The rest of November in a nutshell

Oh my goodness, has time flown. Since Veteran's Day, we have been so busy, it is all a blur. George got some good pics of some of the events, so here's a quick recap.


1. The weekend after Veteran's Day, Danny's friend Emily had her sixth birthday party at the park, and the two of them spent nearly the whole time climbing to the top of the rope ladders. Megan had a great time drinking her favorite beverage (can you guess what it is?) and Zachary took breaks from homework to sit by the kids and harass them. It was a good time.

That same weekend, Harley got a new bed that she absolutely loves. I am so glad, because our new couches are off limits!

Danny had his Kindergarten play on the 17th. He got to play a veggie that is his favorite color of all!

Before Thanksgiving, Danny's afterschool teachers outdid themselves on the face paint, his favorite after school activity. it took two days to bring his face back to its natural color.

Thanksgiving Day, we had a "feast" (as Danny likes to call it) and got so tired we forgot all of the plans we had for the rest of the day in our mad rush for the sleeping couch. There is such a thing as too much good food!

The plans, a walk in the park and cleaning out the garage, were completed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving. We had such a great time, and it was such a beautiful weekend,
that we didn't want to be inside at all.

My beautiful boy,

and girl,

and our wonderful boys in a footrace. Guess who won!

George and I ripped out all of the junk from the the garage and he and Zachary put together Gorilla shelving and a new workbench. He is so proud of the way his garage turned out.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Veteran's Day...Man am I falling behind!

On Veteran's Day, we had a long talk with Megan and Danny about the meaning of Veteran's Day. Megan had the great idea of going to a cemetery to honor some who've died in service. We decided to take them to the Old City Cemetery to show them the Confederate and Union graves, and they were fascinated.

This is awesome!

My coworker shared this link with me, and I just had to post it. It is a video of the halftime show at the Army/Navy basketball game in Ohio. Amazing girls.

Benet's Biscuits

Megan has been obsessively reading The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas, and one of the main characters, Benet, is described the following way:

"A rather scary-looking guy, but one who loves to knit, bake and clean. His nose has been broken so many times, it's been flattened. If he were an animal he'd be a big bear. His hair is brown and sticks out on his head like spikes. You wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley, but you would want to eat his biscuits."

The recipe for those biscuits is in the back of the book, and Megan talked me into baking them this morning. I have to say, they were really good. Here's the recipe:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons bee's wing (baking powder)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup milk

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Mix dry ingredients together in bowl. Cut in butter until fine and crumbly. Make a well in these ingredients and pour in milk. Knead with your fingers only until blended - do not overwork or biscuits will be hard and flat. Roll to one knuckle thick and cut in rounds. Place on greased pan, and bake until golden brown (12-15 minutes). Best eaten hot with butter and honey.

This week

This week was another whirlwind. Highlights? The fair on Thursday and Dad Creamer's birthday party tonight. As you can see above, George got some great pictures at the fair. We had a really good time, too. Mmmmmm, funnel cakes and turkey legs.

Happy Birthday Dad C.! Hope you had a great time!