From The Mouths of Babes
Delicious Slop a.k.a Raita
Rain loves raita and I usually make it every time we have Indian food or make curry. He gets really excited and says “Mom, you made that delicious slop!” 1 cup plain yogurt 1/2 cucumber, shredded on a cheese grater 1-2 tsp cumin cilantro to taste 1/2 tsp salt Stir everything together and serve with your favourite curry.
Read MoreWhen you’re only three feet tall…
Rain is going through a phase where he says he doesn’t love Aaron – mostly for being too hairy. We know it’s not true of course but sometimes it still hurts Aaron’s feelings. The other day after I said “I love dad” Rain got competitive “No, I love dad!” I thought, “Here’s an opportunity to make Aaron feel good by stoking the competition a bit.” So we argued back and forth about who loved dad and then I said “prove it!” Rain, of course, says “you prove it.” I got up and went over to where Aaron was doing dishes and hugged his back. Rain ran over, squeezed between us and kissed Aaron and shouted “There! I proved it dad – I kissed your...
Read MoreAt bedtime…
Rain: Where’s dad? Me: He’s gone to a meeting. Rain: What kind of meeting? Me: It’s for Lush Valley. Rain: You mean the meeting about being nice to your kids? Me: Oh, does dad need to go to that meeting? Rain: Yes.
Read MorePotty Humour II
I was trying to get Rain to do something and he decided to take arguing to the next level: “Mom, that fart means NO!” I thought that was funny enough but then I posted it as my status on Facebook and my 80 year old grandpa (who uses FB!) commented “It’s good to see he’s already learning a second language!”
Read MorePotty Humour
Potty humour is pretty big around here even without a three year old to join in but lately Rain is all over it too. The other night Rain was calling for me in his sleep. I stumbled into his room, likely annoyed that his night wakings always come right after Noa has finally gone back to sleep. He threw an arm around me and mumbled in his sleep “Mom, I love you as big as a can of tuna.” I’d love to know what was going on in THAT DREAM. The next day I told Aaron about this and asked Rain how much he loved dad? Rain’s reply: I love dad more than a toilet full of poop.
Read MoreThe best sushi
Rain is a sushi fiend. He adores miso, sashimi (eats it by the fistful), avocado rolls, california rolls. He knew the names of all the dishes as soon as he could talk and he often pretends to be a waiter. He gets a piece of paper and a pen and takes our order, asking if we’ll have sashimi or teriyaki or sunomono. Before we moved away from Vancouver, we had a parting meal with Auntie Mel. Her kids were at their dad’s so we had an opportunity to visit with only 1/2 the chaos (because Rain creates the same chaos as all 4 of Mel’s kids). We ordered Indian Food from Tandoori King on Main St. We served up our plates and dug in. After a few bites, Rain exclaimed “This is the best sushi I’ve ever had!” We laughed and explained that it was actually Indian food so Rain corrected himself and said “This is the best Indiana Jones food I’ve ever...
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