New Chef in the Kitchen

Blake loves pasta...his favorite energy food for baseball tournaments, swim meets, and golf league.
 He's in the kitchen now, learning to cook for himself.

 

A watched pot never boils so he plays a game while waiting for water to bubble.

In go the noodles for 9 minutes. Meanwhile, another pot heats
ready-in-a-jar spaghetti sauce
with a package of frozen pre-cooked meatballs.

One step closer to independence.

 

Happy Birthday, Landon

 

He was four last Tuesday but waited until Saturday to celebrate. We were there :)

More Awards

 

This one is Blake's.

Hello from the Easter Bunny

 

A little out of focus but...hello!

 

Hunter's Championship Team...the Lynx!

Hunter's a Champ

Hunter's baseball team is #1 in the state.

Instead of a trophy, he received  this ring.

 

All Better Now

 

 Last Christmas, when the Underwoods were here, my Phillipe Starcke Bubble Sofa broke. I didn't know what to do about it then. Last Wednesday, I finally pulled the sofa to the curb (it was time to let go  and do something else...it would cost $2,000 to replace it).

 

The trash truck gobbled it up as if it were a toy....I shouldn't have looked.

 

Using what we have in the backyard, I filled the empty sofa space with three blue pots of ferns and tucked the two remaining Bubble Chairs together under the shade. Tea for two. If company comes for s'mors, we can pull four chairs away from the nearby outdoor dining table to circle the hibachi grill we'll set upon the coffee table.

Update from Stan: "At least we have our memories," he said as he sent me the photo below.
It was taken last Easter when he and Virg came for dinner. I'm so glad to have this picture :)
Such a nice brother.