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Ultimele perle ale copiilor

Casiana:
Mami, cine ti-a desenat supararea? (si imi arata fruntea cu degetul);
- Mami, ce a facut balena?
- L-a inghitit pe Pinocchio
- Si ce a facut Pionchio?
- A facut un foc, a iesit fum si balena a deschis gura si Pinoccio si taticul lui au iesit!
- De unde a iesit?
- Din balena!!
- De ce a iesit?
- Ca sa scape din burta balenei.
- Si ce a facut?
- Ahh… (incepem cercul!)


David:
Doamne –doamne a inviat! Sorin zice ca a repetat de vreo 15 ori!.
- Tenu’ pleaca!
- Vica: Unde pleaca trenul?
- A gala!
Pinocchio Saga continua: Am fost la teatru si au fost foarte impresionati. David a tremurat in permanenta si uneori se uita pe furis!)

a inghitit. pionco.balenaaaaa. Nu ca Pinoccio a inghitit-o pe balena, ci asa inverseaza el cuvintele.

Casiana:
- Soarele de ochelari (vroia sa spuna ochelarii de soare ...evident)
- Se trezeste si ma imbratiseaza: mamica esti frumoasa. Eu ii raspund: mmmm...lasa-ma, sunt adormita... Casi trage concluzia: esti Frumoasa Adormita!

Holiday's gone, but pictures will remain!

Hi, don't have too much time, so I'll just upload some pictures. Cassie is the star of the season, as you can imagine. The nice part: David was inlove. this WAS is the good part. He acted strange during his love time with DARIA (not so nice girl you know -- or i'm acting like a mother-in-law already!!!!!)

























see in this picture David very happy cause he's playing with Daria

Nerissa came back to Romania - but just for Holidays

as usual I'll just put some pictures. I'm so UNhappy that my co. doesn't allow anymore to use the facebook (good job boys, keep going, just don't let me without my yahoooo) to make a simple album.

Nerissa is my 16 years niece, living in Accra and studying hard for that her dream to go to Stanford become true. She's a nice girl with lots of friends and very talented. She had a couple of paint exhibitions in Bucharest when she was a child. She kept drawing and painting and she intends to have another exposition in the future. Unfortunately Nerissa doesn’t have a site (as yet) to promote her pictures.

10 ani de la terminarea liceului

well, Iulian mi-a reamintit ca as putea posta fotografiile de la intalnirea noastra de acum 3 saptamani. Am apucat sa promit, asa ca, of, ce sa fac, le public aici :) nu mai am cand sa le pun pe photobucket.





























































acum dragilor, dati-mi si mie pozele voastre!!!!!! astept ceva vesti fie pe mail fie printr-un link.

poze de la Ana si un mesaj absolut delicios

pe care am sa il redau aici:

Gata, cam astea ar fi. Am uitat sa-ti povestesc cat de sociabila a fost fiica-ta la humor cu copiii lui violeta: s-a imprietenit in special cu todi si la final le-a facut pa si a spus ca mai vine pe la ei. Oricum e programat pe duminica sa vina ei la noi ca e sf. ilie si mergem sa ne dam in iuj, ca la humor noi cand am fost sa ne dam in iuj sambata asta a plouat si nu am reusit deloc - a fost si frig si am intrat repede in casa. Deci... Casi a fost profesoara de tipat pt. todi si flavia in special... fugeau prin casa pe la tanti lenuta si casi in frunte tipa, si restul trupei dupa dansa, inclusiv david. La final casi avea o acadea si le-a dat la toti sa guste din acadeaua ei de buna voie, apoi le-a facut pa. A fost o dulcica. Sa vedem cum va decurge intalnirea de duminica. imi pare rau ca nu am reusit sa fac si acolo poze. Oricum, melanie e o parizianca adevarata . Tu cand ajungi in zona?
PUp si de la mine si sper sa-ti faca o zi senina pozele poznasilor tai.
Ana

azi scriem in romaneste o reteta...

...pe care am auzit-o de la Mirela, colega de serviciu cu care am mancat intr-o zi in cafeteria noastra de la et. 11.

Se dezoseaza pulpele de pui si se desfac. Eu am sarit peste aceasta etapa cumparand carnea deja transata astfel.

