Thanksgiving is family. Nothing better than squashing 12 family members around a table made for four, playing cards.
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Thanksgiving dinner at the buffet was lovely, but all the kids cared about was finishing and getting to the pool to swim. So, we gave in and pulled out the cooler. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
When I walk my dog I recently find myself looking down and wishing I had brought my camera with me to photograph the leaves that cover some of the sidewalks in my neighborhood. The colors and texture fascinate me and I want to capture it. Since I keep forgetting to bring my "good camera" today I decided to use my "best camera" to get a photo. Today, my best camera is my cell phone, since it is the one I have with me. This may not be the best image ever, but I just wanted something to remember the look of the leaves on the sidewalk. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
My mom sent me an easy sounding recipe for a pumpkin bread. Take a spice cake mix, add a can of pumpkin and bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Easy enough. Although she said hers turned out a little mushy in the middle, so she made "cookies" that were better. Taking that idea and adding some pecans (also mom's idea) as well as raisins (Jen's idea) I tried some cookies. While they taste great, I struggle to call it a cookie. Much more the consistency of a muffin. But look at them. Not exactly what I would call a muffin. Jen decided that they are chunks of a muffin, so that became a muffin-chunk or shortened down to a Munk.
So grab a box of cake mix, a can of pumpkin and make yourself some munks. Both my girls like them and Olivia thinks they go best with whipped cream from a can resting on top. Personally, I am good with a cup of coffee with my Munk. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Sorry that the video is so dark, but by 5pm it is almost night. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Our yard is in the shade of a giant dutch Elm tree. It is great in the summer when it keeps the house at least 10 degrees cooler, but in the fall there are a ton of leaves to rake. Fortunately U. City picks up leaves for free and all we have to do is put them in the street. For us, the result is a pretty big pile of leaves. The girls have come to look forward to jumping in the pile and ask when I am going to build the giant leaf pile. The pile is pretty big this year and the girls are getting braver, so instead of just walking into the leaves, they started with falling backwards and moved up to running leaps.
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Today was spent moving rocks to make the butterfly garden at UCCC. They were heavy, but that is what the Avalanche was built for. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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