Today was another busy Tuesday, as they always seem to be! I had to go by the bank, then to Kaiser to pick up prescriptions and have a blood draw, stop by Ray's work to say hello, then head up to Burlingame to pick up Milo from school at 2. And of course, I woke up grumpy this morning with a real need for some tylenol and a massage. The twins were rambunctious little anklebiters today, running around screaming and tackling each other. When it was time to get dressed and get us out of the house to go running our errands, they fought like crazy to not have to get diapers changed or clothing on, which is very unlike them. And I still had to put the ribs into the crock pot to cook for dinner! So I grabbed the ribs, 2 small onions and the corno di torro pepper out of the fridge. I placed the ribs onto the bottom of the pot, sliced the onions and pepper onto the ribs, place two muffin sized frozen chicken broth cubes on top, then covered the entire mix with just enough water to fully submerge. I turned the crockpot to low and placed the lid back on it! Finally, delayed a few minutes in our departure, we made our way to Campbell, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, back home to Mountain View, then up to the Game.
Milo was surly to the max today as I was picking him up, even yelling at me twice. He was very upset because his dad had been delayed in his flight home from India by the storms back east, and was therefore unable to pick him up from school as scheduled. After a small lecture on not hurting bugs because you are bigger than them, we took a little "cool down" time before starting in on homework, with a small mishap that resulted in a briefly bloody nose for Ana. And right as we were almost finished, the taxi door slammed closed out front. Out the door Milo ran! Here is Gavin carrying Milo back into the house.
When we got home, I cut up the purple potatoes (about 8 small-medium) and put them into a pot of water to boil, also filling a smaller pot with water and starting it to boil. I filled the steamer basket with one each of red, purple, and orange carrots sliced and peeled. I then grabbed the 4 sugar beets out of the fridge, peeled and sliced them and added them to the basket, then stuck it on the boiling pot and placed on the lid. I removed the meat and peppers from the crockpot then transfered the juice into a frying pan and turned it onto medium heat. I grabbed my trusty sifter and some flour, along with a wire whisk, and began sifting flour into the frying pan and swifting whisking the gravy until it thickened just enough. After it was starting to thicken, I turned off the heat and allowed it to cool and thicken more. As the carrots and beets were done, I took them off the heat. The potatoes finished just about the same time, so I drained them and poured them into a bowl. I added some black pepper, Celtic grey sea salt, and about 1 cup of yogurt (finishing off the jar!) to the potatoes and mashed them to perfection.
As I listen to Ray and the twins rough-house in the living room I am so happy to have our entire family together and that he has never had to be away from us for more than a night or two. It warms my heart to think about how much Milo loves his dad, and how nice it was for them to be back together again after a week and half apart. I will strive to never take any of my family (especially my husband and sisters) for granted and cherish them with all of my heart. Nos Pars!
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