Friday

Here is a picture of Jason with the first loaf of bread he ever made. We have to make more but recent events have rather pushed it to the back of the list. The next batch we make will be sourdough -- and we will be using fresh oil! The first batch was made using oil that was a bit too old... sigh.

Took the boys to Gene Coulon Park yesterday afternoon, despite Xander's nasty cough. We met there daddy there and they had a blast -- Xander especially, I suspect. You see, when we arrived there was a huge flock of coots and mallards on the grass -- I would guess at least 60 birds total. Xander couldn't resist and with a 'ROWR' he charged into the flock. They parted before him, but no one flew. The coots went to one side, the mallards to the other. It wasn't until Jason joined him that the coots decided to head for the water. An odd sight that was too! Coots are just not meant to walk on land. Their bodies are very round and their flippered feet are placed awkwardly for walking, out to the sides. The result is that, when Coots run, which they do only under duress, they look rather like sailors -- they roll from side to side. It took the boys some time to herd all the coots back into the water. There must've been something especially tasty in the grass because neither the coots nor the ducks seemed particularly inclined to leave. But the boys had fun. After the park, we went to Frys -- where Jason got a new PC game and Tom a new Gamecube controller. Then it was off to Royal Orchid Thai. That was a huge success. Both boys gobbled spring rolls -- Xander especially liked the sauce -- then they ate up all the Phud Thai. They finished off their meal with Coconut ice cream. That was a relief as earlier Xander had been insisting that he would not eat anything but MacDonalds. I am really rather sick of MacDonalds...