Abby, Zoë and Enzo

Daddy and Nonno Ernie went out to run a couple of errands this morning and then the girls and I met Nonno down in the park, where he was waiting with some goodies.  Firstly, he had picked up a coconut, which had been opened, and the girls got to drink the coconut water out of it... they loved it!  He also had a little sachet for each of them with a bracelet, tank top, and gumdrops inside.  Nonno went back inside to get ready for his taxi pick up,which was to take him to the airport to fly to Bolivia, and the girls and I stayed out for a little bit, running off some energy.  When we went back in, Nonno was just getting his bags out into the hallway, as his taxi arrived earlier than planned.  The girls gave hugs and kisses, and Zoë was weepy for the rest of the day.  She'd calm down a bit and then start crying again about some thing or another... Nonno's room not being his anymore, the blinds in his room weren't his blinds.  She said to me, "Everything in this apartment reminds me of Nonno".

In the apartment there is a big water cooler, which holds 20 liters (a little over 5 gallons) of water.  We ran out yesterday, so today when Vanda, the land lady came by with our new, working, telephone, we told her that it was empty and she called to get another one brought to us.  We have the number here, but asking for a delivery next time we run out should be interesting. 

The guy with the new water was here in 10 or 15 minutes.  He brought the container to the sink, scrubbed it down and rinsed it off, then cut off the seal and set it in the holder.  The cost was $R 3.50, around $2.00 U.S.  That seems like a pretty good deal to us, especially for the convenience of having cold mineral water right here in the house, delivered to us so that we don't have to lug it from a store to the apartment.

I looked up the cooking instructions for making oatmeal today.  We found some cheap oats at the store yesterday.

Numa panela, misture 1 xícara (chá) de leite, 3 colheres (sopa) de Aveia em Flocos Quacker e 1 colher (sopa) de açúcar.  Leve ao fogo alto, mexendo sempre, por cerca de 5 minutos ou até o mingau engrossar. Retire do fogo e sirva quente.

In a pan, mix 1 cup (tea) of milk, 3 tablespoons (soup) of Oats in flakes and 1 scoop (soup) of sugar. Take the high fire, always stirring, for about 5 minutes or until the swelling porridge. Remove from fire and serve hot.

Thanks google, you saved another breakfast.