The Boy Scouts plan their own meals for camping trips. They also take turns buying the food. Well, technically the boys make the list and fill the shopping cart. The adults only job is to pay for the food. Guess whose turn it is to buy the food? In theory, this teaches the boys important […]
I brought the houseplants in for the winter and after drooping, dropping and playing dead (ingrates), they are finally starting to perk up. I knew that they had become home to a variety of outdoor critters, but I dislike pesticides and have been deluding myself that the bugs will stay inside the flower pots. But […]
Today is Doug’s birthday. Please jump over to his blog and tell him Happy Birthday. Yes, he probably just posted a paranoid conspiracy theory, but that’s okay. That just means he is happy. I don’t have anything special planned for the day. On my birthday, he made me the cake you see here. I’m pretty […]
After a month away at school, Tommy is finally coming home for the weekend. Not to see us, but to visit Greekfest. He doesn’t care about the church service, the dancing, the music, the outfits or the people. He only wants to eat the delicious food. I like everything about Greekfest, but there’s no denying […]
Doug: “These vegetables expired in 2005, but they were from the freezer, so I cooked them anyway.” Me: “Please hand me my planner.” Doug: “Umm, okay.” Me: “Hmm, doesn’t look like I have time in my schedule for food poisoning, so the vegetables are all yours.” Doug mumbled something unprintable.
Cathy – Is there any food that all of the children will eat other than chicken nuggets? Mom Mom – Tommy eats almost anything. He won’t eat tomatoes or brussel sprouts. Sarah eats white foods. Chicken, pasta and bread. No fruits or veges. Noah eats meat and ketchup. Amy eats most foods, but is leaning […]
When the stress level in the house reached 11 this morning, Doug and I needed either time alone or time apart. Since time alone never happens, I packed up Amy, picked up Granny and headed down to MagPies for the June tasting. We sipped our free milk and ate free mini-cupcakes that were described as: […]
We have found one place that is perfect for small children in downtown Knoxville. The lovely Summer at Vs suggested we take our crowd to the Knoxville Pearl to satisfy the “I’m hungry” gamers. I suspect the target audience is college students who think jammies are real clothes, but my children thought it was “awesome.” […]