take-out

(sorry about my lack of post yesterday, it has been a bit busy around here single parenting)

stefan was away for a couple of days this week which equals two dinners that he was not present for.  usually kai and i will resort to take-out, sushi, thai, and pizza are the favourites.  but my husband, before he left, cooked us our meals - a peanut sauce noodle dish and a meatloaf (all i had to do was roast some veggies to go with the meatloaf).  believe me, i know just how lucky i am to have him in my life! but this post wasn't meant to gush about stefan (although he is deserving of it) it was to chat about take-out.

photo taken from here

i used to feel guilty when i ordered take-out for kai and i when stefan was away.  i would love to whip up a delicious, healthy homemade meal for us (and just for the record, i sometimes do!) but with a 7am start to my workday and after school activities this isn't always possible.  moms are busy.  but i have come to realize that take-out every now and then is okay.  seriously, our children will be fine, their brain won't turn to mush, they won't fail at sports or school.  it's about balance isn't it?  with a great cook in the house we get loads of meals made lovingly from scratch so why wouldn't i order pizza if it means that's the only way kai and i will eat dinner that night?

it's also important to me that we eat our meal sitting at the same table - that relationship of sharing each other's day, chatting about nonsense, laughing.  that's what i treasure most. whether we are eating a homemade meal or getting take-out from the thai place down the street doesn't really matter.

btw, stefan came home last night and we ate here for dinner (for their special spot prawn menu). it was delicious.  and, it was very nice to have stefan back at the dinner table with kai and i.

have a lovely weekend.  maybe you will be ordering take-out?

weekend pics

it was a very chill weekend.  relaxed mornings, trail running, playing on the beach, cooking, and (many) visits to cafes.  the best part?  it was spent with lovely sister-in-law melanie and family.  the weather wasn't perfect (hovering around 13 degrees all weekend!) but we easily enjoyed our time in victoria.


drawn by india

beach #1 (eating burritos on the beach, we arrived famished)










 

 

 

 

 



  

beach #2 (after a trail run and delicious brunch at the village)



 

 

 

 

 

   

 

beach #3 (spent on the playground, just before we had to catch our ferry home) 

 



 other weekend scenes:


quick visit to the fair, in and out in under an hour

 

 

 

 

a very addictive friendship bracelet making kit



meeting some new friends





loving tracy's buddha ring



gone crackers

i will share my weekend pics tomorrow but let's go crackers for now...

my sister-in-law, the lovely melanie, introduced me to some happy crackers, mary's gone crackers to be exact.  why are these crackers happy, you might ask?  they are 100% organic and gluten-free.  they are made with a worthy, nutritional ingredient list that includes brown rice, quinoa, sesame, and flax.  they are insanely delicious - crunchy, nutty and toasty.  

indulge and buy a package of these little guys. may i suggest you start with either the original or caraway crackers?  be warned, they are addictive.

"simplicity, work, and enjoyment"

these are the words of a young 95 year old woman (in mind, body, and spirit).  this video was a lovely find and i wanted to share it with you all.  i hope you find it as inspirational as i did.

have a lovely weekend. i will be back on tuesday, it's a long weekend here in vancouver.

crafty (sort of)

last night while kai was at circus school and stefan running errands, i had the task of decorating kai's bike helmet and bike for sport's day which is happening today.  i resorted to last year's idea, twist ties on the helmet but this time i managed to create a 'mohawk' (a definite improvement) and more twist ties on the bike.  simple and easy but time consuming.  i am not the craftiest mom but thankfully kai doesn't hold it against me.  he thinks his helmet is "cool".

i took the day off work to volunteer for sport's day and then to spend the rest of the afternoon with kai (school ends at 1pm tomorrow).  i think we will bike to the beach; it's another gorgeous day in vancouver!