today was a better day than the last few. i am still feeling blech, but the blech is lessening or at least responding better to tylenol. this morning, we got out to the caine road garden ...a.k.a. mosquito garden. thanks to the b family, we were all set with some california baby bug spray...it worked wonderfully AND it smelled pretty good! the garden was empty. i know i am beating a dead horse here, but i just don't get it. WHY does no one go out to play during the day?!?!? the kids have gotten used to it...they don't grumble about the lonely playgrounds as much as they did a few months ago. this is kinda sad, though my ears are happy for the relief.
this afternoon, we went out again to play at the shake-shake bridge playground...this is a nearby playground in which the playset has one of those wiggly bridges. quinn, being the thomas aficionado that he is...and the major fan of the misty island rescue movie...is really into the shake-shake bridge playground (if you have not watched hours of thomas movies and videos, this will make NO sense to you). fortunately, this playground has enough climb-y things for my monkey girl to keep her happy, too.
today, the shake-shake bridge playground was pretty full when we got there around 6:20. all of the kids there were locals and were speaking only cantonese, so olivia and quinn just kinda did their own thing for a while. at one point, q noticed two older boys playing kickball and decided to join in...this means that he chased these boys all over the playground trying to get their ball. they were super patient with him, and the older of the two boys actually gave q the ball on several occasions. this same boy was also very patient when livie wanted to join in the game. the kids had a great time. this is the first time i have really seen them interact with people they are unable to talk to.
the highlight of my day was curry. i have been in a bit of a cooking slump...i am still cooking all the time, but i have just been rotating the same recipes for a while; i haven't tried anything new for a couple months. today, i had some peaches and nectarines i needed to use up, and i remembered that i had a curry recipe that called for peaches. omigod. it turned out DELICIOUS. a couple months ago, i went out with my friend, c, and had what i decided was the best curry i had ever eaten. well, this recipe comes in a very close second. i have put the recipe in the random recipes tab. if you like curry even a little bit, you gotta try this recipe. it's super simple, and very, very good!
livie and quinn having a great time playing with some kids at a nearby playground
caine road garden. empty. that's a fantastic playground, yes? but it's empty. ?!?!?!
the kids decided to package themselves this morning. they could not be any cuter!
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