Hurrah for magic invisible glitter and shiney red boots!

You may or may not know, but about 2 years ago my happy-go-lucky, if-it's-on-the-plate-it-gets-eaten-including-sprouts daughter became a fussy eater. Instead of lovely veg and fruit, she would only eat pale colours. Chips, chicken nuggets, pasta, bread, non-lumpy yoghurts... About the only colours she would eat were tomato sauce and chocolate. She got a little better and a little worse over time. Some colours became edible, lumps and textures became a no-no. She will eat baby carrots (They MUST be baby carrots though) and brocoli (but only the tops, not the stalks. She nibbles the tops off). One big thing I've struggled with is mince. Minced beef. She downright refused it. Before this, she would have wolfed down a bowl of mummy's spag bol or chilli. but no more :(

On Monday we had some friends over. These friends have a 10 month old son, who is baby led weaned. He eats what we eat, with his own hands. Including mince. I made spag bol for us all, and as usual dawn had plain pasta with tomato sauce and cheese. But my friend managed to pursuade her to try some mince. How did she do this? Magic invisible glitter of course!!! An empty pot from her nappy bag and suddenly my fussy, food-phobic daughter was EATTING MINCE! After she finished some of my mince, she finished my friends! Then she ate.... a slice of apple! *faints*
Hopefully this magic glitter (aka, an empty pot sat on the kitchen worktop) will help with her food! I had debated buying REAL edible glitter, but I was worried if I put it on everything she'd end up pooping sparkles >_<

In other news.... I have new boots! I've been having a tough time with Sea Monkey lately. Not something I want to get into on a blog really, but temper tantrums have been rife in our house for a while now. The last couple of weeks she's been even worse. So when we got to toddler group today, my friend presented me with a big brown paper bag. From Schuh. I instantly realised what she'd bought me and refused to take them. By this point the other mums wanted to know what it was. A pair of bright red, patent leather Dr Martens. I didn't know if I wanted to kiss her or strangle her. They are my Xmas present, but she knew I needed cheering up, and also knew that if the weather man is right, and the snow is worse than last year this winter, then I WILL need them before xmas lol.

I totally heart them. They will take some wearing in (As all DMs do), but I'm already planning to knit some boot liners for them, and have decided that I need to knit a scrummy black slouchy tam with matching scarf and arm warmers and that I need a lovely bright red winter coat to go with 'The Fabulous Boots' <3