I like making things, and fortunately I’m not too detail-oriented, so the outcome isn’t a big deal. That’s why it’s great to work with preschoolers! “Process, not product” is our battle cry. Anyway, you may remember the old view of housekeeping, well, here’s an update. We spent a couple of weeks learning about tools. Once they had some basic safety skills down, they measured (23 inches, thank you), sawed, sanded, and helped assemble our new housekeeping wall. It’s about 87% finished, which mean I’ll get around to completing it in June.
Happy Birthday, Brad!!
There’s no getting around it. You can’t call yourself somebody’s friend if you haven’t built a shrine to them. (Right now you’re thinking, “Well of course, but where am I going to fit in a shrine?”) In a spare closet, silly! We began our Shrine to Brad awhile ago, and it has grown greatly thanks […]
Grandpa Ernie
For those of you unfortunate enough to have never met my Grandpa Ernie, may I offer my sympathy. He was a very funny guy, and worthy of his own website. He owned a paper warehouse in Mattoon, Illinois, that I remember was full of every single thing in the world. (They make Lender’s Bagels in […]
Pesto Schmesto
Somebody call Beth, ’cause the jury’s still out on the pesto. I put it on some fish and baked it, and that was alright. (I also made some back-up lemon pepper fish just in case fish one was inedible.) We also had ‘raw’ pesto on pasta, and I really didn’t care for that at all. […]
Presto Pesto
I made pesto tonight. I’m always watching people do it on television, and it looks so fun. You need: olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. I toasted the pine nuts. I’d never tasted them before, and they’re kind of weird. Like a nut made of gin.  Throw everything into the blender. […]
Lauren’s Day of Fun
Every so often I declare that we are going to have “Lauren’s Day of Fun”. That means that we get to do anything I say without Lloyd complaining or balking. Usually it’s just as benign as going to Lincoln, but sometimes it’s going to Omaha. Today it was going to Lincoln to go to the […]