Cocoa and Misty

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Weather: Cloudy

Temperature: 55 F (12 C)

I took a picture of my cats.  It turned out pretty good.  Actually, the cat in front is my sister's cat.  Her name is Misty.  She is grey and white, which looks like fog.  "Mist" in English, is very similar to fog.  

My cat's name is Cocoa.  She looks like hot chocolate!

Both of the cats are 12 years old.  Misty is bigger than Cocoa.  She is 12 pounds, or about 5.5 kilograms.  Cocoa is 9 pounds, or about 4 kilograms.  They usually get along very well, but Cocoa doesn't like it when Misty tries to take all the sunlight, or eat her food.

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I got a day job!

Monday, April 20th

Weather: rainy

Temperature: 46 F (7 C)

In September, when I go to grad school, I will need lots of money.  I don't have lots of money.  So, I have been searching for a day job since the beginning of April.  Finally, I found one!

Starting this weekend, I will work at Home Depot, which is a home center, like Homac in Japan.  It's a summer job.  I will be working in the garden center as a sales clerk.  It probably won't be as fun as working at the daycare, but at least hanging around plants all day will be good for my health!

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Recipe Corner: Banana Muffins

Thursday, April 16th

Weather: sunny

Temperature: 68 F (20 C)

Banana Muffins

Ingredients

2 medium-sized bananas

2 medium-sized eggs

1/4 c honey

1/4 c maple syrup

1/4 c applesauce

1/4 c canola oil

1/4 c milk

2 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

1 t vanilla extract

2 c all-purpose flour

Preparation

Mash the bananas.

Add all other ingredients, one at a time, and mix well.

Grease the bottoms of 12 muffin cups.

Divide the batter between the muffin cups.

Bake at 350 F (160 C) for about 12 minutes.

Use a knife around the sides to keep the muffins from sticking.

Cool for about 5 minutes.

Enjoy!

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