Well-ordered Lamb Shanks

Ok, so the housework nazi thing didn't work out. I go through these stages from time to time, thinking I can conquer the whole world in a day and still have time to file my nails and straighten the towels. I think reality set in about January 12 ... must have, seeing as it's now, um, May the 16th. I haven't lost faith entirely though, and I think things might be looking up since the whole Mothers Day retail opportunity experience. My new Slow Cooker is doing soooo much more work than I am now - a definite must-have addition to the busy mothers' collection of ever-so-useful kitchen appliances. Since the blessed day of motherly-sainthood, my slow cooker has done our dinner every single night. Now that's more help in the kitchen that I've ever had from anybody else! Sunday was lamb roast, Monday was a chicken, delicately flaked into the tiniest pieces when I tried to get it out of the pot ... so technically it could possibly have been chicken soup ... But, Wednesday, well I can't really remember that one, but on Thursday it was a super fantastic beef vindaloo, which also doubled as dinner on Friday night. Tonight we are having my absolute favourite, lamb shanks cooked with potatoes and sour plumb sauce. Will deign to cook some swedes to mash with butter and some lightly steamed brussells sprouts, ooh, hoo, hoo! The only reason we will be eating such things as lamb shanks and swedes and brussells sprouts is because the boys have gone away for the weekend - this is definitely girl-only food. Anyway, on the housework nazi front, I've managed to rearrange the deck-chairs a bit, and up-size my sewing room this week, what with all the time I've saved by not having to put any effort into the whole cooking thing. Bon appetit!