In Celebration of Jessica

Birthday dinners are an important thing around our family.

More important than holidays really, because birthdays are little celebrations of the person who we've been blessed with in our lives.

Some of those among us don't yet embrace that ideology, but we are getting there I think as age brings wisdom ;)

So, today we gather for dinner to celebrate Jessica and her entrance into our lives (A few years ago on March 16). It's been a pleasure watching her grow up and become the young woman that she is. And now, she's someone's mother...amazing how time flies when looking back at the children in our lives. I don't feel any older (most days, anyway, LOL), so why do they keep aging?

Happy Birthday Jessica Marie! Love you lots!

How Are Your Eyes?

Does this make your eyes hurt when you stare at it for a few seconds? It kinda makes me woozy...LOL

I was surfin' around and found this on one of the sites I frequent from time to time...

These days we are getting ready to go to Maui for a few weeks next month. Gotta get all our gear organized and stowed. We get three bags each on the airplane, so we don't have to be too conservative. But just because we can, doesn't mean we should, lol.

So...Seattle is cold but the sunshine is out...thinking about taking the roadster out for a spin this afternoon. It has heated seats, so no problems!

Enjoy your day...wherever you are!

LOL...

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Sometimes The Picture

says it it all.

Hmmmmm...this reminds me of someone....

I just can't think "who?".

Any ideas from the peanut gallery?

Blustery Sunset

OK, so it's not art by any means, but here's a pic of the sunset (over downtown Seattle) from a parking lot in Bellevue.

Fiery sky...pretty neat, huh?

The Fruits of our Labor

Last night, Randy, Sophie, Rob, Josh and Magic went out in the blustery night and learned to make sushi rolls.

The class was a lot of fun - and we learned what we went there to learn.

How to roll our own...sushi.



Sophie was the most excited of us all, and in typical Sophie fashion, her sushi rolls looked the best. The rest of us did fine too, but you know what your grandma says- they all taste the same no matter what they look like...lol.

It really isn't hard once you get the basics down and learn the tricks. And it's a lot of fun too. The biggest thing I took away from the class was the confidence to just do sushi at home. There isn't really any mystery to it. I also have the confidence to put just about anything I darn well want into a roll.

Want to put raw fish in there? OK - make sure it's good fish, but go ahead.
How about just veggies? Sure, no prob.
Hotdogs? Well...okay...if that makes you happy.

It doesn't really matter what you want to put in there as long as you want to eat it. And it can be a lot of fun on a social level to hang around with your friends, trying not to get covered in sticky rice, making your own rolls. I think that we all had a really good time - we sure laughed a lot - and isn't that point really? Getting together with the people you love, sharing your time and a meal, talking and laughing?

I think so...

Just sayin'

If it's Tuesday, it must be Sushi

Tonight, a group of us is going to learn to roll sushi. It was actually my nephew's idea, and he put together a group of us to all go and learn together. I'm a little concerned about how it will all turn out - especially the part where we have to taste what we've made - but I'm thinking it'll be fun too. I suppose it doesn't have to be pretty to taste good...LOL.

Goofy isn't going. But you know that already.

In general, I like sushi, so learning to roll some of it myself seems like a good idea. At least the ones that are not too complicated and stuff. My sushi tastes lean toward uncomplicated anyway, so I think it'll be fun.

My favorite by far is the spicy tuna roll. Pedestrian by most standards, I'm sure, but I like it. We don't learn that one until class number two though, so we'll see.

I'm a relative newcomer to sushi. Didn't try it until sometime just after another nephew's wedding. I think we were waiting to go try it with someone more knowledgeable than we were - and once we did...yum.

I still do not like the idea of eel or octopus really. I see them diving, and it just seems icky. I've tried them both, and they are ok, but still...eww.

So...off to the sushi academy tonight...woohoo!

Monday was Mondayesque

Today I was busy as hell, and got not a lot of things actually done.

Every have one of those days?

I worked a lot, got a lot of things started, but very little actually done/finished/accomplished.

I kinda feel cheated.

Did so much and have so relatively little to show for it.

Well...except the messes I've left with incomplete/waiting for input projects that I need one more part, or piece or data point to finish. Too close to done to put entirely away, and yet not complete enough to call good.

I am grateful for the darkness in the den, and the relative invisibility of my efforts from the door. Once you get around to my side of the room, though, all bets are off.

So...tomorrow I try again...hoping I have something tangible to show for my efforts at the end of the day...

It's good to be optimistic ... lol.

Just sayin'

Yay! New Month, New Perspective?

It's March already...hard to believe in some ways - not so much in others I guess.

It's still a little tired here at our place. Got a lot done yesterday, but mostly that was Goofy and Jim.

I'm tired mostly from being sick and tired (lol). But today, I've decided to forget about being tired and just get on with things.

It could also be the fact that we are heading back home to Maui the end of April - for my birthday ostensibly, but I don't care a ton about the motivation, just so long as there is diving involved. :D

And there will be diving...and visiting with friends both south and west.

Perhaps that is the reason for my elevated mood and disposition.

Who knows?

All I know is that I'm tired of being tired and I'm sick of being sick.

A new month, a new leaf, eh?

Just sayin'