I've decided to try and do at least one legitimate "activity" with Regin every day. I bought a big book of activities for some ideas, so we'll see how it goes. The first one, on Tuesday, is to use flour, sand, or sugar to practice making lines to help with skills that will be useful for writing later. I don't have any sand, and sugar sounds like a bad idea in this ant-infested environment (like it would make much difference), so I go with flour. What a mess! We make lines at first, but within a couple minutes, Regin becomes much more interested in scooping the flour out of the tray and onto himself.
Wednesday is filled with excitement! I have already written plenty about Obama's election and how it was to experience that from afar. In the evening, our first salsa lesson is cancelled last minute, so we go to hang with some friends for a little British tradition: Bonfire Night.
You can see the rest of the pictures here.
I'm hosting the play group lunch again on Thursday. I love hosting, but with 6 moms and 8 kids it's crazy stressful. I have nothing at home to make, so I walk to the mall, shop, walk back, in less than an hour, which is nuts considering what that'll do to me. Then, I call Shanti, and she tries to come help me clean before people arrive, but her taxi doesn't show till late, so she isn't able to help with anything until about two minutes before people arrive. So that means I'm running around like mad in our apartment cleaning and food prep doesn't even start until people arrive. As a result, my joint problems are flaring up and I have the shakes pretty bad from my hypoglycemia. I love hosting, but maybe I shouldn't do it anymore, especially if George or someone else can't help.
Lunch is nice. My almond-flour crepes stuffed with roasted veggies and cream cheese came out pretty good. Still can't tell if people enjoy my food. But I guess that is just not something you make a big deal out of here. At least not while you are eating.
I made mint-lemonade with simple syrup on the side for people to sweeten their own drinks to taste (something I picked up in Tokyo) and with Stevia for me. I'm barely into packet number two of four of stevia. Unfortunately someone saw my open packet and threw it out! Aaakk! My precious stevia!
We're supposed to be using this meeting to make plans for future play groups, but once again, almost the entire meeting is taken up by lunch (prep, eating, clean up). And this lunch thing is not great for me. We tend to eat late and I get stressed, and these are both bad things for my HG. I try to talk them into morning meetings, even though I'm so not a morning person, because afternoons are so hard for Regin and me. But no go. Jess can't do anything till after ten. So 11 - 2 it is. We'll see!
2 comments:
Yey!! Bonfire night is great!! Did you have fireworks?!
I went to a great one this year (although you could hardly see the fireworks for the smoke!) and we were real kids and all had sparklers: great fun!
Loved your thanksgiving pics - hope you had a good day (although how does adding sugar to a turkey work?! that confused me slightly... was that a facebook comment? I forget)
No fireworks. It was a very small gathering. Just a few friends on a tiny beach with a view of Penang Bridge all lit up. Friends and fire. Good combo. :)
THe sugar was so upsetting! It's one of those pre-basted turkeys or whatever. You buy the whole turkey and it already is slathered with (or inject with?) flavors. And one of those flavors just happens to be sucrose! Not unusual to find such things in the States, which is where I think these turkeys are from anyway, but I'm pretty sure I would have had other options.
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