~ pizza party ~

A family has adopted us here, even though they speak another language and adhere to a different religion they really do treat us like family. We share laughs, tears, and even secret family recipes...the mother gives me cooking classes and her food is AMAZING!
One day they admitted that they had never eaten pizza or had any desire to eat pizza. I told them that since they now have American children (us) that they had to at least try it. Last night I made them homemade pizza...I made four pizzas to be exact, I went a little over board with the dough. They actually liked it. I have redeemed American food for my new family.

I went Saree shopping!

Some dear friends are coming to visit in a couple of weeks. I AM SOOO EXCITED! Although I am possibly being a little too type A by planning their stay here...I even have planned what my friend will wear here - is that a little over board?

I bought us Saree's to wear! So S please know that my planning comes from the bottom of my heart because you are going to look great in one of these beauties!

I have won the war!

For the past six months I have been at war with the scummy tiles in our bathroom. I have tried scotch pads, Ajax, steel wool pads, and all sorts of tile cleaners...none of them even dented the grayish film that adhered itself to the tiles. A friend suggested using acid...the only problem with that suggestion is that the bathroom floor is marble and although the acid would have removed the film it would have also pitted the marble. So two months ago I threw my hands up and tried to ignore the tiles...until today, I got back in the battle and this time I was the victor! I used toilet bowl cleaner...3 bottles of toilet bowl cleaner to be exact. I poured one bottle all over the bathroom, let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes, then I scrubbed it off with a scotch pad, rinsed and then repeated these same steps two more times. It was long, tedious, and I breathed in lots of strange fumes. But the whole time I kept singing 'We shall overcome.'

Brain Clog

I have diagnosed myself with Brain Clog. The symptoms are as follows:

• Lack of focus resulting in clumsiness.
• Watching peoples lips move but not understanding the words coming out of their mouths...and not just because they are speaking another language.
• Strong caffeine dependency
• Feeling deprived of steady streams of coherent thoughts
• Distracting oneself with mindless Internet surfing to avoid thinking altogether.
• High irritability...especially while doing activities that require thought such as talking, cooking, studying and listening...so basically I stay irritable all day unless I am Internet surfing...poor Z.

I was shopping one day...

...and I saw this fabric with this strange little creature stamped on it. To me it looks like a hybrid elephant / teenage mutant ninja turtle.

Just so ya know...

...if you buy flash cards in curryland... they might not have the proper spelling.

Who can blame them, English is far from phonetic.

B-day Partaay!

On Saturday I shared my birthday with this little girl...isn't she cute!!! She made my birthday cake...

and I made hers...

When it was time to blow out candles she quickly blew out my one candle and then blew out her candles...I should have known the four year old would be greedy with the birthday wishes.