Choo Choo...I'm 2

Yesterday was Joshua's 2nd Birthday. The theme for the party was Trains (due to his absolute obsession with them at the moment). I started planning the party about a month ago & have just been doing a little bit at a time since then. Everyone had a good time at the party & loved the food & decorations. Josh also had a great time. He was much more aware & interested in the presents this year. The favourite being the John Deer ride on tractor from his Farmor, Farfar & Family Sivertsen, followed very closely by anyone that contributed to his woodern train set collection.

For those interested in the details of the party here they are:
(I got most of my ideas from On My Side of The Room)

Invitation: A train ticket

 
Decorations: Railway signs made out of cardboard, Danish & Australian flags (these are just a danish tradition no matter what the theme)





Food: Coal Cluster - Chocolate crackles
               Stationhouse Sandwiches - Egg sandwiches & Ham & cheese
                                                             sandwiches
               Carriage Cookies - Iced cookies in the shape of train
Food Train: This was 4 "carriages" made out of cardboard boxes cover with patterned paper & lined with foil. There was a "coal carriage" filled with raisins, a "log carriage" filled with pretzel sticks, a "produce carriage" with vege sticks & a "hopper carriage" which had dip in it.
Diesel fuel: Apple juice. This was served in some cool dispensers with a tap on the bottom.
               Water Tower: Water

               There was also tea & coffee for the adults.

Cake: A 2 carriage train from The Australian Woman's Weekly Cake Book

             

Josh Vocab

Joshua's vocabulary is progressing in leaps & bounds. As is normal, some words he says with no trouble, while others come out a bit wrong. Here are some of his "joshua isms"

Muddy/money = Mummy

Nice = Snail

Foosa = Pølse (Sausage)

Copta = Helicopter (also used for planes)
kopa = Sko på (Shoes)

Medical Mystery

For a week now I've had a pain that goes from my jaw up through my ear to the top of my head. On Wednesday it was so bad I decided to get it checked by my dr. Unfortunately there were no appointments til Friday, but they suggested checking with my dentist. I was able to get an appointment the next day. However she was at a loss as to what might be causing it & suggested it was maybe a muscle strain. Friday I still had the pain so I went to the dr. He also had no idea as to what it could be, although he did say my nerve may be slightly irritated. In any case both of their treatments was to just take pain killers & wait to see what happened.

Sometimes to wait

This is a song I really like & I felt like sharing it.

Sometimes to Wait on You

Sometimes to wait on you
is so very hard to do.
I know I can trust You Lord,
You will see me through.
Those things so important that
are hardly worth the time.
Your eyes they're all seeing Lord,
and you love me all the time.

Lord, let my heart trust you now
You know I wait on you
I've found you to never fail
I'll always look to you.
Lord, you're my salvation now
You know I wait on you

I've found you to never fail

I'll always look to you.

So many things I think I want,

but you Lord always knew

The things that make for happiness

are always found in You.

Who knows my heart any better Lord,

any better than You.

Because You know all things Lord,

You know my real needs too.

Knowing how You love me Lord,

should make my heart stay true.

It seems I always think of me,

before I think of You.

Your ways they are so high,

your thoughts are nobel & true.

Because you're all loving Lord,

let me always trust in You.

Ash + Compost = Fire

As of Sunday night we no longer have a compost bin. This is thanks to our resident fire bug (aka Tom) emptying the remaining ashes from our BBQ into the plastic compost bin filled with dead branches, dries grass etc.
This is the 3rd time we have had an incident involving ashes & plastic & smoke. In reply to the question will he ever learn his lesson, his defense was "This is the first time I've actually created a fire". Luckily the only victims of this incident were the compost bin, 3 panes of glass in the greenhouse & my beloved cucumber plant.

One does wonder though how he manages in his job as a Process & SAFETY engineer!