I had to work yesterday so MonkeyMan suggested taking MonkeyBoy out on the river to keep the house quiet while I typed. I wasn’t too keen on them going without me, since I thought two adults might be better to keep MonkeyBoy from jumping overboard. So we went today as a family to [...]
I don’t want to hunt Easter eggs!
I wanted the green egg!
We’ve been having a lot of this lately. Everything is a tragedy. First he was afraid his friends might touch his soccer ball. Then he wasn’t sure he wanted to hunt Easter eggs. Then it was that he wanted a green [...]
The tree has been taken down and chopped up for recycling. As I packed away ornaments, I had to snap a few of this year’s additions to the tree. MonkeyBoy made these at preschool – aren’t they precious?
One of my friends did a Christmas craft countdown on her blog this month, showcasing her [...]
I had grand hopes of baking twelve different types of cookies this season, but so far it hasn’t happened. I have been cooking up a storm with main courses, side dishes, and various desserts (including red velvet “Happy Birthday, Jesus” cupcakes for Christmas day), so at least I haven’t slacked off in the cooking [...]
A bag of coal at Christmas time usually doesn’t indicate niceness. Oh, but wait, it’s charcoal.
Since we have both sides of the family in town for the holidays and a freezer full of ham and turkey from a grocery store sale in November, we decided to splurge and buy ourselves a Big Green Egg [...]
are not decked. But the living room is decorated for the season.
First we had to celebrate the season by ceremoniously hacking down a living tree. We went to one of my friend’s tree farms as we’ve done for the past few years. We’ve also started a odd tradition of seeing how long [...]
The boys are out shopping and I’m supposed to be cleaning the house, working on Christmas cards, baking, decorating the house and tree for the holiday, and finishing Christmas presents. My parents are arriving sometime today and MonkeyMan’s female relatives are arriving in a day or so, and the house is not in any [...]
Not at all interested in Santa again this year. He refused to even remove his coat and clung to me like nobody’s business when I tried to set him on Santa’s lap. He told me “That was scary” when I stopped taking pictures. Of course, as soon as I downloaded the shots [...]
Yesterday was a lovely weather day and we headed out to one of our annual traditions – the Children’s Parade. This parade has a special twist. Scattered among the floats and balloons are pickup trucks and at a designated time during the parade, the crowd barriers drop and all the children rush out [...]
In honor of the holiday, MonkeyBoy shows us how to stuff a turkey.
First, select the bird.
Next, make sure it has the right properties:
Give it heart
Warm the heart between your hands to get it jump started
Rub the heart on your muscles so your turkey will be strong
Rub the heart on your ear so your turkey will [...]