March 15, 2013

• Bulgogi Pizza

  Today felt like Saturday all day. I took Lucy out shopping this morning because she was in desperate need of new flip flops and a new pair of jeans before leaving for a retreat at lunch time. Mercy was in desperate need of sesame oil for the meal she was planning to make tonight.

  The flip flops were relatively easy. The women in this family just have to be okay with wearing men’s shoes virtually all the time. The sesame oil was in stock at the health food store. The jeans were a problem. Apparently the stores in our town don’t believe that tall women exist. After a very discouraging search, we found a pair that fit—but the price was beyond what I could pay, so we walked out and went to Walmart. Lucy was able to find a pair that she could live with, and also a dressy top to wear on Sunday.

  By then Mercy was very impatient because she needed the oil for her all-important Korean marinade. She had invited a few of her friends over for supper and a movie. She spent most of yesterday and today cleaning this house like a madwoman. I should let her invite friends over more often!

  At lunchtime Sarah and Daniel from church drove up and got Lucy. They will be at a retreat in Oklahoma until Sunday evening. I hope it is a real time of blessing for them.

  The afternoon was all about getting ready for the dinner. I made the pizza crust dough and Mercy made the bulgogi, the marinated beef for topping the pizza. Mercy baked a cake and I made the icing.

  Mercy’s four friends showed up and they ate on the patio while the rest of us stayed in the house. The pizza was delicious. After supper, Mercy and all four of her friends squeezed on to the couch to watch a movie. Despite the fact that she had to stay home, I think she has had a least a few good times this Spring Break.

  • 11:53 pm
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