Pe bucata de carne se presara rozmarin (eu nu am gasit la magazin decat macinat, dar a fost ok).



Se aseaza o felie de sunca si se pune o frunza de salvie in mijloc. Din nou eu am gasit doar salvie uscata - dar am mers mai departe.



Se ruleaza carnea si se leaga. Acum, partea super haioasa este ca fiind prima data cand am facut reteta aceasta, si fiind "si mai prima data" cand am legat eu un rulou de pui, pai am folosit de-a ata de ziceai ca scapa puiul undeva :D. Pe urma mi-am dat seama ca era suficienta o cantitate mult mai mica sau niste scobitori.



se prajeste in tigaie. eu am pus si ulei si unt si au avut o culoare foarte frumoasa. le-am mai pus si capacul sa se inanbuse putin si la un moment am mai turnat si apa, ca... asa am simtit eu ca deja s-ar fi prajit cam tare.



Iata rezultatul:




Sunt foarte bune desi muncesti cam mult sa scapi de ata :):0

M-am gandit sa fac si un sos de ciuperci, asa ca am fiert o supa crema instant in mai putina apa decat scria pe plic, am adaugat smantana si unt - din ochi bineinteles. Gustul lasa de dorit caci se simte ca e "din plic". Dar in "no time" am avut pranzul gata.




Pofta buna!

back in business with some pictures with kiddos

so, long time no see. that's the job!
so have a look at the latest pictures of C&D
hope ur gonna like them!


Casi is our new star in the house


And she is, of course, loving her dad soo much


and her brother, too


David has to say some words about soccer :D


sweet kisses with mommy


curiosity of life


just look at their two most different expressions


with me at cacica

Wordless ....Thursday :)

I went with C&D in Tineretului park, this picture is made after that and I like it very much, even if David wasn't feeling so good:(

Wordless Wednesday, preluat de la Irina

Buna Vestire

Today is Wednesday - wordless...

Neamt Monastery...

Irina had the idea to take over the Wordless Wednesday concept - which I pretty much like! Come and join us if you want.

o sa fie si zile cu peste

De sarbatoarea Bunei Vestiri, este dezlegare la peste... ca o mamica gospodina ce sunt incerc sa ma gandesc din timp ce sa gatesc. Bona noastra este pe stil vechi, asadar din pacate ea nu va avea miercuri dezlegarea ci abia peste doua saptamani in martea de dinaintea Floriilor. In paranteza fie spus nici Sorin - care are o cultura teologica destul de buna - nu a stiut sa imi spuna de ce. Poate o sa ma ajute cineva cu raspunsul la intrebarea aceasta. Daca intre timp voi afla o sa va anunt!

Revenind la peste: va place fotografia de mai jos?



Nu se vede exact cat de mare este crapul, dar credeti-ma ca era urias! Nu am reusit sa fotografiez si un obiect de referinta - trebuia sa imi fi introdus mana pe acolo....

Daca as cumpara acest pestisor, nu as reusi sa il termin intr-o saptamana! Dar poate cu reteta pe care vreau sa v-o impartasesc.... cine stie!?

prepararea e simpla, iar reteta merge mai mult la fileuri (noi am incercat cu pangasius):

- se toarna ulei intr-o tava
- se adauga pestele taiat bucati si condimentat cu ce vreti voi
- 1 ardei rosu si 1 ardei galben (pentru culoare!) taiat fidelute. Aveti mai mult peste - mai mult ardei, desigur!
- o capatana de usturoi zdrobit
- 1 rosie sau 1 lingura bulion diluat in putina apa, sau sos de rosii.
- se da la cuptor, ce sa zic: 45 min , o ora sau pana e gata.
- e f. bun.
- reteta e luata de la mama prin tanti Maria (cum, nu stiati? nasa fiului meu ^_^)

cu drag,
O.

after a week....

Spring is here, in just one week, look what I have under my window:

Our Great Fast Days

I remember how my life was before kids came. I went to church so often, especially when I was pregnant! I imagined that my life will not much change in this aspect, but now I realize that I cannot enjoy going to church as much as I did in the past for the simple reason that kids don't let me do so! Its strange, but look: I have pried so much to receive the blessed to have a child, and now when I have much more than one, they are the reason (somehow) for not going so much to the church.
These days I was in contact with some ladies who try harder to become mommies and for this they apply a regular prayers program, go to holy ceremonies and well known churches and monasteries. They are s enthusiastic and I was wondering if they realize ho much this will change after littles angels will come into their life. Sometimes to tired to read an Acatist, or if I have time and the kids are not asleep they don't have patient and disturb and good by focus!

