On Wednesday, I mentioned that our car was in the shop, so we were down to one car. Our thanks goes to the De Chalains, who loaned us their minivan in exchange for Dad's five-seater Honda Jazz. We have our car back now; we picked it up yesterday. The air conditioning hadn't been working (something not acceptable in this country, given the heat) because the Frion, the gas needed to work the air conditioning needed to be recharged, and the car was overheating in general because there was a leak in the engine coolant system, resulting in no coolant, and no cooling. That's all fixed now, thankfully.
Yesterday after school, we went to try out a dentist, but were unsatisfied with the service; we won't be going back. On an upside, we had two friends over: Jessica Otter (my friend) and Becca's friend Hannah. We all swam in our pool - it was my first time! - and played outside until it was dark. Jess and I watched a movie, the Princess Bride, and this morning we went clothes shopping. I desperately needed some more tank tops, what with the heat wave we've been having, and she came along for the ride to PQ Clothing Outlet, a store she was astonished to find had good prices, R40 - R60 for a shirt, when most shirts around here cost between R130 and R80. Personally, I would struggle spending that kind of money on a simple shirt!!
I have been sorely missing my Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, so Jess and I, both loving to bake, decided we would find a recipe and attempt to make our own! We were very successful, and although the recipe isn't perfected yet, I'll keep working on it. Peanut butter and chocolate....... yum.
With the Jacaranda tree in full bloom, Dad decided we needed to have a family picture taken in front of it, and Jess was our photographer. Here are the results.
Yesterday after school, we went to try out a dentist, but were unsatisfied with the service; we won't be going back. On an upside, we had two friends over: Jessica Otter (my friend) and Becca's friend Hannah. We all swam in our pool - it was my first time! - and played outside until it was dark. Jess and I watched a movie, the Princess Bride, and this morning we went clothes shopping. I desperately needed some more tank tops, what with the heat wave we've been having, and she came along for the ride to PQ Clothing Outlet, a store she was astonished to find had good prices, R40 - R60 for a shirt, when most shirts around here cost between R130 and R80. Personally, I would struggle spending that kind of money on a simple shirt!!I have been sorely missing my Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, so Jess and I, both loving to bake, decided we would find a recipe and attempt to make our own! We were very successful, and although the recipe isn't perfected yet, I'll keep working on it. Peanut butter and chocolate....... yum.
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ReplyDeleteThe picture doesn't do the color of the jacaranda justice -- it's really a deep purple. Gorgeous! Not a native tree; it was brought here by the Indian miners a LONG time ago. Actually does quite well but drinks a LOT of water -- not good for the other trees. Apparently it's now illegal to plant anymore -- Jacarandas, that is.
ReplyDeleteDo you remember the abundance of jacaranda trees in Fountain Valley?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family photo - love it!
ReplyDeleteWe saw jacaranda trees in Australia or New Zealand -when we were there in November - that same beautiful purple color!!
Was it missing Halloween that made you think of Reese's Peanut Butter cups?!
Love you - Grandma Joy
Actually, no; I never even connected Halloween to the peanut butter cups. Halloween pretty much passed by without notice (Dad liked that!), and the peanut butter cups are just my favorite candy.
ReplyDeleteI love that you made the Reese's yourselves - yum!
ReplyDeleteAnd to mom - I *thought* I recognized those!