Bob sent these pictures of Zach’s really big day at Progressive Field. 5 year old Zach:
A real day to remember, even though the home team lost.
I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather and some relaxation! Our weather is warm and sunny, Larry has gone to bring Nanny & Poppy here for a holiday bbq rib dinner and maybe a few games of euchre with the dessert, and BBC America is having a Full Monty Memorial Day–Monty Python’s Flying Circus all day. Life is good–ribs and the Pythons! Happy beginning of summer, everyone!
More great pictures. These are Eric and Kristina’s children — there sure are a lot of beautiful children in our families right now! Click the photo to see more of Lexi & Caiden. Thanks, Kristina, for sharing these with us.
Brenna sent these after Bailey’s recent haircut (the professional cut; not the self cut). I lapsed and didn’t post them at the time. It’s really freaky to see little Brenna again after all these years.
given:
a=b
therefore:
a^2 = b^2
substituting:
a*b = b^2 — because a*b is same as a^2
new equation:
a^2 – b^2 = a^2 – a*b — because a*b is same as b^2
factoring:
(a+b)*(a-b)=a*(a-b)
dividing by (a-b):
a+b=a
substituting:
a+a=a — because a is same as b
or:
2*a=a
dividing by a:
2=1 ????? !!!!!!
WHY?
Jeff and Anna Marie know about my obsession with interest in quinoa; I’m really excited to find this super food that is a grain AND is good for me! I love rice, pasta–indeed, all things wheat-y. And my love affair has helped to make me the woman I am today: fat. Anyway, to find a protein packed grain that is so versatile and tasty is a real treat. (I’d even tried Shirataki Tofu noodles as a substitute for pasta–they’re not. Shudder.) So, Jeff, tonight I made a large dish of quinoa/tabbouleh: Quinoa, chopped fresh parsley, cucumbers, scallions and tomatoes with lemon juice and a touch of olive oil. It was a nice salad-y side dish and will be my lunch for the next 3 or 4 days. Very tasty–I recommend it.
Now here’s the part everyone should get excited about: I also made QUINOA COCOA CUPCAKES!!!!! While noodling around for quinoa recipes, I found this recipe:
http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1493/Quinoa-Cocoa-Cupcakes and decided to give it a shot. The recipe reminds me of the oatmeal cake recipe that was all the rage in the 60′s. I got 10 very puffy, happy cupcakes from the recipe and Dad is really happy that there are some baked goods in the house. Yum-o ! Caleb and Jeff, you WILL be seeing these this summer! The only modification I had to make was that I had to add about 2/3 c. more water than the recipe called for, but that may be because I used 3/4 c. quinoa from the batch I cooked this evening; perhaps if I had cooked it as written (1/3 c. quinoa to 2 c water) it would have been soupy enough. Whatever. If the batter looks too dry, add water! Now go try it!!
In family news, head on over to http://benandstephanie.blogspot.com to read Stephanie’s account of her latest foray into health care hell. Sounds like she may be bidding farewell to her gallbladder sometime soon. Ben told Aunt Jean & Uncle Bob that Steph’s broken and should still be under warranty, so he was going to send her back to them to fix and then they can return her. So if ya get a chance, send some love her way!
Jeff called this morning to tell us that he’d gotten a nice promotion to Manager of Allocation and Logistics! We are so proud! I know he’s been pretty much handling all the duties of “Manager of Allocation” for awhile, but now the title is official. Sweet! Perhaps he could suggest that it would be to the company’s advantage to move the title and the position nearer to the center of the country, maybe–oh, I don’t know–Columbus, or Chicago, or Indianapolis or something sort of central. Just to facilitate logistics, ya know. Just a suggestion.
Don’t forget to get us some new business cards when you get them, Jeff!
Shelby sent some great snapshots of her children. They’re growing so quickly.
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