Today my Mom and Grandma dropped in for lunch. They were on their way down from Whidbey Island to my Aunt Andie’s house in Salem, Oregon. They were getting here around noon so I planned a lunch of Shrimp Quiche and Blueberry Coffee Cake for the three of us. The coffee cake is one I’ve […]
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O Christmas Tree
On the 10th we went to a local tree farm to get our Christmas tree. This was the first year we’ve had a car to get a tree with (last year we had the car but spent the holidays on Whidbey visiting family). I was glad we had the car and didn’t have to walk […]
Santa Cupcakes
Today is the feast day for Saint Nicholas, aka Santa Claus. To celebrate I made Santa Cupcakes. [thumb:472:l][newline] They turned out cute and yummy, though Ryan did not like the red hot nose. Wish I could have got a photo of when he bit into the red hot, probably should have warned him. Lol! Cake […]
Colder and more snow
More snow fell last night and it is colder today. Our road is a sheet of ice. The snow yesterday melted and left everything wet to freeze last night. Forecast today is for cold temperatures and maybe even more snow. It’s supposed to be cold tomorrow too, but no more snow. It might actually stick […]
First Snow 2006
[thumb:469:l][thumb:468:l][newline] We got up this morning to our first snow (slush) of the year. It’s raining now and I expect it’ll all be gone soon. According to the current forecast, though, we should be seeing some more snow later today or tonight and tomorrow. Possibly a couple inches. But then it’ll be raining and warmer […]
Wii Review
Too tired last night to write any reviews. They would have been monosyllabic, Wii good, games fun. Unlike the other consoles out now (Xbox 360, PS3) Nintendo’s Wii comes with a game. Wii Sports is definitely a training title to introduce you to the new controller and nunchuck, which both have motion sensors in them. […]