Wilson had his eyes checked last week and we discovered he’s mildly farsighted. Nothing hampering his “grand slam” hitting. Last week he hit a home run and a grand slam. Just enough of a problem to make some of the close up work frustrating. So… here’s the new Wilson (for reading and computer work).

Here is the Professor sporting his new specs.

Claire Bear

Wilson

Sophie

Samuel

Well, the Hamburger Steaks were worth repeating… I just haven’t had a chance to post the recipe yet.  But I will.  I also tried the Cauliflower Layered Salad from the same issue, and it was good too.  As far as I’m concerned I’ve already gotten my money’s worth from this one.  There are still a few more recipes to try in the magazine.  Yeah!

Well, … I think we’ll be having Hamburger Steak, from page 26 of the current issue of Cooking with Paula Deen. Looks tasty, and … better yet… doesn’t sound like it will take six hours and an army of side-kicks to get it on the table. Should it prove worth sharing, I’ll post it here for you to try too.

We also seem to be down to our last jar of Cranberry Sauce, so I guess I’ll be putting a pot in the slow cooker tonight.

In going through all the pictures from Easter morning, I found this one.  Oddly enough, is seems to capture the general tone at our house … just a little wacky.  I like to call this one “Trying to dump the baby into the flower pot”.  The good news is…. she didn’t actually get dumped into the flower pot.  The days of a nice calm portrait may be history here.

All Along the Watchtower by U2, then you will like the following songs to accompany it in the play list.

Aren’t some of these on 8-track? Who’s feeling old? Not me. Because I have some cool & hip music. Genius says if I listen to They Might Be Giants, I might also like: R.E.M., Duran Duran, John Parr and the Cure. The Cure? Why not just stick a fork in me and put up Echo and the Bunnymen? Now I’m feeling old.

… and it was a little a lot, weird. Adam Lambert’s version of Ring of Fire was by far the oddest thing I’ve heard thus far on American Idol. Of course, I don’t watch EVERY week or even all of any episode. So who knows what other goodies I’m missing. I enjoyed last year’s INXS throwback, and I liked the winner last season. But while Adam was singing, I kept thinking I was listening to Freddie Mercury on a Johnny Cash tribute album. Then, Randy hit the nail on the head, …so to speak. That was exactly what Ring of Fire would sound like if it was covered by NIN (Nine Inch Nails). Now, … since it’s been at least 16 years since I’ve heard NIN, I’m going back to the laundry before anything else odd happens.

Happy folding!!

Dear U-Jimmy,

I love you more than flowers,

I love you more than April showers.

I hope you’re feeling better and better,

Here it’s just getting wetter and wetter.

Love,

Sophie

It’s good for the budget and good for the planet.You don’t have to use a whole dryer sheet in each load of laundry. If you use dryer sheets, cut all the sheets in half when you first open the box. You can turn a box of 40 into a box 80 in about 2 minutes.

A few other good uses for dryer sheets (or half a dryer sheet):

Everyone makes mistakes.

“How we cope with and learn from our own, and our willingness to forgive others, shows our true depth of character and reveals our heart.”

May your mistakes be few and your forgiveness readily available.