It’s been a few days. The Beef Bourguinon provided two good meals and one lunch. Jim was in heaven. It’s on the weekly menu plan for once a month. My simple idea of the menu plan (I actually have 5 weeks of meals) is working really well. It is keeping me on track to make… Continue Reading
We needed a change of pace today so we devoted the day to cooking up Beef Bourguinon a la Julia Child. Five hours of Food Network activities. I started early because it’s a warm day and I wanted to finish up early, let the MH cool down and have some time to relax so I… Continue Reading
Driving home from Irvine today we tuned into talk radio and caught a clinical psychologist talking about her book, The Defining Decade.. What caught my ear was her assertion that “twenty-somethings” have been misled about what to expect in their 20s and thus they are confused. Really. This sounds pretty passive to me. What? Are… Continue Reading
Yes, there is a new Great Grandbaby on the way! At our family party last week Naomi and Brad announced that they expect a new addition in November. Evan was not too pleased with this at first. “Please, not a sister!” “Well if you guys want another kid, I’ll just go live with Grandma and… Continue Reading
Saturday was an awesome family day! One of the best! Several weeks ago Bryan organized a baseball outing to see the Angels play on opening weekend which happened to be Brad’s birthday. So it was a combined Brad/Renee birthday gift party! The kids even had a birthday wish posted on the big Jumbotron. Here’s the… Continue Reading