On day 16 Ina and I got up rather late. We had initially planned on going to The Galos in the morning and being home when the boys got out of school. We woke up to a drizzle. Neither of us really felt like walking the 15 min to he train station. Instead we went with Ina’s aunt Michelle to the Jumbo Ugg factory store and factory outlet store. I was in search of a cheap pair of UGGs for my sister. I did not find a cheap pair. Jumbo Ugg is a brand that is hand made in Australia, the factory store is about 10 minuets away and the outlet is just up the street. We all went home empty handed.
Back at home Ina continued to progress from season 2 to season 3 of Supernatural. I managed to unlock all the min golf courses in a wii game. Soon enough Raymond was home, early because it was the last day of the term, and he joined me in playing wii. I had been pushed into making a meal for the family and decided to do it Friday night. I wanted to do something simple that I assumed kids would like. Baked macaroni and cheese it is.
I went to the store, where they do not carry Kangaroo meat (still need to eat some!!!!). I ended up getting some pork, string beans, and green bell pepper. Back at the house there were no bread crumbs, so crackers and rice bubbles (Kellogs calls Rice Crispys bubbles but still have snap, crackle and pop. Must be like Burger King being Hungry Jack down here) had to suffice. There were also no measuring cups, frying pans, or wisks at my disposal. I managed with a few spoons, a wok, a cleaver, and large pot. I prepped everything and had some time to kill so I did another Chinese lesson with Rosetta Stone, still can’t remember hardly anything. Ina has been doing pretty well with Spanish.
Now came the critics, namely Raymond and Kevin. Raymond went through his first helping rather quickly and got a second. Kevin was not so quick and started to announce his dissatisfaction with the meal. Raymond soon followed; did Raymond really like it but follow his brother? The boys do eat the same thing day in and day out so I should not feel bad, according to Ina and her aunt. I don’t think it was my best work, but I tried and now the reviews can be passed to Ina’s mother, the real reason I was talked into cooking.
After dinner there was some more Wii playing, later into the night than usual. The boys are out for the next two weeks.
The morning of the 17th was bright and sunny. I had not done much in the way of exercise for a while so I went for a run. Thirty minuets, pretty good for me. I took a new route and ended up running by a street full of motorcycles and scooters for sale. There were a few Ducaties mixed in that caught my eye. Up the street a little ways was a car dealership, Alfa Romeo, Citron, and Fiat. I am not 100% on Citron’s birthplace, but let me tell you there is a premium for Italian cars, even low end ones. The Fiats were not too bad, but I saw the Alfa Romeo equivalent of my Civic Hatchback, $30,000+. Personally if I were going to pay for the headaches of an Italian car, Fix It Again Tony, I might have to add a zero to the price.
It was actually warm enough where I had to take off my long sleeve shirt so I was just in my short sleeve shirt and shorts. I would not go walking around in this because it is still a bit chilly.
Ina’s aunt, Evon or something like that, made everybody lunch. It was quite a carnivorous affair. I got to have chicken, duck (a favorite of mine), and pork (with plenty of tasty fat) with rice and some green veggies. To make sure it all went through smoothly Ina’s uncle, David (we both have Uncle Davids who were educated in Georgia), made us grapefruit smoothie type drinks. There has been an abundance of smoothies in this house. After every big meat meal we get a multiple juice concoction to aid in digestion.
For the rest of the afternoon Ina and I were on our computers or playing wii with the boys. Ina has continued to progress through Spanish, where I have found issues starting the program on my computer, but you get what you pay for. I also tried to help Ina decide on a new phone, so I read reviews of the iPhone 4, HTC Evo and Droid X. My decision HTC Evo, too bad it is not on verizon or AT&T, Ina’s two options. Kevin realized late in the day that he had wanted to go to the store to get two Wii motion Pluses, so four people could play wii sports resort. Ina and I walked around the mall a little bit, but were unable to find her chocolate, or me a Frisbee for the boys.
Back at home we were drafted into a four man canoe competition. I was apparently the weakest link as Raymond continued to point out my mistakes. I pointed out that I had been canoeing since I was a few weeks old, he was clever enough to realize he was playing a video game, darn!
For dinner we had the boys favorite, Lasagna. Why didn’t I make it, well we had had lasagna twice in the last week and I figure mac and cheese was close. O well.
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