This and that- JoJo.

Aunt Katie sent mama this awesome masala dabba to keep spices in.  But mama couldn't narrow it down to just 7 spices that she wanted, so she decided to make it into a boxes for her tea spices.  (Kingkini gave mama a hard time about this, but mama thinks it's pretty handy.)

 

While mama was working on her spices, she didn't notice how tired I was.  Not until I laid down inside the step stool.  Gross.

Luckily, my big sister takes care of me.  She "read" me this book all by herself.

(And if you ever try to get June to sound out words, she'll just say "This is how I read the book" and tell whatever story she wants.)

 Aren't we so sweet?  As long as I have that nuk blocking my whine and I'm not touching any of June's things, we get along so well.

 June just figured out I'm thinking about her unicorn.

June rarely naps anymore.  Instead she uses her quiet time to create elaborate "set-ups" in the bedroom.  And she memorizes every tiny thing she carries around the house.  God forbid she lose unicorn's pillow, toothbrush or toothpaste or the special gold box unicorn uses as a potty.

You probably know that mama does a lot of cooking and loves trying out new foreign recipes.  So for Uganda's Wasteland Day (Independence Day), she made this Olowumbo.  It's chicken, tomatoes and onions stewed in a peanut paste and steamed in banana leaves with steamed plantains on the side.  It's so crazy good.  She even made it a second time that week when Aunt Jenni came out to visit.

With all that cooking, housework tends to fall to the wayside.  Luckily, Henry was willing to step up to do all the things the rest of us hate.  Mama says this was the best dollar she ever spent.

Now if we could just find someone to put away the laundry.