Conversatiions with Mr Busy

Mr Busy has always been an entirely entertaining little character to live with.  When he's not around, he leaves a void and quiet somberness is all that remains.  Don't get me wrong ~ I long for that quiet on many days.  But I also miss the laughter he leaves in his wake.

At Home:
Mr Busy:  What's for dinner?
Me:  Corn soup.
Mr Busy:  Nigella's corn soup with the corn chip things on top?
Me:  Yep.
Mr Busy:  YES!!!! (hands raised like he'd won Bathurst)

At School:
Mr Busy:  Mum, I don't understand.  Can you help me?
Me:  Sure, what's the problem?
Mr Busy and I then go back and forth between his lack of understanding and me helping him figure out what to do.
Repeat about 20 times in 20 minutes!
Me:  Go and stalk someone else, I'm trying to help other kids too, you know!
Mr Busy:  gives me a hug and a kiss and hops off to visit his teacher.

It seems I've educated him very well at home....at school we've a long way to go!

Review: "Under a Maui Moon" by Robin Jones Gunn

My review for 'Under a Maui Moon' is now posted here at Relz Reviewz.  A little taste of Hawaiian paradise awaits you in this novel, with lots of think about as well.  I must admit, the idea of jetting my way to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to visit these islands was highly tempting after reading this book!

Hi-Tech Cooking

As noted in my menu plan yesterday, last night was Char Kway Teow night.  The only place I have the recipe recorded is on the laptop ~ both online and on my hard drive.  So...what is a girl to do, but sit it on the bench?  Did you ever, as a child, think that you would be cooking from a computer, rather than from a book?  I'm sure I didn't.  Even back 25 years when KITT (from Knight Rider) was ultra futuristic and capable of doing all sorts of magnificent unimaginable things, and we had Atari's and Commmodore 64's did I think this day would come.  But it has. 

I still have a thing for hardcover recipes books.  No computer can come close.

 

 Char Kway Teow ~ the photo just doesn't do it justice!

Monday Menu Plan: Week Beginning 18 October

Spring seems to be the perfect time for enjoying the company of others.  If it's warm and sunny, you have a barbecue.  If it's cold and wintry, you have freshly made scones with jam and cream.  Or homemade wheat-free gingerbread....with cream, because otherwise you'd be missing out on all the yummy fun!  And you dream about whether now is the time to buy a KitchenAid stand mixer because the prices are going up in two weeks.  After all, you really do need to protect your family from beaters that are dinged and go rusty if left in water.  I'm pretty sure the deep cranberry coloured model would match that diamond flower tile above my cooktop perfectly.

Anyway, enough of dreaming for now.  We have lots of concrete things to look forward to.  Melbourne Cup weekend, with two days off school and the return of our US family members the week after that.  I think we need happy food!

Monday:  Char Kway Teow
Tuesday:  Quiche, vegies
Wednesday:  Lasagna from the freezer
Thursday:  Corn Chowder with cheesy tortilla chips
Friday:  Oven fried chicken, vegies
Saturday:  Out for dinner at one of the three engagements to pick from
Sunday:  Chicken wonton soup

Are you having happy food this week?

Is exercise really good for you?

An injured knee has me thinking not.  Not my knee ~ one of the kid's.  We took said knee (and its owner) off to the doctor yesterday and he declared it too unstable for sport.  No basketball day for this particular child, on Monday.  The doctor also requested a rather expensive test.  Ouch.

I always suspected that exercise was not as good for you as it has been proclaimed.

Salvation!

Salvation comes in many forms.  For my car, it comes in the form of an unexpected refund.  I can't wait to send my 'little' baby off to the doctors to get fixed properly.  It's really starting to sound and feel a bit 'wobbly' despite the 'bandaid' we applied a couple of months ago.

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Miss Sunshine's class are having a Hobbit Party this week ~ to celebrate the end of reading 'The Hobbit'.  She has to dress up and take 'Hobbit food'.  Apparently little cakes are high on a Hobbit's list of favourite foods.  My pantry always welcomes a foray into its depths for the simple ingredients required, and Miss Sunshine is quite capable in making these without my help.

Mr Busy has earmarked a few to take for his literacy circle activity tomorrow.  They meet in little groups of four or five students and the leader brings food to share.  Perhaps Miss Sunshine needs to make another batch.....

Monday Menu Planning: Week beginning 11 October

Not much to say today, except for posting this week's menu plan.  We're full-tilt into all that can possibly happen this week.  *sigh*  I also need to remember to chase up my College paperwork so I can pass it on to the University.  Must put that at the top of the list!

My menu for this week is as follows:

Monday:  Ricotta fritters, vegies
Tuesday:  Chinese corn soup, yum cha bits
Wednesday:  Honey soy chicken, rice, stir fried vegies
Thursday:  Tomato & bacon pasta
Friday:  Meatloaf, vegies
Saturday:  Slow roasted recurrent lamb, vegies
Sunday:  Minestrone soup, buttered bread

What's on your table this week?  Inspire me!