Visitors

Time rolls by like a roller coaster, some days fast, some days slow. School has started for KK, so it's back to the school-day routine for us: waking him up and trying to get him to school on time; fixing up lunch; picking him up from school; fixing up dinner; dinner; bath; getting them to bed early, with neccesary short trips to the grocer.







What is not too usual over the last two weeks is that, on some days, we have my cousin and her family, here on a two and a half week holiday, staying over at our place. With an additional 2 adults and another toddler, our house became suddenly brimming with activities and sounds, not to mention the constant splatter of toys around the living area. Luckily, XX has been very generous with his toys as he allowed his cousin free access to all his cars, robots and tanks.







There were some fun things we did together: like having outdoor alfresco dining at our backyard, followed by cheesecake, wine and tea under the stars (when the kids were all in bed). Thanks to their quest for gastronomical delights around Melbourne, we visited 'Little Italy' in Lygon Street where we had authentic Italian gelato (durian flavour!!) and pasta. We also discovered a nice Greek cafe at Altona Beach where they served Greek coffee and dessert. Vietnamese food was also on their agenda, so we brought them to Footscray and St. Albans for pho and Vietnamese coffee.




There are other things that we tried at home, like drinking coffee made from a mocha pot, eating Harvati cheese, sliced with a cheese slicer and making guacomole - an avocado based relish. My cousin is a good cook, so when we make dinner at home, I've been learning from her how to turn okara into soy patties and also making fajitas. Personally, I like the concept and taste of fajitas. It's easy to make and a convenient all-in-one meal as there's meat and vegetables wrapped inside the tortilla. Unfortunately, my 2 sons did not like them very much. XX, especially, won't even eat the tortilla skin, so I guess I can't make them again for the time being.

The minced meat, stir-fried capsicum, onions, zucchini, guacomole, sour cream, parmesan cheese and tortillas.

On top of the tortilla.

All wrapped up!

I still made time to do some quilting, my latest hobby, but bread baking and blogging took a back seat. In any case, I found some really nice fresh bread at the supermarkets. And when you go there at about 8pm, the prices are reduced, so there's really no incentive for me to bake recently when I can get a big crusty loaf for as little as 79 cents.

They're leaving today, so I guess life will go back to normal finally. But not for long, cos come next week, I welcome my parents to our humble home in Australia. And I can't wait! I'm harbouring some dreams of catching a movie or two at the cinema and perhaps a romantic dinner with the kids taken care of by their grandparents. But first things first. Time to wash the bedsheets and vacuum the house.