Getting Used to Living Here
Ashley was much better by Saturday evening although we still cancelled our date night since we didn’t know when she’d be better. We didn’t do much on Sunday – just hung out at the house all day. We thought we better keep both kiddos inside and out of the public so they didn’t pass around anything they were carrying and so they didn’t pick up any new viruses. It was a LONG day due to the fact that we were inside all day. The girls both took short naps too, which didn’t help.
I am so glad that I shipped over my crock pot. I made beef stew for Sunday and it was SOOOO good! Carrots, Potatoes and Beef (Australian beef over here), mmm…good.
Since I’m staying home now, I try to cook almost every night. It’s nice to eat in, but it’s also quite difficult here since you have to go out every day or every other day to get the necessary ingredients for dinner. Plus, since I’m new to cooking all the time, I never remember enough for more than one or two meals. Guess I should start working on some kind of system.
Ashley was adamant that she didn’t want to go to school this morning. I bribed her by telling her she could watch a movie after school and Anthony came with us to drop her off this morning. She didn’t cry and after I went in to her room and did one puzzle with her, she hugged me and said good bye. That was so much easier than listening to her scream my name over and over again. Tomorrow is their outing day, so she should be happy to go tomorrow without a fight, I hope.
While Ashley was in school, I went over to AsiaWorld, which has IKEA and ToysRUs in it. I shopped for some things we needed for home along with some other things. They also have a really nice Home Store, similar to HOLA with bedroom stuff, bathroom stuff and home decoration stuff, called PINN. There was some nice stuff in it, but Liz was cranky and didn’t want to sit in her stroller, so I didn’t shop there too long. I’ll have to go back someday.
Anthony got home late from work, I’d already made dinner, fed the girls, bathed them and was just waiting for him to come home to put them to bed. I made chicken and green beans and rice, simple enough. I love the rice cooker here. It’s a Japanese brand and although they sell the exact same one in the US at Bed, Bath & Beyond (for $200!!!!), this one is all in Chinese. I really have no idea how to operate it, so I just press what I figured out is the on button and it works – cooks the rice. If I get different rice though, like brown rice, I think I’ll be in trouble since I don’t know how to change the settings. Anthony brought me some flowers. I haven’t had flowers since moving here (well, except for one he bought me one day when we were still at the Hyatt). It was a very nice treat and I love them!
I am so glad that I shipped over my crock pot. I made beef stew for Sunday and it was SOOOO good! Carrots, Potatoes and Beef (Australian beef over here), mmm…good.
Since I’m staying home now, I try to cook almost every night. It’s nice to eat in, but it’s also quite difficult here since you have to go out every day or every other day to get the necessary ingredients for dinner. Plus, since I’m new to cooking all the time, I never remember enough for more than one or two meals. Guess I should start working on some kind of system.
Ashley was adamant that she didn’t want to go to school this morning. I bribed her by telling her she could watch a movie after school and Anthony came with us to drop her off this morning. She didn’t cry and after I went in to her room and did one puzzle with her, she hugged me and said good bye. That was so much easier than listening to her scream my name over and over again. Tomorrow is their outing day, so she should be happy to go tomorrow without a fight, I hope.
While Ashley was in school, I went over to AsiaWorld, which has IKEA and ToysRUs in it. I shopped for some things we needed for home along with some other things. They also have a really nice Home Store, similar to HOLA with bedroom stuff, bathroom stuff and home decoration stuff, called PINN. There was some nice stuff in it, but Liz was cranky and didn’t want to sit in her stroller, so I didn’t shop there too long. I’ll have to go back someday.
Anthony got home late from work, I’d already made dinner, fed the girls, bathed them and was just waiting for him to come home to put them to bed. I made chicken and green beans and rice, simple enough. I love the rice cooker here. It’s a Japanese brand and although they sell the exact same one in the US at Bed, Bath & Beyond (for $200!!!!), this one is all in Chinese. I really have no idea how to operate it, so I just press what I figured out is the on button and it works – cooks the rice. If I get different rice though, like brown rice, I think I’ll be in trouble since I don’t know how to change the settings. Anthony brought me some flowers. I haven’t had flowers since moving here (well, except for one he bought me one day when we were still at the Hyatt). It was a very nice treat and I love them!
posted by The Armstrongs at
11/15/2004