But of course I have an explanation or an excuse, so to say.These years are specials because we, mommies are dedicating our lives, mind, bodies and soul to our kids. I like to say (with some pedantry in my atitude) to my other colleagues who are complaining of their parent life: Be prepared, and be conscious that these are sacrifice years. Not ad literam of course, because now is easy than in the past (I praise all the time the washing machine and diapers!!), but you can't move around without your new family And you cannot enjoy your hobbies and even more, you cannot organize your social life as you would like to. So, get real, this is the situation, enjoy it as much as you can, laugh all the time or just smile (as I do - and maybe sometimes they think I'm not a serious person) and bear in mind that retirement will come soon to have some peace for God sake!

so..Casi did it.. chicken pox

God, I hate this catching disease! Actually I am furious becouse my mother in law told us that Casiana went through this one and a half year ago when I was in the last month of my pregnancy with David. But I don't think that it was true - you know - you make this disease one in a life cause it gives you immunity for the rest of your life.
Now the other problems are: 1.I think David will catch it, too. 2. I think I WILL GONNA' have it!! because I didn't when I was a child. It's quite stupid as you have to wait for 2 weeks to see if the first hot pimples will appear.

What can I say about Cassy? She is very agitated ans scratches her skin dramatically even if, of course, I repeat her not to! so that this pox not to leave scars on her beautiful face and body. She slept last night very difficult and today she was scratching her back on the bed, on the sheets, like a puppy in the dust. She feels more comfortable staying in my arms and asks for this even when I'm driving - which is quite illegal! but when the red is on I hold her and when the light turns to green, I ask her to go backwards on hear seat. She has fever and she cries almost all the time. But after a while I think she realizes that words and moans are inutile so she just talk with her big and beautiful eyes.

Oh cassi, get well sooner!

my little flower

I bought from Vienna some bulbs packages with spring flowers like little blue ones an some tiny tulips with chessboard model! I wasn't too confident that I will succeed seeing them blooming, but as you can see in below pictures, I did.

The secret is to hold them in cool places or to put the bulbs in the soil in Nov, or Dec so that they could benefit of the cold period. I think it's like a hibernation or like a long relaxing night when you awake fresh and full of life.

I found out also that during the winter you should stop water the most majority of flowers (or at least water them rarely) if you want in the spring a spectacular blooming. We have a flower pot in Vica's room and of course during our Christmas holiday in Falticeni, we didn't drench the soil for a couple of weeks. And now - surprise - surprise the plant has flowers.

I was never good at agricultural activities but I guess I'm getting old and while dreaming at my ING future rich pension I even read twice a book (from communism era) about how to grow vegetables in your yard! I'm quite pride of myself doing that and I decided not to stay, but...to apply! So today I cut with a spade our tiny yard (not all, but quite a lot!). I intend to do some more works next week, when I hope it will be sunny, and maybe even seed some grass!

Oh, but take a look at my beautiful pics down here - taken with my new HTC Diamond.

Signed: Peasant woman in the glamorous city!

grand chef

Asa cum vedeti in fotografia de mai sus, in acest fel ma ajuta David in bucatarie, spre disperarea lui Sorin, bineinteles.Si daca Casiana statea acolo pe dulapul din bucatarie, cuminte-cumincioara, el intra in priza di primul moment. Astazi a incercat numaidecat sa introduca furculita - pe care ca s-o apuce a rasturnat o cana - in prajitorul de paine pe care l-a si pornit! Pentru ca l-am apucat de ureche si l-am dat jos de pe masa, stergand suparata ceaiul varsat si scotand furculita din aparat, David statea descumpanit - stiti e cam prima data cand fac asta - si nu stia ce sa faca: sa se supere, sa protesteze, sa se linguseasca sau sa incerce sa ma convinga sa il urc inapoi. Mi s-a facut mila de el si l-am luat in brate. M-a strans asa de tare saracutul de el.