Fur Kids...

Been a while since I posted anything on our furry kids - Kirby and Abbey. They are doing terrific and SHEDDING like crazy. Always happy to see us whether we are returning from a long trip or just coming back from the mailbox. Love that! It seems that Kirby has developed OCD over the past year. When we approach the door to let him into the house, he turns in at least 1 clockwise circle before charging through the door. Sometimes if you just put your hand on the door handle, he'll commence to turning in a circle full of excitement that He's Coming Inside!! He seems incapable of coming into the house until he's turned in a circle. Sometimes if I catch him way out in the yard, he will come charging to the door, pause, turn in a circle, then charge into the house. It's sort of endearing...

Purple Majesty

So we located some Purple Majesty Potatoes while we were at the first ever Norman Music Festival and I finally tried that recipe I found on Smitten Kitchen and save for a little deviation (no pepper), the resultant potatoes were scrumptious! Two days in a row! Hot with fish one day, then cold with chicken the next.

Michael Anthony’s Fork-Crushed Purple Majesty Potatoes

1 lb. Purple Majesty Potatoes, washed
4 small shallots, minced
2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
6 tablespoons good extra-virgin olive oil
Fleur de sel to taste
White pepper to taste (I omitted pepper)
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

In a large pot, cook potatoes with skins on in heavily salted boiling water until tender, approximately 15 minutes. Remove potatoes from pot, and peel them while still warm. (1) Place potatoes in a large bowl and, using a fork, gently smash them, maintaining a fairly chunky consistency. (2) Fold in minced shallots, lemon juice, olive oil, fleur de sel, and white pepper. (3) Finish with parsley. Serves 4.

Run Ruled...

Emi's girl scout troop held their last meeting of the year at the OU Women's Softball game this Sunday against Texas. It was a great game in that 1) we all got FREE OU Crocs!, 2) the girls received participation patches for attending this game as a group and 3) we kicked the crap out of Texas! The game was over in the 5th inning because of the Run Rule (OU won 8:zip). I was a little disappointed that it was over so soon because the emcee of the game had come over to our group and asked if the girls would sing Take Me Out To the Ball Game if Texas scored and the game continued...the girls must have practiced that song 17 times before Texas struck out.

She Shoots, She Scores!

I missed the big "tournament" game today and thankfully Scott captured some video of Emi's big goal. I told her to score one for me and she looked surprised that she scored...and her dance that followed was Too Cute - she was definitely proud of herself!

I'm so proud of my baby girl!

Do-Si-Do

Emi's school had a big Hoe Down today! The kids have been practicing Square Dancing for the past few weeks in PE. Emi was paired up with her friend, Billy, and when he would get distracted during the dance (they are only in Kindergarten, mind you), she would just do the moves (do-si-do) around him and then grab both of his arms and basically force him to promenade with her. She didn't seem to have ANY qualms about taking the lead. Not sure WHERE she gets that. Her partner's mom told me that she would make a good wife someday! Here! Here!