samosas and zebras

We had Indian food tonight. Butter chicken (frozen - thanks mom!) with rice and samosas (from a nearby store). The kids LOVE butter chicken. And today for the first time seemed to really enjoy samosas. There is a special sauce that comes with the samosas. Sweet and VERY spicy. The kids have never tried it... until tonight. Elijah really wanted some. So finally I gave him a taste. He liked it (you taste the sweet first) then he seemed puzzled, scratched his tongue and reached for and guzzled his milk. I thought that would be the end of it. Nope. He kept asking for more and alternately chugged milk and ate samosas dipped in spicy sauce. Wow!

And now on to zebras. Today was super sunny and I wore a skirt - you know, the corduroy one that is way too big, well I just cinched up the side and put a ponytail elastic around the slack, it worked - without tights. I was sitting and Eva was rubbing my leg. Then she said, "You're just like a zebra" I asked why...

"Because you have fur"

It is winter after all.

Anders and I went out - to Value Village and Orphan Aid thrift store - where we found a few goodies. The best finds - two kid size aprons for 75 cents each, a wooden doll bed (needs paint, maybe for a birthday in June), pajama pants and a top for ME!



Elijah has two Oilers jerseys (which he adamantly declares are SHIRTS not jerseys, don't get that wrong) and one day he wanted Anders to wear one.

Lance is watching hockey right now. Hockey night in Canada (actually I think it was Hockey DAY in Canada today). I am just enamored and intrigued by Canadian TV. The ads for the shows make me snicker. I've never watched most of them, but there just is something funny about a show set in Calgary - Wild Roses. I guess it doesn't seem all that romantic to me. I one time watched the show Whistler and that cracked me up too. I guess American cities seem (are) so much bigger and are foreign, I don't know. Anyways...

I'm off to make some major lists for the baby sitting grandparents. What the kids like to eat. Daily routines. Discipline. Places to go. etc. I like lists so it will be fun.

and maybe I will do something about the zebra legs...

but probably not.

Have a good night.

Aimee