baking and such

yummy appetisers the kids and i made today.

french baguettes that i baked this morning, lathered with homemade pesto (basil from the garden), then sliced fresh tomatoes (from my and a friends garden), then topped with mozzarella. holy yummyness!!!
homemade cinnamon pecan swirls, inspired by candle photo and scent.

dude

im absolutely spent!
what a weekend.

bypass

this morning after my dads tests we were informed that he needs tripple bypass surgery. the surgery is set for 7:30 am, so scott and will be there at about 6. i am a complete wreck. i dont think ive cried this much...ever.

surgery

my dad is going under the knife tomorrow. apparently the bottom of his heart isnt working quite right. doctors at troy beaumont will be giving him a heart cathetarization, which (depending on wat they find) may lead to more surgeries. making me a bit uneasy.

he and his mom, granny are coming for dinner tonight. i cant wait.

please send your prayers

crunch!

so today...

i loaded the car with kids, put the car in reverse, when a huge hornet came in the passenger side window straight at me. so i opened my door; as it was coming straight for me i got out. (mind you i\the car was still in my driveway next to my house\front porch). so when i opened my door and got out, the car rolled backwards toward the street ... Read Morecatching my door in the rungs of my front porch, tearing and crunching the door backwards. doing so also caught the faucet for the hose ripping that off. so water is spraying out like crazy, and my yukon is rolling toward the street. i lose my flip flops and run back to my car full of kids, swing my leg into the rolling car and slam on the brake.

so my door is broken.

not totally, but enough to pay a $500 deductible, and not opening more than 8 inches or so.

bummer.

*no kids or hornets were hurt in this ordeal*

ye ole blog

has been very neglected these recent weeks.

we are super busy with summer and im really not taking as many pics as i would like.

maybe in a few days ill post something supa-dupa fly!

happy birthday charleigh!

charleigh jane is 4 today. were about to get ready for the zoo. its been a while since weve been. im sure it will be great.

4th anual pig roast

was a hit. good food, drinks, friends and family.

zucchini

2 princesses with a ginormous zucchini.

bread that the girls and i made last night with the zucchini.

by the way...

that last post was my 100th! woohoo. so heres a crazy happy chuck face for ya.

zukes from my yard. weve been eating tons every day lately.

next week

getting the house and yard ready for our 4th anual pig roast. im super exited!
cant wait to see people i havent seen in a while.
and get my drink on.

boston

were back and all survived.

i can say that im really glad to be home, i was really starting to miss my yard, bed, diet, and routine. we did all kinds of really awesome stuff. swam in the ocean, saw the uss constitution, saw the 1 if by land and 2 if by sea church, walked the freedom trail, ate lots of great food, went on the subway, went on boat rides, went to the aquarium, played in fountains, went to fenway park, saw the mayflower and plymouth rock, drank a cold sam adams across the street from a cold sam adams, saw the cheers bar, played on the make way for ducks, all while pushing strollers for miles. the reason for the trip was scotts brothers wedding. absolutely beautiful. the church was huge, old and HOT. the reception was at the omni parker house on the top floor ballroom. quite exquisite! the drive home was over 13 hours. and yes it was with all 4 kids in the truck.

we really had a great time thanks to barb, jack, chris and lindsay. thank you all!

and welcome to the fam lindsay!!!!!...although youve been around about three times longer than me.

were back

from the cabins...just long enough to
unpack,
do laundry,
and pack for boston.
this summer is just flying by
and i love every minute of it!

closeups

lilly pad flower
yellow flower behind pond

begining to bloom

colious in pot

purple clover in shade

my big pot

baby tomato

romaine lettuces

yellow zuchini

tyme and mint

recently i took a few pics of the backyard. here are some closer looks.

im babysitting...

...kinda. here i am at kitten and andys house, while they are asleep. anderson too. im here to keep him company while mommy and daddy catch some zzzzz's. this baby is perfect. they say hes up all night...its 1:19am and hes been snoozy for a few hours now. ya, were bonding. im sure hell wake up as soon as i leave.

nite nite