It finally dawned on me today that I hadn't talked to you all week, so here's a quick catch up...
On Tuesday my dad turned 81 and we took him out to dinner. He's still very active, and volunteers as a driver for the Red Cross, chauffeuring people back and forth to dialysis appointments and such. His secret? "Any day I'm still walking and talking is a good one." Works for me!
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Yesterday I received a belated (thanks to Amazon being slow) Valentine's Day gift from my hubby.
I had originally picked up
Teens Cook Dessert at the library, thinking it would be glorified rice crispy treats or something. But it turns out that the authors of the books, two teenage sisters named Megan and Jill Carle, are the daughters of a prolific cookbook author. So instead I discovered a cookbook full of some seriously scrumptious recipes, including Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake and Cheesecake Bars (with raspberry jam swirled through--yum!). It was only with great reluctance and the threat of heavy fines that I returned it to the library, so you can bet I'm pretty geeked to now own both volumes. Thanks, hon!
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The kids have a couple of days off of school this week, which meant we were able to stay up and watch movies. With a 9- and 14-year-old it gets pretty hard to find movies everybody wants to watch, so I sometimes have to dig pretty deep in the Blockbuster vaults. I had forgotten what cheesy good fun this one was:
Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson, the real brains behind the operation, and Michael Caine as the not very bright actor Watson has hired to portray the fictional Sherlock he's created. Like I said, cheesy good fun.
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And lastly, I've really gotten into the swing of little critter production. My favorite this week has to be Tilt-A-Whirl Squirrel.
My family thinks it's pretty strange when I get so excited by putting a pink stripe in a squirrel's tail. But you understand, don't you?
I'm mean, c'mon, he needed it!
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