What have I been feeding my children? Every night I smear their chests and backs with eucalyptus and chamomile rub to help soothe their nighttime coughs. And every night as soon as the oil makes contact with their smooth skin they giggle and say “I smell like pest pasta.”
I can not for the life of me figure out why they think it smells like pesto pasta, but it is very charming how much it makes them giggle. Otto’s cold is really on it’s way out. A few coughs here and there, but mostly fine. Mette has had me toy with the idea of taking her to the dr. every day. And every day she is just not quite there yet. She is happy and cheerful and not at all “sick.” She has had a few fevers, but they were never that high and went away quickly. She has a nasty sounding cough, but when have my kids ever been sick and not had a cough?? They are Storb’s after all. Having colds linger in our chests is just something we do. It goes along with our poor communication skills and grumpiness. Not that I am ever grumpy….
So, we have been taking it easy here. Small trips here and there, but a lot of coloring, legos and tea parties. We did make a second voyage out to the Unpackaged store. I love that store so much. This time I bought whole wheat flour, quinoa, brown basmati rice, unsulphored apricots, dried apples, strawberry jam (i even brought an empty almond butter jar to put it in!!!) bay leaves, apples and the best pears ever. Everything is organic and wonderful. Oh, I also picked up a delicious loaf of bread. It all fit in my backpack as we took the bus back home. It was a beautiful sunny day as the kids and I walked hand in hand to the bus stop exploring the sweet neighborhood where the store is located. It was moments like that morning that make you remember why you decided to pack up your whole family, leave behind your wonderful home and darling kitties to spend half a year exploring a new city.
It has been nice having a few slow days to just hang, but I am getting a little twitchy. I can’t paint any walls or trim here, if I was home I would have at least touched up some trim home these past few days. There isn’t really furniture to rearrange. I don’t have a sewing machine or material, no knitting needles…. I could use a project. I of course have a button to sew back on and pants to hem for eric. But they aren’t exciting projects and it is easy to put them off. I am thinking I might try to find an embroidery project. I really want to do one of these, but they of course aren’t available yet. Perhaps a new knitting project. Goodness knows I should be able to find some good yarn store here!
I will leave you with this picture. Lately when Mette goes to sleep she asks if she can make a gunship in her bed. She clearly is spending too much time with Otto 🙂 Basically a gunship is when you take all your covers, make a big nest in the middle of your bed and then sleep upside down. This is usually what she looks like when I come in later to return her to the proper end of the bed and tuck her in.
