Kitchen toys

 Anne, Jane and Helen spent the morning in conversation over coffee. The exchange lasted through two pots of coffee and then it was decided to go shopping for Anne. There was an immersible blender that Jane loves to use in making soup and we needed one.

 They also purchased a nice "flower petal" type steamer which they used tonight to cook the tamales. By the end, the ladies had worked up an appetite and Anne took them to the Thai Lotus restaurant. She said that the chicken curry was very good! (I like their vegetable Pad Thai) Something that you get to do here that most places don't offer is to select your level of spicy-ness for many of the dishes.

 Heading home, they spent the rest of the afternoon making Jane's potato tamales. These are different from those we had Wednesday, which were Salvadorian style. Tonight it's Guatemalan style! Along with radish salad, baked potatoes, Jane's homemade guacamole and some goat cheese it was a fantastic lay-out.

 Justus and Heather brought Logan and James to join us tonight and to meet their great-Aunts. The kids hit it off right away with them. After all, they're so cute and smart how could you not love them? We all gathered around the table to enjoy the good food and good company. James ate lightly, but Logan fell in love with the cheese and asked for seconds!

 Heather, also, ate sparingly because she has a run tomorrow. "Just 10 miles" she said, as if that was nothing. It's, apparently, a warm up to a bigger race that's coming up. We all sat there with our jaws open! She's a very good runner and was the first woman to finish in the last race she participated in over in California!

 Justus runs, also, and has participated in a marathon as well as the Iron Man triathlon. His skill level is not yet up to Heather's, but it's still early in his "career". I'm simply amazed at what he's accomplished in such a short time. He credits Heather for all the support and encouragement she provides! It's a lot of work and it takes that "team effort" to do well.

 After dinner we had some more of that wonderful cake that Anne made and we all sang Happy Birthday to Jane. I wanted to hear it sung in Spanish, but Anne and Helen said it was too long to do. "I'd like to hear it!" Jane said coyly. But, alas, it wasn't to be. Perhaps some other time.

 Then some after dinner conversation while the boys played and, just before heading home, Heather showed the Aunts her ShutterFly site with pictures of Logan and James' soccer games. She is the team photographer and catches some of the most wonderful action shots of the kids playing.

 Well, tomorrow is flight day for the ladies and I'll be fixing Belgium waffles for breakfast. So, I'm hitting the sack to rest my egg-cracking hand and whipping arm!

 Live; Love; Laugh,
Don and Anne

 

 

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Love is the music of life;
Compassion is its melody.
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