07/08/2008

. . . I should be able to blog about something that we did during this week away - something more than scratch mosquito bites. Hopefully I will be blogging about successful (safe) firework displays, good fishing, relaxation & fun in the sun. Or maybe hours of quality time spent watching movies & playng games if the bugs or weather were less than favorable. See you tomorrow - and maybe I'll write something about the food we ate - or not. Maybe I'll just write something.

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07/07/2008

We are still at the cabin and today is K's stepmom's birthday. We all celebrated a milestone year with her, last year, while we were on vacation. This year will be much more mellow. I must remember to buy a card . . . and I wonder if we will have cake? Too hard to make a cake & bring it & store it for 4 days. Really - too hard to pre-plan to make a cake, etc. Heck - I can hardly pre-plan a blog for 4 days. Hope you are all well - see you more "live" in a few days.

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07/06/2008

OK - this could be more than I can take. I only have to blog ahead for a few days on a theme that I totally groove on & I cannot seem to get the job done (as quickly/efficiently as I would like).

Today is the day Smitten Kitchen (over there in the right hand column) is delivering her 1st ever wedding cake. Go over to her site & check it out. She has been documenting her recipes/process/journey on her blog. I know I will be popping over to see what is sure to be a fabulous cake when I get home.

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07/05/2008

Let's hope that we are catching a stringer-full like last summer. And we always have to have at least one fish fry dinner at the cabin - which normally I would never choose, but here it actually tastes quite good.

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07/04/2008

Remote blogging - well, pre-blogging if truth be told. I figured I'd give the post-a-day a shot, this month. Hey, a topic like "food?" That speaks to me.

My favorite food to eat on the 4th of July has got to be watermelon. Summer foods for me are anything that you want to or have to eat outside - brats, roasted corn on the cob, ice cream, watermelon. Since it is too early in the summer for good local corn and ice cream I eat anytime I can get it (and justify it), I'll have to go with watermelon.

4th of July conjures up images of filthy kids with their faces buried into a semi-circle of bright pink melon - juice dripping down the chin and rind almost touching the ears. Cool, Sweet, Juicy, Delicious and Sticky.

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07/03/2008

Well, we are just about to hit the road for the all-American "Up North" summer vacation. Kids and all of their implements have been prepped/packed. Kevin & said children are out shopping for the necessities - toothpaste, chips, SHORTS! Good Lord, sometimes I feel inadequate. My 11 year old's entire collection of summer shorts: 3 pair of athletic shorts she has been wearing for a minimum of 3 summers & 1 pair of shorts I purchased for her on the way home from our last trip (2 days ago)! So, if I am doing the math correctly, Meg was 8 when these shorts fit properly!

Anyway, I have no real food link - this theme is going south fast. Except to say that I typically eat a lot more than usual at the cabin. Does this happen to anyone else? The down time, the fun (different) food, the fresh air . . . does it make you eat more? I recall this phenomenon from childhood, but assumed it was because we were so active (swimming, mostly).

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07/02/2008

I have no idea how to make this fit the food theme for the month . . . but this is what Kevin did while the kids and I were out of town. He - with a little help from some friend s& family - made Matthew a new cool loft bed. To finish it off, he will need a guard rail & a paint job. Matthew is dying to get into his new space . . . you may notice the costumes under the desk.

Kiddisms

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07/02/2008

NaPoBloMo - remember that from November - which is NaPoBloMo annual once a day blogging month? Well, for 2008 they put a challenge to post everyday for a year - HA! Yea, right - a post a day for 2008. Well, there is no way I can do this. But because I am registered with NaPoBloMo, I get little email notices at the end of each month offering up a theme to post on for the following month. For July it is FOOD. Well, that seems like something I can get my fingers moving about - but it's July & we are busy burning up the road. I will likely not post daily, but I will attempt to follow the theme when I do post. And I see below that I posted about our trip southeast - oh - and ice cream - there we go!

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07/01/2008

On the road again-
just returning from a few days in Wisconsin. It was just the kids & I on this trip. We hit a few favorite haunts - my lifelong (since 13 years old - that's life long at this point :-) friend's home in Sussex, WI, an annual lakefront party in Big Bend, WI, and "The World's Largest Music Festival" Summerfest. It was a blast - much fun in the sun in moderate temperatures - nothing over 80 degrees which is sort of amazing for this time of year. The kids swam & swam & swam. They came home water logged & sugar-loaded. Our friends really like ice cream - and so do I - much to the kids' benefit. It was a sweet 5 days. Not a single photo, though, as I left the camera right here next to the computer. Sigh.

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06/27/2008

Ooops forgot one from last week: 30th birthday cake. Freckled Mocha cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - and chocolate shavings.

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