$9 for a gallon of gas

This is Day #6 of my sickness and it is getting old...

Coughing and sneezing and it is not letting up. We went to the hypermarket for some more honey, lemon and a hot humidifier so I can breathe again. *sniff*

Benjamin snapped this photo of me as we were leaving to drop him off at school.

*sniff*

 Scott is taking him in to school

Beautiful morning, not a cloud in the sky *sniff* *sniff*

 This biker dude chose a good day for riding

So there us this funny looking building (near the cheap gas station where we usually pump) with the little "Roman" statues on top and all around it. Is it a hotel? Someone's personal villa? No idea. Gotta find out though. 

Getting gas. 

First you prepay the amount you want to buy.

Then indicate which pump you are at... then go and pump your fuel. 

...and it comes to $27 dollars for 3 stinky gallons. Yup, you heard me right. 

(that's $9 a gallon). 

Like father like son

Husband and kid were so excited this morning because {in separate rooms} they dressed alike! 

They both came out of their rooms staring then laughing at each other. They both put on khaki pants and a brown T-shirt. :)

I see it every day how much kiddo takes after his daddy in a lot of things. 

He likes to joke around, be silly, look at bugs and other animals, go on adventures in town, play with silly video games, watch American football.... just to mention a few. 

Cheeeeeze

This is what happens, people, when you ask an almost-5-year-old to let me take a picture of him. 

Ez tortenik, kerem szepen, amikor egy majdnem-5-evest le akarsz fenykepezni. 

All Saints Day in Italy

In Italy All Saints Day is known as Tutti I Santi Ognissnati.

The Catholic holiday commemmorating the Saint Martyrs, is celebrated on November 1. The next day, All Souls Day, is set aside to honor loved ones who are deceased. Italians celebrate the two holidays together, both in association with the fall harvest which is reflected in the traditions of the day. 

Well.... we totally forgot about this holiday (obviously, we are NOT Catholic) and got up early, ate waffles for breakfast, quick got ready and got out the door to take Benjamin to school. 

We took some fun pictures on the way..

We were a little suspicious because we didn't see anyone on the streets... hmmm....

When we got to the school it all made sense. It was closed of course, not a soul anywhere (no pun intended). 

Oops... We felt silly. Quick zipped up Benjamin's jacket so no one would see his little uniform and think  that we were taking him to school. 

Because who would do that on November 1, right. 

 And this is after we realized what was going on....

almost home....

 here we are

I love the neighbor's number plate.... so beautiful. I wonder where they had it made. I see them all over town. 

 Little plant, are you still alive???

 Benjamin pitching his idea about a hydraulic car he designed! Seriously!!! 

Kaki and Halloween

Our co-worker, Dolores told me about these fruits, I have never heard about them before.

The name: 

(Ready?)

KAKI

Yup. At least in Hungarian it sounds pretty unappetizing to say the least...

However the fruit itself is not bad. Its not my favorite, but its not bad. 

I looked it up on bing and in English it is called PERSIMMON. 

They taste like dry not-juicy sweet nectarins... kinda. Not as flavorful though. 

They kinda look like unripe tomatoes, don't they...

 Husband trying the kaki (persimmon)

Anyway. 

We got a package from Mita!! (Hungarian grandma)

It was sooo fun opening it... THANK YOU MITA for the delicious TURO RUDI 

(if you are American and never had turo rudi before just know that it is a delicious chocolate covered cheese curd stick with jam or poppy seed paste inside it. I KNOW it doesnt make ANY sense to you and cannot possibly imagine it, but just take my work for it, it is AMAZINGLY WONDERFULLY DELICIOUS!!!)

 Benjamin LOVES TuroRudi.

 Thank you for the juicy magazine, mom!!! ;)

 The man is very happy with his vitamin fizzy tablets!! :)

Halloween night

Husband and kid were making paper mache. I think it will be a pinata for Benjamin's upcoming Birthday. 

 I explained it to Benjamin that it is just as fun to GIVE than to RECEIVE, so this year we are going to share treats with the kids that ring our bell. He was super excited about it. He wouldnt let the bowl out of his sight all night. There were a lot of kids walking around town with a mask on or something, but I didnt see a lot of costumes. The American tradition of Halloween is only found in traces here. 

Only one group of kids rang our bell all night, so I guess we are stuck with a whole bowl of candy. 

 Candy hands :)