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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Buddies
Otis has finally found his kayak/canoeing buddy!
On October 4, the two loves of my life set off for a great adventure. They paddled (OK, Otis paddled while Anna Jane sat back like a princess) up and down Middle Creek. The creek runs through the park and nature trail in our neighborhood.
You would have thought that they were going to be gone for days judging by the amount of snack food that they took on their voyage! They paddled around, took the boat out, wandered in the woods a little and then came home.
What was I doing while the adventurers were adventuring??? Taking a bubble bath!!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I do not fancy myself a cake decorator (although, I do think I'm fancy in
lots of other ways!!). Our good friend, Amanda, celebrated her
Wonder Woman cake!
The frosting was too warm, so it kind of puddled together in places, but
I think it came out pretty good!
Anna Jane thinks so too!
Amanda and her sister, Mary Hunter, come over almost every Friday night
for low-key, casual dinner; usually pizza or other take-out. Sometimes I cook, sometimes they bring dinner...we kind of decide depending on what kind of week everyone has had.
For Amanda's special birthday dinner, I made a pork roast and
some yummy side dishes--but the cake was the big surprise.
Amanda loved Wonder Woman when she was little (even had her own outfit,
I think she still wears it in private...ssshhhh...). I found this cake pan at a yard sale probably
15 years ago and bought it for a quarter. When I found out that she was a WW fan, I knew that I finally had a use for that pan!
I wish I had some pictures of Amanda and her family. Her Mom and Dad
came over along with her sister for her birthday dinner. We ate like pigs, laughed and talked.
It was a fun evening and the dessert was good, but more importantly,
this is a friendship that I treasure because Amanda is...
wait for it...
WONDERFUL!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sea Kayaking with her Daddy!
We are enjoying a fabulous two week vacation
at Atlantic Beach, NC!
It's not exotic or tropical, but we have been
coming to the Crystal Coast every summer since 1992.
It's comfortable knowing exactly where to get the best
pizza, where all the movie theatres are, which restaurants
have two-for-one specials on what night and what time
the dolphins can be spotted every day!
Otis and Anna Jane had a blast in the surf
--it didn't last too long due to rough waves----and one terrible spill!
Anna Jane was a "tough girl" and didn't let it scare her but Daddy
felt like they would be better off bobbing around in their
lifejackets!
She will always remember the time that her Daddy
took to be with her. The way that he makes her feel
special and the way she feels safe with him.
Sowing seeds for future relationships with men, huh?
Someone will have big shoes to fill some day---
even though he only wears a 10 1/2.
Hmmmm...how puzzling...
While at the beach:Mr. Yoohoo nearly met with an untimely death after
being discovered lounging atop this puzzle.
What you don't understand is just how OCD my
Aunt Lynne has been about her puzzles.
She has commandeered the dining table at
one end. Thank goodness it seats about 10 or else
we would have been eating picnic style for two weeks!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Breakfast fit for a Princess!
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