giving in

A storm is arriving. It has been raining a lot this morning. I had to get the kids out of the house for awhile. Senor Onion needed it. We went to the covered playground at u-village. It seems I wasn't the only parent to have that idea. Yes it was bone-cold and wet but letting bundled up kids run around and get their dose of entertainment on the slide was needed. Many parents were clutching coffee and sitting on the dry bench. My hands were hurting from the cold but Senor Onion was having a big ol' time. Afterward we stopped at Trophy for a tiny cupcake. Then I escorted Senor Onion as he ran along the sidewalks. Get that energy out kid. He was disappointed when I said that we couldn't do a tricycle ride this morning.
Back to the house for lunch and other entertainment.

The wind is picking up. I am praying that these kids sleep a bit. PLEASE. Mama needs an hour off.

The plumbing/heating guy came by for a service check this morning. My God that man was intent on up-selling things. He tried using math on my husband but it didn't work. I didn't have the heart to tell the guy, "yeah... Mr. Jenner has a degree in maths. You are like someone at amateur night." Mr. Jenner was polite and said, "I will have to look over the numbers and think about it." After the service guy left Mr. Jenner (who is rarely cynical) said, "yeah right. Look at what this place charges. It's ridiculous. I need to cancel their service."
We used them when we had the great flood but I almost regret it now because they sure love to sell toilets. They essentially try the line from Moonstruck. "It costs money because it saves money." Uh huh.

Okay so Miss Biscuit isn't going to nap and Senor Onion is going to be difficult. Again. Blah.

I am making hot cross buns in the mean time.

cocktail hour

We have hot cross buns and I ordered Thai food for dinner.
The hot cross buns recipe comes from one of Time-Life Food of the World Series books. (specifically the one from the British Isles) Those books are so darn good and in some ways they are from another age they are incredibly well-written and the recipes are tried and true. (it helps that they had great food writers working on the books.) The buns make the house smell wonderful.