Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
New Bikes
Well Diane and I got new bikes…Lauren’s is a hand-me-down bike from the kid across the street.
She’s growing so fast, her bikes last about 3 months.
Lauren must eat!
Lauren gave me this hilarious note the other day. I was preoccupied on a conference call, and she didn’t want to interrupt me.
(She’s not a zombie, she’s holding a strawberry the size of her head in the picture.)
Soccer, 2009
Another spring soccer practice. She was more interested in her flaking fingernail polish than playing yesterday.
Words and Phrases I Hate
Sick of these already:
Green
Disadvantaged
Progressive
Carbon Footprint
Ideation
Crossover (when used in relation to a class of automobile. It’s an SUV, people.)
Crowdsourcing
“In this economy”
and finally, Sustainability /facepalm.
Happy Holidays
Lauren hamming it up in front of a tree in the process of being stocked with presents. We had a great holiday with my parents (never mind the stomach flu that dad and I caught!)
Looking forward to a Happy New Year.
Thanksgiving Prep…
The prep-work is underway for this year’s Thanksgiving. The turkey is in a brine bath, and it’ll sit there for 16 hours or so. The giblets and neck were used to make a gravy stock. I’ll combine that with pan drippings and some wine and flour tomorrow to form the final gravy (recipe here.) The sweet potatoes are mashed and in the fridge, ready to add to the casserole. Great quantities of carrots and celery have been chopped. The mise is “en place”.
Now it’s time to sit back with a scotch and watch the fireplace.
Lauren’s first day of school
She’s so excited! First grade here she comes!
