Beaujolais Noveau

So, it's that happy day when the first of the new harvest wines are released. I'm sipping a $23 Georges DuBoeuf and it's quite average. But, it's my reward for a week with no hubby around and small children who keep waking up in the night. Perhaps I'll slip the little one some wine with his dinner. (Just kidding, in case anyone feels like reporting me to the Japanese version of DHS.)

My 5 yo is making things out of straws, milk packs, and tape. He just showed me his latest creations: a butterfly, a nebulizer mask, and a nasal aspirator. Can you tell we've spent a lot of time at the local E, N, T doctor's office for an ear infection caused by nasal congestion? I could write a whole blog on how much I hate the doctor's offices here, but I don't want to kill my Nouveau buzz.

My 2 yo is making various scribbles with his crayons on paper (and on the table). So far, no creations or descriptions to note. If he had a larger vocabulary, I'm sure he'd say that one of them is a picture of mommy ripping her hair out at 6:30 in the morning after being up for 2 hours with the insomniac toddler.

I would take pictures and post them, but I can't find the charger for my small digital camera. You know, the one I never use, because my husband is the family photographer with his professional camera and lenses. Oh well.

I'll end this here so I can actually cook the pork cutlets I planned for dinner. Otherwise, my kids will be getting chicken nuggets. Yes, they have them in Japan and yes, they are in the freezer for when all else fails. Hey, I even have Japanese tater tots if I really want to be slack. I wonder if they pair well with a fruity young red wine...