind and I would really love a "do-over".

My lovely neighbor, Natalia, shared a recipe with me that is delicious and oh, so easy! We had it for dinner (in NZ dinner is called "tea") and it was fantastic!

Shake & Bake Quiche

• 3-5 eggs (depending on size)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 cup veggie or meat of your choice

1. Fry onion (and bacon or any uncooked meat you may use) in oil.
2. Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir well (shake if bowl has a lid).
3. Pour into greased pie pan.
4. Bake at 180*C (350*F) for about 45-60 minutes.

I made one with ham, spinach and cheddar cheese and one with smoked salmon, spinach, mozzarella and feta cheese. It was a huge hit!!!