Pierogi Mania

Here are some pics from our pierogi fest on Saturday. The girls cooked, the guys drank whiskey, and the kids played. After only about 8 hours of solid work on dinner, we finally ate around 9pm, but boy was it worth it. There were enough leftovers to feed the Soviet Army.

Happy Valentine's Day!

May cupid's arrow be squarely lodged in your buttocks on this day. I'm not done with G's lion, but here's what I made M. He was waiting for him this morning, ready to go to work. He's got his security clearance and all the cards he will need to work there. He even wore a tie for his first day of work.

Here's a video of the kids at playgroup exchanging their valentines yesterday.

Houseguests and Elephants

We occasionally have a visitor on our front porch, but yesterday we let him come in for a tour of the house and fed him some Cheerios and milk. G had the great idea of bringing Choco over to say hi so the cat didn't feel like the only animal in the house. I think it worked; the cat felt right at home.

Yesterday, Chip requested that I make him an elephant. He very specifically wanted a white one, so I made his body and trunk before I ran out of white yarn. We went to four places today to find more, but we couldn't locate any so we bought a comparable skein. When we got home, I gave G the option of having green or blue extremities instead of white, and he chose blue. That was my choice, too. This was made from a free pattern from Lion Brand, but I changed the tail and added a smile. Please to enjoy.

Craft Stuff

Today was Iggy's birthday party, and here's the card and hat we made for him:

And here's what she made for favors (except without the flower), along with meringue mushrooms that were delicious!

Health Department Test Subjects

We took G to a MOMS Club event this morning because it was something different to try. We took him to Stevi B's (don't get us started about the spelling) to make his own pizza. Here are some photos.

First, they got to see what dough feels like.

Next, they got to tour the kitchen and walk-in areas.

Then they decorated their pizzas. G added crushed red pepper to his.

Now it was time to try their creations. G was, well, you can see for yourself. He just ate the crust. He must have realized that this was not the same pizza that he'd made! They can't fool him!

Well, later we went out for our traditional every-other-Friday sushi lunch. Today, we went to Fuji, since we were already in the plaza. Fantastic, as always. [By the way, it's true what they say about white tuna. Yikes.]