Oy Mate! Just when I thought that I'd seen 'bout everything that there was in Angus, we went walkabout on Saturday and saw this young ex-pat. He was sweet and polite and oh so very soft! And the Joey knew what he was doing - looking for a Sheila who had a chip for his snack. 
"What's it got in it's pocketses?"
Apparently kangaroos make good pets - quiet, loyal and trainable. Absolutely vicious claws though! Again, they can be trained to not attack.
I absolutely refused to even consider this - and you know that the childrens asked. Kerwyn is still just tolerating Cheeky Monkey, a kangaroo would probably send him to China for good!!
Amanda was watching the Food Network with me on Friday and 
Rachel Ray was making spaghetti sauce. Amanda is picky. She picks out every bit of anything from almost everything. She gets this from Kerwyn. She is disinclined to try anything new. She gets this from me. "We can make that! Can we make that tonight?" So, not one to discourage her from
new experiences, we bought the ingredients that Rachel used and set to.
She saw the onions & garlic, sauted them and put them into the tomato sauce. She sprinkled in the real parsley (from our herb garden on the deck). She rolled the meatballs
and put them into the sauce.
It took some convincing to deviate from Rachel's baked meatballs - "Rachel only has 30 minutes baby, that's the name of the show. She said that you could cook
them in the sauce if you had time. Trust me. They'll be just like Rachel's" - but we ended up browning them off and cooking them for hours in the slow cooker. It was awesome! It tasted great - Amanda loved it & Kyle was very happy for a good meal after a long day at work.
I joked with Kyle after diner "If I can get you perfecting pie-making and Amanda's spaghetti sauce, I'll never have to cook again!" It got a bit of a grin out off him. Ah yes, you do see the plan. By telling him my strategy he thinks that it is not my strategy. Bwah - ha - ha!! Rookie.
And you'll just have to trust me on that!
Here is Kyle looking very handsome and responsible! How could you not want to buy a coffee from him?
Kerwyn is in China again, but only for a week this time. He should be back Friday evening and will have a nice 3 day weekend to recover.
Well, back to my knitting. One stitch at a time, crafting a designers dream into a reality for the masses to behold. Is there any more satisfying pursuit? Not for me.
I'm one twisted fuck. And when I say "one twisted fuck" I mean my circular knitting is twisted and I'm fucked". 306 sts x 4 rounds of cables and twisted stitches. Gone. As if it never happened. You do the math. And fastest knitter or not that's a lot of woman hours ... evaporated. Barkeep!!! Another round! and no, that's not what got me into this situation in the first place, but they don't call it Dutch courage for nothing.
Not that Jenna (or Amy) should worry - I caught it early on and can easily make up the time. And by "easily make up the time" I mean I won't sleep and every little thing will be fine.
Having minions worked out not so bad. Amanda & Kaylie really got into it & nearly damaged themselves running at
the sound of the bell. Well, how else were they to know that I needed wanted them? Even Kyle came and did my bidding with a smile. We enjoyed this experience and will institute it again.
Joanne's sweater is done & I'm hardcore into Jenna's. Went blueberry & raspberry picking, made children blueberry pancakes for breakfast and froze the rest. The minions children had fun (no, really!)putting sour cherries into jars for freezing.
No money for a vacation? Voyeuristic tendencies need assuaging without the associated arrest record? Check this out. I really like the beluga & shark tanks.
When I was a kid and we were on a road trip we would play "That's my Herd". We'd call a cattle herd that we saw and roughly calculate the number. Less boring than "Punchbuggy" when you're driving through cattle country. Anyway, I found this and it's my new herd. Which one is your favourite? And I will need to buy a sheep dog, because if they were to decide to bolt I have discovered that I suck at stopping them. You have got to be able to do better!
Just a quick post - gotta get back to work or else I'm going to be up shit creek without a raft or a paddle!! Yuck
Oy Mate! Just when I thought that I'd seen 'bout everything that there was in Angus, we went walkabout on Saturday and saw this young ex-pat. He was sweet and polite and oh so very soft! And the Joey knew what he was doing - looking for a Sheila who had a chip for his snack. 
"What's it got in it's pocketses?"
I absolutely refused to even consider this - and you know that the childrens asked. Kerwyn is still just tolerating Cheeky Monkey, a kangaroo would probably send him to China for good!!
Rachel Ray was making spaghetti sauce. Amanda is picky. She picks out every bit of anything from almost everything. She gets this from Kerwyn. She is disinclined to try anything new. She gets this from me. "We can make that! Can we make that tonight?" So, not one to discourage her from
new experiences, we bought the ingredients that Rachel used and set to.
and put them into the sauce.
them in the sauce if you had time. Trust me. They'll be just like Rachel's" - but we ended up browning them off and cooking them for hours in the slow cooker. It was awesome! It tasted great - Amanda loved it & Kyle was very happy for a good meal after a long day at work.
