Chellisms

Spinning

Dinner time at dad's office. Thankfully they chose to spin before we ate.

Since Tim has had to work the last few Saturdays, 10am to 11pm and solo, the girls and I drove to Redmond and enjoyed some Outback. Hopefully this is his last Saturday shift for awhile, our Saturdays have sucked lately and left me in a funk.

And Then I Kissed The UPS Driver

 

Best mints ever.

At some point in my life I must visit Holland, I already love the place. Must remember to take an empty suitcase along and fill it to the brim with mints to bring back, I wonder how much mints will run me to bring back through customs? Must investigate.

Living Room Shower, Revisited

Do you remember back in July when you could take a shower in my living room?

As of 9:35 this morning you really can take a shower in my living room. I will even supply you with the towels for when you are finished though they might be a bit damp from sopping the water off of my leather couch (!).

Back in July the ceiling never opened all the way. It cracked and darkened a bit. We let the owner know and he blamed the neighbor and a leaky toilet, we are in a 3-story townhouse with a common wall. The next door neighbor had a contractor come look and he thought our owner was full of crap and the toilet leak his owner had was very minor and not in a wall. Back to square one, spackle and paint over. Problem solved.

HA! Not in a million years.

Tim and I came in from a walk this morning and both took a shower when we came in. After I got out Tim ran up the stairs yelling for a towel. He was on the desktop pc playing COH when he heard water. Hitting my couch.

Now we can say the house has a water feature.

Shit.

   

Recipe Wednesday: Chef Pete

This week is a bit different, rather than a recipe I have a person. One of my favorite people, Chef Pete. You might recall Chef Pete by a slew of other names Pappy Pete, Petey Poo or maybe my personal favorite Rumproast.

Chef Pete started attending cooking school in August. Not a community college course but a full-fledged-cost-more-than-my-last-car-twice-over cooking school. Oh, and he still works full time during the day as an engineer.

The girls and I have reaped the rewards several times as he often gets to bring home his cooking triumphs but this week my mom and I were invited to a night of cooking at the school. Ashley was kind enough to keep the ladies for me as the evenings festivities began at bedtime and Tim had to work and missed out.

The food was great. Crepes stuffed with asparagus, sauteed onions and spinach and covered in a cream sauce. Wasn't sure I would like them but they were yummy. Crepe Suzette that may have induced an orange-y sugar coma that was to die for. French Toast with strawberry coulis, and fresh whipping cream. Fresh made sausage, it looked good but I can't wrap my head around a meat grinder. Eggs made to order. Two types of quiche, Eggs Benedict, eggs florentine, bacon, fresh fruit and so much more.

It was so good.

 

I think he likes working the flambe station, or maybe just yelling flambe!

Scroll Down

You know you have spent way too much time on the computer lately when you go out with your youngest child and while browsing in an aisle instead of asking her to scoot over you ask her to scroll down.

And she knows what you mean.