The Lord's Supper

This last Sunday, Danny was so excited that he got to participate in his first communion. He has been waiting rather impatiently since Father's Day for it, and finally he got to hold his own cup and bread. He was so excited, he was afraid he was going to spill his cup, so George had to take over. Megan, the old pro, had no problems. Always a solemn but cleansing ritual, I am so glad that our children share in the meaning of it.  

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 'The Last Supper' (1480), Ognissanti, Florence

The Rusty Nail

George has discovered his new favorite drink, the Rusty Nail, and I have found mine, Drambuie - neat. If you like Scotch, you'll love this.

Rusty Nail

1 1/2 oz good Scotch Whiskey (we love Glenlivet, any year)

3/4 oz Drambuie (liqueur made from Scotch with honey and heather flavors)

Ice, as needed

Lemon twist, for garnish  (optional)

Directions: Pour the Scotch whiskey and Drambuie into a glass with ice cubes and stir. Garnish with the lemon twist, if desired, and enjoy. Careful, though, more than one will knock you on your butt before you know what hit you.

I, the lightweight, am perfectly happy with my 1/2 ounce of Drambuie, neat. I credit (or blame) my Grandma Cantrill for my love of Scotch whiskey - every sore throat I had was treated with Southern Comfort. Ah, the memories.

2nd day of school blues

Does it ever bum you out that your kids are actually growing up? It seems like only yesterday that Megan looked like this...

And I can't believe that this little guy is in the first grade.

Ist day of School!!!

They are getting so big! I can't believe that this is Megan's last year in Elementary School. Getting into the school this morning was a nightmare, and Megan and Danny both said "We can go in by ourselves!" I wasn't so sure, but Megan walked Danny right to his class, and then went to hers. I am so proud, and I'm going to have to take them out for ice cream later today for being so responsible.

Stylin, aren't they?

Anniversary dinner at Ted's Montana Grill

Saturday night, we ate our anniversary dinner at Ted's Montana Grill. In case you didn't know, Ted's is open pretty late on Saturday nights, and we got there about 9:45. The place was still rockin, and there was a wait to be seated, if you can believe it. It was so nice to go a whole day without cooking (we ate lunch at Azu)! The kids enjoyed our anniversary as much as we did, and even helped with the gift-giving. Don't they look happy (especially Megan with a mouth full of steak)?