Hi! Oops, I did it again. I committed a brain fart and now I’m in need of a replacement RACK for our toaster oven. I popped in these little dessert h’or deurves the other night and the directions said they could bake in these little plastic “oven proof” trays that came with the dessert. Well … Read more
Here, play this song to set the mood. From 2008 03 29 NC… Yes, you’re seeing what you think you’re seeing here. I took this picture. Yesterday, the boys and I joined Maryann and her two sons for the NC Zoo’s annual “Wake Up with the Animals” event. We were also offered a sneak preview … Read more
So — the first day of Spring has come and gone. What does that mean? Flowers, April Showers coming, pollen, allergies, deciding between Zyrtec, Allegra and Flonase… Oops, sorry, not the direction I was headed. It also means that when you go to the clothing retailers, the first items that will catch your eyes will … Read more
My boys love Pez. “Hey, I love Pez, too…I don’t see anything wrong with that.” Yeah, I remember getting Pez dispensers when I was little, and I remember loading it up with the candy, and then gobbling it down. “Those were the days, indeed. They seem like reasonable gifts for the boys…” I got each … Read more
I’ve been sorta, well, SLOW today. Last evening at about 11:30pm, I received an e-mail from my friend Susan in Norfolk about her seeing news of one of our high school classmates getting killed in Afghanistan. So I did a little research and found out that our friend, William Jefferson, was an Air Force Combat … Read more
One of my favorite recipes — and when made with a little less cayenne and hot sauce, it’s becoming a favorite of the kids, too! Emeril’s Chicken Etouffee. Etouffee is basically a variant of a stew with lots of “aromatics” and flavorful herbs and spices. Popular in Cajun cooking, the definition I found gives it … Read more
Enjoy these pictures from Timmy’s Easter party. They kids started with a “Find the Easter Bunny” game in the classroom, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt on the playground, then they had pizza for lunch, and their dessert consisted of Easter egg cookies that they could decorate themselves with icing and sprinkles! Fun and messes … Read more
Some time ago, Dave and I were watching Family Guy (<– watch full episodes here!) and there’s an episode where Peter’s dog, Brian, is attempting to cheer up Peter. So Brian puts on a banana suit and wields maracas and starts singing. Dave and I tried to dig back into the recesses of our brains … Read more