Brava!

Isn't she lovely? Emi is beaming after her Beginning Musical Theatre recital, The Magic of Music! Next weekend is Seussical!

Hot! Hot! Hot!

After a nice breakfast of French Toast with Mixed Berries, Emi helped me make quesadillas for the pool party later. We pan fried the quesadillas until golden brown, then put them in the fridge to cool serving them cold with salsa or hummus. They are quite good warm too. We ran out to the lake house for Nick's b-day party and hauled "A" back home to finish prepping for the party. I wanted to be in my chair with a drink in hand before any guests arrived.

We had a nice time in the back yard listening to the musical stylings of Chris from Tall Cotton String Band, Leroy and Kitten, Brian, Randy and Scott from Red Eye String Band, Scott's family and Rittle Rindsey.

Wii, Wii, Wii..All the Way Home

My sister, being the awesome sister that she is, nabbed a Wii Fit for us the other day at Sam's! And we've been unable to sleep thinking about how much fun it will be to dodge virtual soccer balls and do yoga, so on the way home from the airshow, we stopped by Aunt Dee Dee's to pick up the Wii Fit. We were also treated to fresh strawberries, spinach and cilantro from her garden. My meager "garden" is limited to 2 tomato plants, a few cilantro plants (yes, we are cilantro freaks), basil and Italian parsley. Oh, and the garlic that Emi and I planted last fall is looking good ...we plan to harvest the bulbs sometime in the near future. Emi was asleep by the time we got home from her Aunt Dee Dee's, but she woke up in time to help me make some Linguini with Clam Sauce. We both fell asleep watching Harry Potter (and the WHAT, I don't recall).

Later, the sweet tea that I drank with dinner woke me up with a vengeance and I was able to catch up the laundry in the basement and mop/vaccuum all of the floors in the house as well before I retired for the evening.

Non-Stick

Today we went to the Star Spangled Salute at Tinker for a little while with some friends. It was a hot and humid and NOISY day. The kids had fun for the most part and I enjoyed Tora! Tora! Tora! (very cool).



At one point an aircraft flew by and Emi was caught unaware in the heart of an inflatable toy and the next thing I knew, she was running out towards me, her fingers stuffed in her ears and tears streaming from her eyes. Her little face was flushed from the heat and she was scared. Daddy and I both felt awful and Emi just wanted to go home. We had to take the bus from Tinker to the closed GM Plant where we parked.

Stay-cation

Heard that term this morning straight from Matt Lauer's mouth and instantly appreciated its meaning -- your "vacay" involves staying at home this Memorial Day weekend. That was what I am all about this weekend. Going into "Teflon" mode deflecting any crap flung my way in order to Max the Relax. Yes, we have the airshow to deal with and all the noise that comes with, and housecleaning and yard work on Saturday, plus the cooking for our guests on Sunday and Monday, but AFTER that prep work, I am parking myself BY THE POOL until work comes Tuesday morning...