Food Fight

One day in counting till the family goes to USA and I am on vacation. I am getting really excited for them and that's what everyone is talking about. "In New York City do they have large elevators?" "Will we see that in America?" But my favorite is when Ruggie told me that they couldn't eat the icecream in America because it has so much sugar it will rot your teeth out. I tried to tell him that I love icecream and I have good teeth but we got lost in translation.

Filippo went to his grandmother's today and I kept Ruggero. It was a peaceful day for the most part except for the food fight. The struggle started after breakfast when I noticed there was a banana going bad so I decided to make banana bread. I got everything mixed and then went to the fridge to get the milk and discovered there wasn't any. I made a special trip to the market to buy a tiny carton and then proceeded. For lunch I was in charge of cooking hamburgers and pasta (a know a weird combo) for Ruggie and myself. I haven't ever pan cooked a hamburger patty so I was struggling a bit. The oil got everywhere and the burgers turned out with no flavor---thank goodness for ketchup. After lunch I put the banana mixture into the oven and waited for it to get done. Well apparently I waited too long because I totally burned the bread to a crisp. After cleaning that mess up I took a nap with Ruggero. For dinner Pat brought home Lasanga--I know it's hard to believe that I've been in Italy for 9 weeks and this is my first Lasanga, but well worth the wait. For me at least. The boys wouldn't eat theirs so I fixed them grilled cheeses...well kinda. They didn't have sliced bread so I used tiny dinner rolls and put them in a pan to melt the cheese inside. They didn't look very good to me but the boys ate 'em up (pardon the pun).. Finally the "food fight" was over and now I am headed to bed...Buona Notte and sweet dreams