Went out this morning and went to the butcher and pickled port was on special so I deciced why not I will give it a burl.... I have not cooked this in years my kids tell me I used to cook it a bit hehe.  I asked the lady at the butchers quietly how to cook it she must have thought I was nuts here I was with kids in toe and a 5 kilo pickeled pork in my hand asking how to cook it..... Well I am sure she did because at the top of her voice she said You don't know how to cook pickled pork?? I am sure I do some where in this head of mine but I was just making sure quietly not so every one would look at me like I was some sort of beginner hehe... I wasnt game to ask her how long to cook it for after that she might yell that out too so everyone could hear it as well.  I will ring deb for that after hehe. So i got back in the car and thought I want to make some white sauce to go with it..... So I ring home to see if we have any cheese in the fridge because you can bet your bottom dollar that the kids will have eaten the last block I bought..... No Michaela said I just had the last on my sandwich whith the bit of bacon I found in the fridge.... great there goes the idea of potato bake to go with it hehe they will just have to have them mashed....... So I get all the kids out again and go into the shop and buy a block of cheese....... I need to get home and starrt cooking this but what happens Tiana sees on of her friends from school and starts chatting away so I tell her I really have to get home darling sorry but they will have to finish the chat on the phone or school.... Get the kids all back in the car again when Tiana says to me Auntie Angie we need some shampoo too I used the last of it last night when you made me wash my hair.... She could have told me that before I drove out the driveway of the shopping centre grrrrr....... yes darling okay was my answer to her but. I couldn't turn around because the street didnt allow it so I thought to myself I will go to crazy clarkes and grab some there for now so down the main street of town we go and I see the taxi rank out the front but no parking...... So I stop in the taxi rank and hand Tiana my wallet can you please go in and grab some darlin I will stay with the other kids....... Out she jumps while I wait in the car with it running. Then what happens a taxi driver walks out of crazies and walks up to my car can't you read he says to me........ This is a taxi rank..... Okay I probably shouldnt have parked there but I jsut wanted to get home as soon as possible...... My reply to him was oh I see yes it is isnt a taxi rank some where for taxis to stop so they can pick up passengers not do thier shopping with a smile on my face of course he looked at me and looked at his maxi taxi huffed and walked away. I called out to him have a nice day and a merry Christmas sir smiling the whole time...... I was not in the mood and there was more room in the rank if a cab came along there was room for at least 2 more and if that happened I would have moved....... Any way out comes Tiana with the shampoo and we get on our way again.... Get home put on the pork and get the veges ready for tonight hopefully all that will go well I will keep you posted hehe Have a good one

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Cheers Angie