Weekend #2
Kian had another great game of basketball. They were playing the other Apollo team, but were obviously better drilled and kept an easy 10 point margin for most of the game.
In the afternoon I dropped Kian at his friend’s sleep-over party, so it was just Temma and me for the night. I offered to take her to the movies, but there was nothing on she wanted to see so she rented some Disney cartoon on iTunes. We had left over lamb shank soup for dinner (don’t worry, Jo, there’s still some in the freezer for you!) and “mug cake” (see recipe below) and ice cream for dessert.
I once again failed to go for the 7 am bike ride. Next week for sure. But Kian was getting dropped off around 9, so I probably wouldn’t have made it back in time anyway. We picked up Ben for a play, and the boys entertained themselves with various combinations of Wii, Minecraft, Nerf and running around the park while Temma expanded her repertoire of lego creations. It’s quite amazing the things she’s making out of Dal’s duplo.
We made another Mug Cake for the boys, since they missed out on the previous one, but this time I used butter instead of oil. Much much better. Highly recommended.
Also highly recommended is the chilli I made for dinner, in between picking up Grandma and dropping Ben home. I cooked the beans from scratch, rather than using a canned, for a change, which definitely made the whole thing taste fresher. I also made a few other tweaks to the secret recipe. The end result got a huge vote of confidence from everyone, with Kian having seconds, Grandma cleaning her plate and Temma actually finishing hers before everyone else! Too bad I didn’t write down what I did…
