How do you lose a bag of walnuts? I am in the middle of baking banana bread and can not, for the life of me, find the bag of walnuts that I KNOW I have. They could be any where but it is driving me NUTS that I can not find them. But then this is the woman who, when in college and living in off campus housing, put a bowl of mashed potatoes in the cabinet when they should have gone in the fridge. My room mates remember that to this day and don't let me forget it! So the walnuts could be any where from the kitchen to the car. I solved the dilemma by using pecans. Not as good but they will do.
Thankfully I have gotten out of my funk over the walnuts with a Skype call to England to see and talk with Abby and Roman and their parents. Abby and Roman have skate boards that they bought for themselves with their allowance money. At one point they were laying in the street with the skate boards on their bellies. (It is actually the parking area in front of their house.) The 2 kids are following in the footsteps of their parents, they bring out the best in each other. Roman is just a happy, happy young boy and Abby is following his lead and coming out of her shy shell. The two of them seem to adore each other and it is wonderful to see this family so happy and relaxed. The family has found their niche in life and are loving being in England. They have so much more time to spend as a family and are taking full advantage of it. Today they were at Windsor Castle taking the tour once again. Abby never seems to tire of it and Roman was able to listen to the tour in Russian, much to his delight. (He had not been to the castle yet and had been asking about it.) His English is growing each day but this was a treat to hear all about this marvelous place in his native tongue.
Next weekend the family is off to Milan. Part work for Kyle and the rest will be a new adventure for all.
Suddenly a bag of walnuts seems pretty unimportant.
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