food & critters

Will a bowl of warm rice mixed with beans ever sound good for breakfast? Or warm milk with white rice? Hmmm....I'm doubting it. However, there seems to be 2 favorites here at the home (and I like them a lot too): #1 Papoosas and plantains- Papoosas are native to El Salvador and look like tortillas made like a pancake and filled in the middle with refried beans and/or cheese. Plantains are like really big bananas and can be fried, boiled, or baked. The kids come back asking for 2nds on this favorite dish that is served about once a month and usually on Sunday.s #2 is Chicken baked in a mustard sauce...of course with a side dish of rice.

When in Rome....ordering a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich at a restaurant here isn't even remotely anything like you'd fine in Philly. Actually it was pretty disgusting. And Cesar Chicken Salad has chunks of dark meat. I haven't yet ordered anything that made me think....Wow! I've got to come back and get that again! Normally we go out to eat (usually at a mall's food court)after church every Sunday.

Re: critters
I've now gotten pretty accustomed to turning my shoes upside down, shaking them, and looking into them before putting them on. And likewise, I routinely pull back my sheets on my bed and look carefully before crawling in. And I try to always remember to never put my hand into a dark area (such as into a bag or purse or dresser drawer) without looking into it first. Why? Serious spiders, including tarantulas and scorpions to name a couple. I'm not too "girly" and don't usually get creeped out by bugs/spiders...but I really don't like the idea of knowing that it's a matter of when, not if, I'll dance around a room with at least one of these creatures. Brittney recently saw a scorpion that was bigger than her entire hand. I understand from the Benners and other workers at the home that scorpions and all types of spiders are a part of every day life. Yikes!