95: The day I almost collided with another vehicle

I was coming out from a junction after picking Helmi up from school. Poor girl had to wait in the rain for me to come over cos she called me when I was cooking. Anyway, I was driving on the second gear, slowed down, looked left and right, saw no car on both directions, I decided to go forward. Just as I was turning left, a honest-to-goodness white van zoomed passed me on the lane I was going to cut in to. I pushed the brake, interrupted Helmi by shouting, 'Whoa, shit! I didn't see that!'

It was a good thing that there was no other cars on the road. Honestly, it sorta appeared out of nowhere. The sun was glaring, the van was white...gahh. Thankfully Helmi didn't freak out too. She just went on asking 'Why Eliel wants meatballs today because yesterday we had meatballs and today we had meatballs in school too...' yadi yadi yada...

I had no idea what to cook today. Seeing there were chicken breasts and minced beef in the fridge, I went to Eliel, who was the only one at home then, for suggestions:

Me: What do you want to eat today, chicken or beef?
Eliel: (without hesitation) Chicken
Me: How do you want it?
E: Anything (common answer)
Me: Ok

So I went upstairs to look for ideas online. Little guy went to help himself at the fridge.

E: Julie! I want this! (shows me a packet of meatballs we opened yesterday)
Me: Meatballs? But we had meatballs yesterday
E: But I want.
Me: Would you like to have something else today?
E: No, I want this.
Me: But you had them yesterday. Why don't we eat them tomorrow?
E: No, I want it today.

At the same time, I was actually worried if Eemil and Helmi would be unhappy with meatballs AGAIN.

Me: What if Eemil and Helmi don't want to eat meatballs today?
E: But I want it now.
Me: Yes, but what if they don't want?
E: Then what?
Me: Then I'd have to make something else! (please don't make me cook different things for everyone)
E: But I want it now. I want it with this! (shows me a box of leftover spaghetti)
Me: Sigh. Okayy...we'll all have meatballs today.

But guess what. No complains. I mean, WHO would complain about meatballs? Pfftt :P

Helmi: When are we going to have spaghetti?
Me: When do you want?
Helmi: Tomorrow?

We had spaghetti once last week.

Me: If you can, would you like to eat meatballs everyday?
Helmi: *shakes head*
Me: How many times would you want to eat meatballs in a week?
H: *thought for a while and gave me one finger*
Me: Spaghetti?
H: *thought, one finger*
Me: What else?
H: Tortilla?
Me: Oh yea, tortilla. How many times?
H: *one finger*
Me: Pizza?
H: *one finger*
Me: Favourite chicken?
H: *five fingers*
Me: Five?! You'll be eating favourite chicken everyday!

Well, now it sounds a bit redundant la, otherwise it wouldn't be called favourite chicken, would it? But I've decided. Spaghetti once a week is okay. Well, okay, maybe not every single week, but yea. Spaghetti it is, tomorrow.