Daily chatter

I was awoken by my bladder about an hour or so before I normally get up so I went back to sleep. An hour and a half later I woke again and found my eyes were nearly glued shut. At least that’s the way it seemed. My eye allergies seem to be getting worse as I grow older.

It was a fairly hot day so I stayed inside until late afternoon when the Scientist and I went off to the grocery store. I had intentions of doing our weekly shopping but found I was suddenly quite hungry so we did an abbreviated version. Game Fanatic had been asking for me to make a Spanish chorizo pilaf with chickpeas, potatoes and mushrooms that he likes so we mainly got the few ingredients we didn’t have for that along with other odds and ends. Two bags cost over $40…I remember when it was more like $20-30 for the same amount…Feeling a bit dated when I think of that…

While we were out, Lego Lover was wanting to cook a cheese kransky sausage that he was going to eat for dinner and his brother suggested he hold off and maybe he could eat it outside. This was translated to Game Fanatic suggesting we eat dinner outside. So we did that and it was great to eat at our new table. Game Fanatic hadn’t really wanted to eat outside but he handled it, possibly by focusing on the food that he had chosen. Of course, he was gone once he’d finished his meal. The rest of us remained outside for a while, enjoying the pleasant evening.

Game Fanatic wanted to play a multiplayer computer game  (via the home network) with the rest of the family but not all of us have it installed so it was delayed until tomorrow. Instead we played Zelda: Ocarina of Time instead for a bit over an hour. Actually it’s more like Game Fanatic played while the Scientist and I watched and discussed with him. I played this game on the N64 years ago with Game Fanatic when we were in Canada and we didn’t get terribly far into it. Now it’s years later and he is so much better than me that he’s had to take over all the controls. I found them really difficult (it’s using a Wii controller, though, which has a different feel to the original one). I was surprised when I realised how similar this is to the more recent Zelda: Twilight Princess game.

Afterwards, I played Carcasonne with Lego Lover, who was otherwise engaged while we were playing Zelda. He played pretty well through the game and did end up winning. He has had a really good day today, which was quite refreshing after several days of conflict.