See Manford . . . .

See Manford. See Emily. See them walking into her school yard. It is raining. Does Manford have an umbrella? Yes! Is he using it to keep his head dry? No! Is he using it to keep Emily's head dry? No! What is he doing with the umbrella, then? Look. He is holding it over the creation Emily made for show and share. It is made of cardboard with sand glued on, and styrofoam pellets adhering to one another in many vertical columns of two pellets that were attached by making each a little wet and pressing them together (a fun activity - you can do more and make a star, e.g.). Is the umbrella being held too low? Yes! It keeps the creation dry but also keeps Emily from seeing where she is going. Does daddy tell her where to go? You bet! Do they make it to the shelter of the classroom overhang? Yes! Bye daddy. Bye Emily. Now daddy is home. What is he doing? Reading. Read, daddy, read! What is he reading? He is reading a cookbook, looking for things the children will eat. (Did the children eat most of the yummy strawberries daddy brought home two days ago? Yes! Did daddy and mom get to eat any? Yes! about two.) What looks good in the cookbook? Is it called 4 ingredients? Yes! Can daddy give an example recipe? Yes! 500 g premium organic mince; 3 free range eggs, lightlly beaten; 3/4 cup of organic breadcrumbs; 4-5 tbs. tomato paste - reserve an extra tablespoon. Prehead oven to 180C. Mix all ingredients together and place in a lined rectangular baking dish. Spread reserved tomato paste on top of meatloaf. Bake for 50 minutes until lightly browned on top. Serve hot with vegetables, salad or mash potato. This is also great to freeze. Optional: for an added zing add 1 tsp of curry powder. To get your 5 vegetable quota for the day add shredded carrot, sweet potato, diced mushrooms, and peas and corn to the mix before baking. Is daddy done? Yes! What will he do now? Listen to some Bach on the relatively new Philips mini-stereo that sits on the kitchen counter. Does Carrie listen to it too? Yes! To the news in the morning. It will also play music through an i-pod or clone. Does time fly? Yes! (sometimes). Gotta go. Thanks for reading this. Oh, yes!