I get to spend today in my kitchen (one of my all-time favorite places to be, especially when Pandora’s by my side) making a BIG dinner for my Dad’s birthday gift. His birthday was last week, right before irrigation turn. We postponed celebration until after it was over. The night of his birthday, he was standing next to his tractor looking up at the sky.
“Look at that,” he said, “It’s a perfect night for bailing.” He then said something to the effect of “I can get ‘x’ amount of bales” and “what a great birthday present.”
Ah, men. So easy to please.
Tonight, I’m making a braised brisket, french bread covered in olives and cheese, corn on the cob (Bushman corn! Shhhh, don’t tell my Hansen Dad, haha) and OF COURSE pineapple upside down cake -the only cake Dad will eat.
I’m so excited.
I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. Today I don’t have a nice, plump post for you. I have bits and pieces that won’t make up full posts on their own, but they shouldn’t be left out. For example… check out my husband’s hat:
Nice, right? I have a good snigger every time he puts it on.
See the horses behind him? Giselle (the filly Lacy played with in her princess dress) now lives by us. Lacy couldn’t be more happy.
This made me laugh so hard.
The pregnancy test app? Slaughter me. Just slaughter me.
I recently attended a bridal shower for one of the girls who used to be in our Young Women. One of her girlfriends made her a bra our of duct tape. The only thing that could make this contraption more radical would be tassles and possibly rhinestones:
We planted this squash plant from seed. I planted exactly TWO small seeds. AND LOOK:
Monstrosity! Monstro City!
Saturday morning, I was getting ready to go to said bridal shower. Because I hadn’t been able to BUY a present, I spent all of Saturday morning making one. I dug into my apron stash, found one that was nearly completed and completed it. Then I made a hot pad to match. My husband was gone all morning chopping wood. When he came home, he opened the door and said, “WHAT HAPPENED?”
“Oh,” I chimed in, sweetly, “You know how I usually clean?”
“Yeah…”
“I just didn’t have time to today.”
And then he had what I hoped was a “I appreciate you so much” moment.
In all actuality, I think he had a “I’m gettin’ outta here!” moment because he spent the rest of the day outside.
But we can always hope.
Here’s what I made for the shower. It was really fun to get back to crafting for a morning.
(I love the necklace I’m wearing in that picture. Of course it was made by Cat!)
And a hot pad that sort of matched. But really. Where can I find a green that matches exactly?
Now I’m off to the kitchen.
There will be good eats tonight!
Speak Your Mind