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Here were are after ringing in 2015... sick. A nice little strep infection going around alongside a lovely virus. Enough to keep us at home and somewhat out for the count. For the record, it is especially at moments like these where I am so thankful for modern medicine. A simple thing like Tylenol makes a huge difference when faced with a fever over 40. Very thankful, indeed.
I am also thankful for moments where the little ones take charge of their "school" work. When his fever is down, M has been very much into Montessori math games and exercises. Pictured above are the snake game and another exercise of combinations adding to 10. For the snake game, he records his work on small sheets of graph paper. The graph paper allows him to keep place values accurately and basically show his work clearly. He is still working on accuracy with counting those little beads. (He gets a bit excited towards the end and will sometimes add a few extra in his eagerness to finish!) He still loves the challenge though and will often ask to play the snake game in the evenings.
Today D made dinner. We had liver. (I can hear the gagging!) But he has a way of making it that totally changes the taste. I can't divulge his secret simply because I'm not exactly sure how he does it, but it involves garlic. Glorious garlic! Grlic pounded into a paste with olive oil and somehow incorporated with the liver. We eat it with bread sandwich style, or with french fries - the kids eat their liver with ketchup too (gross!). It's moist, almost juicy, meaty and somehow comforting despite the garlic kick. I used to hate liver until I married D. So ya, I thought I'd brag about D's more exotic kitchen skills. Especially given that I'm the one profiting from them! :)
At least life is not all terrible. I am hopeful we have turned the corner and are on the mend for the most part. Hopefully!
Alexa and Dany, I loved this post (actually I love them all, but this one I feel moved to respond to). One day I am going to have to eat liver at your house. I, too, have hated liver all of my life, except for bacon-wrapped chicken livers. I can tolerate Klaus ordering liver in a restaurant because I can't smell it being cooked. Anything is probably transformed if cooked in garlic crushed in olive oil (in my opinion). Hope you are all mending nicely from all the illness. Love and Happy New Year from Aunt Margie
ReplyDeleteWe'd love to have you over here anytime, even without the liver! Although, if we are having liver, don't plan on visiting high society right after. I mean, garlic does pack a punch... as you said! We are slowly mending. Just waiting on the kids to improve. They say garlic good for the immune system, so at least we're helping that along! :)
DeleteI knew this would be a post about you guys being sick, but the title just cracked me up!!!! So funny you should mention liver : I've been a vegetarian for 20 years and when people ask me what I miss the most, I say "my mother's chicken liver an broccoli on egg noodle with brown sauce"... :-) Feel better soon! xo
ReplyDelete:D Well my hat off to you my dear! 20 years is quite a feat! I would love to get there one day - I find it hard to stay away from meat for too long. Thank you... we are feeling much better - just waiting for the residual cough to go.
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