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Archive for August 9th, 2007

Kid Speak #3

Count Dooku:Wow, your belly button looks like a cave.
I look down, noticing my shirt has hiked up slightly, exposing my midriff.
Count Dooku: I fink there’s a little bear living in there.
What the…?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I glare.
What do you think? Does this belly button look cavernous to you?

I didn’t think so.
So now [...]

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Who flavored the rain?

It’s been a week of scorching heat and today we are finally getting some much needed rain. A lovely thunder storm is rumbling outside right now and the kids and I are all drying off from showers. Showers we took because, well, call me paranoid, but because the rain tasted bad. I [...]

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My host family in Germany made me these delicious cookies!
Knusskipferlin (Nut crescents)
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup walnuts, very finely diced
Powdered Sugar
*pecans may be substituted for walnuts if desired
1. Cream the butter and sugar.
2. Add the vanilla and mix well.
3. Add remaining ingredients and thoroughly [...]

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