some more x-mas cheer - dinner - yummy!

an attempt at v-blog

Christmas Dinner

and christmas begins...

with a "HE'S HERE!" yelled with an undertone of disgust and the sound of a frying pan crashing to the floor...

grandpa C for his annual yultide visit -- of during which he said, "I'm think about getting re-married. But I don't really know who I should pick. You see, I can chose from a 49 year old, a 59 year old, or a 69 year old." To this, my dad replied, "Well Ed, it all depends if you want to die with a smile on your face." It's times like that - you wish you had a video recorder. Ah, but I am now $25 a richer gal - with memories to last a lifetime...

melissa, this one is for you.

Velocity Jesus... and yes, I know, Jesus hates me... (this actually came from Grandma and Grandpa)...

luminaria II

it's back... the streets lined with little candle-lit bags...

-sigh- (for reasons of the sigh see a December 19, 2004 post)

pandas

i hate feeling like shit. i hate getting crazy over nothing. i hate being really paranoid for 1 week of the month. i hate being super cranky, i hate when my boobs ache, my back hurts, my stupid uterus pulses, and i am so tired i could sleep for days. and i hate that i can't deal with people - even people i like - that i can't even hold a conversation because it is full of grunts and uh-uhs and yeahs. this shit just beats me up. how - evolutionary speaking - did this ever fucking happen -- i mean i just watched a show last night about pandas and the mom panda popped out a little thing the size of a stick of butter. now, a panda is twice as big - and apparently they can only spawn once a year - which probably accounted for their "poor attempts" at doing it - but humans spit out an 8lb baby with a head the size of a coconut. i mean, come on. i wonder if pandas ache as much once a year.

marge schott

her sale was yesterday -- a complete marathon, from getting her stuff organized to the sale itself - which started at 1:00 pm and ended sometime around 9pm? here are some photos of the place - before and after the sale.

and this was on the front page of the enquirer this morning...

Fans Snap Up Memories of Marge

and from the cincinnati post...

Auction nets $207,805








(and here's our website... Cowan's Auctions)

This is Father Smith talking about his poetry...

http://www.jcu.edu/news/05_fall_readings.htm#smith

My Newest Invention...

This is so Henry does not eat Benji-cat's food. Very ingenious, I must say...

These were from Thanksgiving - Me, Becky, and Jane

Maple-Mustard Glazed Salmon

yummy :)

1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp. coarse-grain mustard
2 tbsp light brown sugar
4 (6oz) salmon fillets


1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly coat shallow baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Place fillets skin side down.

2. Whisk together maple syrup, mustard, and brown sugar in a small bowl. Pour over salmon.

3. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.