We started morning school work to get L in shape for Kinder and to refresh her memory after this way too long break from learning. Since Lulu seemed very into it she is now working on her own little work sheets and does VERY well. She is so particular about things and very detailed oriented, quite the opposite from big L who goes for speed and quantities. She can do her math problems in minutes but you can hardly read her results either because she scribbled them too fast or she wrote them backwards.
Swim class follows at 11:30 am and could not be a minute earlier because thats when the sun usually starts to poke through the clouds for the first time and you can finally start taking your fleece sweater off.
I feel bad for L having to jump into the "cold wet" but she doesn't mind it at all. Water is her element.
She just mastered the dolphin kick and is mighty good at it (of course I say that!!!).
My poor Lulu "flunked-out" of swim class for this session. She did so well the first round but this time around swim coach Alex just didn't cut it. They told me they call kids like her "screamers" since she didn't stop crying all the way through the 30 minute class. My come-back to the managing 14 year old swim coach was A) she just hangs off this guys back the entire class and doesn't get involved at all since the second kid in her class is way past her swim level and B) ... she just doesn't like the guy.
We'll try again for the next session next week ... I hope she gets one-on-one training again and will be happy in the water again ... my gut tells me she is more that Princess Singer/Dancer kind-of-girl but who knows maybe she too will win an Olympic Gold Medal like L will, as she keeps telling us :)
Lulu also mastered riding her bike ... something just must have clicked in her little, sharp brain ... she is like a new kid. No more diapers, full conversations (I don't know many 3 year olds who say "Oh my God, it's totally dark outside" ... she is growing up way too fast!!!), school work and now riding her bike. This whole growing-up-thing is getting quite serious!!!
She rode all the way around the block today ... way to go Lulu! She looks like a little BMX racer!!!
L is getting so good on her Running Bike ... she can balance very well now. She is asking for a big girl bike, a Toy Story bike of course.
This afternoon we did some more harvesting ... zucchinis again, what else??!!
We processed all of them and froze 8 bags of 2 cups each .... enough shredded zucchini to provide all of Milpitas with zucchini bread for a week.
L decided she wanted to bring some for the swim teachers. Maybe we can buy ourselves some one-on-one lessons for Lulu for next session with some home baked zucchini goodness. I fear however that nice, fresh dollar bills would probably go better with these teenagers ...but oh well ...
So we made a new batch with a new recipe ... this time no coco powder, instead we used shredded walnuts.
The result was just perfect for my German, semi-sweet taste buds and the ls LOVED it too.
Pat opted more for the previous coco-sweetness ... sorry man, you are out of luck ... outnumbered yet again!
I ripped out three of the zucchini plants. We have ENOUGH for the next few months and still one more plant producing. More room for new broccoli. Next year we'll stick with two plants, that should be plenty.
Stir-Fry ready ... just freeze and get it out for the next "what should we have for dinner tonight" moment.
L hard at work.
These are 10 zucchini breads and 3 stir fries right there. I need a bigger freezer, the tomatoes aren't even red yet and that thing is already full!!!
The result ... I wish there would be an "add smell" or "add taste" button.
I am sure my mom is so proud of me right now ... me baking all on my own.
My mom is the family baker and marmalade maker (I actually think she a marmalade-maker-addict but nobody wants to confront her ... mainly because we all love eating it so much :).
Taste-Tester 1 gives her approving smile.
Taste-Tester 2 chomps down and ...
hmmm ... zucchini-bread-heaven!!!
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