Hi everyone! I had trouble getting in to post but after signing into my account again I finally got here. I was able to read all the posts though. It's been several days since I was here.
We had a nice Memorial day at Karen's. Because of the heat we ate indoors and cooked some of the stuff inside and some outside. I baked my 'Krimpet' cake which is a family favorite. The kids were extra excited because Jacob got his new big boy bed and they couldn't wait to show us! He is so proud of not sleeping in the crib anymore. Karen and Jer had spent the weekend getting the bed up and putting in some new stuff in the kids' rooms.
Donna H--glad you got home safely and had a good time on your trip.
Margie--I am a steak lover also. Usually we cook them at home but occasionally is it nice to go out and have someone else do it. I have never been disappointed with Outback's steaks. We have a large Latino community here in our county. Our grocery stores do have large ethnic foods sections. For years we had a delicious, authentic Mexican restaurant here but the owners returned to Mexico. I took Spanish lessons years ago and our Spanish teacher (who was from Puerto Rico) introduced us to the restaurant. I loved their tamales. Wish I could learn how to make them. Anyway, she also told us that the US government came up with the term Hispanic (I did not know this before) and that most Latinos preferred being called Latinos. Kind of like most Native Americans prefer being called American Indians. That was interesting about your store not having queen sized sheets--something I never thought about! Funny you should mention Gavin turning the water on several times a day. Jer had to turn the water off inside the house so Jake wouldn't turn it on last summer. So far this year he has left it alone.
Donna M--I hope the rash is nothing serious. It is most likely from something in the house where you stayed. But maybe not. Keep us posted.
Cady--I don't buy very many books anymore but when I do it is regular sized p/bs. Only if a favorite author has one come out in trade will I buy one. Fortunely I can get most of the books I want from the library now. I am looking forward to reading The Kingdom and finding out more about Amelia.
Sandi--You can purchase The Good Father on Amazon but I haven't seen it is the stores yet. I have read a lot of DC's books and enjoyed them. Hopefully the library will get this on in. We like going to the Philly zoo and try to go once a year with the kids. Karen has a membership and as Cady said it pays for itself with only a few visits.
I would like to get an IPad one of these days. I enjoyed the discussion about bbqing! Don will do it if I insist. He uses a charcoal grill. My dad wasn't much of a bbqer, so my mom learned and she got pretty good.
I am still reading The Book of Love. It is long but worth the time to read it. We are going to the Phillies game on Saturday. This is our annual family game. You might remember last year it was rained out. This year looks like nice weather. We are all looking forward to it. I even bought a new Phillies cap today.
I hope you all have a great weekend and do some reading!
Mary
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