Funny thing on the Radio...

"Bobby Fischer, this is God.   Check Mate."

A Father and Son Bonding over Madden

Who didn't see this coming???

 

Coolest thing EVER!

Link to Video I couldn't embed for some reason...

In all my years of computers, I never bothered with web cams. In the past two months, both Doug and Erika got new laptops both with embeded webcams. So Doug and I tried it tonight and it worked. It worked great!! Now we need Grandma Barbara to get one, and Dawn to get one.

Drew out and about

Here is Drew strapped into his Bjorn going for a walk with Erika in our lovely weather.

Why do babies have trouble sleeping?

This is just something i'm pondering as I stand on the porch,
listening to the silence of a cold winter night. Actually this is
just an excuse to try posting a blog entry via email via my
blackberry. I'm so hi-tech.

A Boy and his Mom

 

I see seafood!

Aunt Marilyn made this dish several years ago for Erika and I, I think back when we were 'vegetarians' but still ate fish. This year I finally got my dirty mitts on the recipe. Its a pretty basic dish, crab meat, shrimp, celery, onions, green peppers, and mayo with a cracker crumb crust.

I've made it twice so far. First time, it was excellent. This second time I added bay scallops because my theory is, the more seafood the better, and a touch of corn starch to thicken it up a bit.

Problem: The scallops weren't cooked, but everything else in there was (shrimp, crab). I figured I would be fine if I cooked it a little longer. Normally 30 min, I set it at 35.

I wasn't even close. I ended up cooking it for an hour and I 'think' the scallops are done. Lesson learned - cook the scallops BEFORE adding them to this dish.

Despite the scallop fiasco, it was SOOO good.

I Love Burn Pile Day!!!!!!!!!!!

Every year I get to burn a large pile of wood. I love it. I love the fire. I love having my Dad there. I love getting rid of the wood. I wish I could do this for a living. Although this year we had a little trouble starting it. Normally I make these fire-starter things with egg cartons and dryer lint. They make starting fires easy, but this year I was lazy. I handed Dad some matches and a piece of birch bark. Its started, but it was just a little slow in catching. But soon enough it was going full blast. Dad and I sat in lawn chairs, shot the breeze and enjoyed the show (and the warmth).