Life Skills for the Zombie Apocalypse

Haha, can your kid do that?

Just Like That

These brothers joined us on our walk home from school. The kids chased cars and played Ninja and laughed about how their PE uniforms make them look like different fruits- blueberries, an orange, and Jensie, a watermelon in green. They giggled and bowed goodbye when the path split and we went our separate ways.

Asher turned to me and shrugged, "Well, I guess we're best friends now." 

Easy as pie.

Important Milestones

Jensie learned to blow a bubble with her gum. 9-21-11

Asher almost learned to tie his shoes. (He's slow and steady, that boy.)

Asher: Mom, guess what! I learned to tie my shoes at school today!
Me: Really? That's great, Ash. Good job.
Asher: Nah, I'm just kidding. I learned how to slip them on and off without touching the laces!

I just helped Frankie make a sign for her bedroom door that reads:

Please no mothers allowed in my room ever.

Rose Water

It's a historic moment folks, Jensie's first recipe! The girl's a genius in the kitchen. Wants to study culinary arts in Paris and be a chef someday. She'd also like to own a bakery, where, she's sorry but, she won't be baking anything gluten free. I'd like to write a lot more about her growing gift, but for now, I leave you with something refreshing on a warm sun-shiney day:

Rose Water

5 really red rose petals

*13 drops of grape juice from a grape

1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 qt water.

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher, let it sit for just a little while, stir and sip.

*Cut 1 red grape in half, squeeze 13 drops of juice from half a grape. Save the other half for later.

Gimbap

Just finished my first real semester of College 2.0. I'm four classes closer a degree--woot woot! Since I've got a few weeks 'til the next term starts I thought I'd take a minute to update the ol' blog. I fully plan to bombard you with photos, but since Picnik shut-down I don't know how to edit them and have no plans to learn. Consider yourselves warned.

The kids' Korean tutor, Heejin, just taught them how to make kimbap/gimbap (you decide).

Just a little seaweed, sticky rice, fried egg, crab, carrot, celery, chili pepper, pickled radish, something brown and mysterious, tofu, and American cheese. Delish!

 

PS. Last week she brought a friend and taught "ice-cream flavors." Kamsahamnida, Heejin. You are the best!

Overheard: Anything You Can Dream I Can Dream Better

Asher: I had a really bad nightmare last night. I dreamed I got bit by a scorpion.

Jensie: Was it a big scorpion or a little scorpion?

Asher: Huge.

Jensie: Well then you shouldn't have worried because only the little ones are poisonous.

Frankie: I had a bad dream too. I dreamed that Jesus got bit by a baby scorpion.

Alright Frankie, you win.

PS. I just Google Translated my way through a permission slip for Jensie's upcoming class field trip. Apparently  she'll be "participation in learning whether the body should porthole." That should be interesting!