Browse Month: December 2007

Putts and Pie

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This morning I played 9 holes with Jimmy and Tinou. It was a cold day and the course was pretty crappy. On Hole 5, the green didn’t really look much like a green. In fact, it was yellow and patchy. Overall, I had horrible day on the course but my chip shots weren’t too shabby for a change. The boys pulled through despite the yucky conditions and Jimmy managed to squeak ahead of Tinou by one stroke.

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In the afternoon, Jes and I attended Ryan and Michelle’s Pie Party.  There were 3 savory pies and a grip of sweet pies.  We actually voted for our favorite and the savory pork pot pie won.  It was pretty good.  My apple pie didn’t win but it was almost gone by the end of the party so I’d say it wasn’t a complete failure.  Here are photos from the party.

Just like in the cartoons…

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Michelle and Ryan are hosting a pie party this afternoon so I decided to bake a traditional apple pie. I actually made the crust from scratch and I LOVE the new French rolling pin that I bought last weekend. Next came the apple filling, which was covered with the top crust and a sprinkling of cinammon and sugar, and then I “put it in the oven for baby and me”. (Haha – that’s a line from “Patty Cake” in case you didn’t know.)

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When it came out, it was golden brown and still bubbling inside. In fact, as I was admiring my creation, I noticed that there were little spirals of steam coming out of the vents I cut and thought, “Wow! It’s just like in the cartoons!” All I needed was an open window sill for Tom and Jerry to steal it. So, the final test is this afternoon when I cut it open and serve it to my friends. I also made my Mommy’s Famous Cheesecake as back-up but hopefully they’ll both be winners.

cheap eats

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I’ve gotten into the habit of eating a big hearty bowl of oatmeal each morning at work.  The rehab department is located just next door to the cafeteria so it’s very convenient.  I’m just amazed at how cheap some items are and how much more expensive it is for other items.  For example, my oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins (with the 10% employee discount) is only 72 cents.  But if I want a crossaint sandwich, it’s $3.78! It’s not a ridiculous price but it’s significantly more than my daily oatmeal.

The other day I was feeling pretty grumpy in the morning and the oatmeal was looking especially sticky.

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So, I skedaddled to the grill area to check out what else I could get.  I decided to treat myself to some made-to-order french toast and a sausage patty.  Not only was it yummy but it costed me only $1.50!!!  I was so pumped and enjoyed 5 minutes of sitting at my desk with a knife and fork, happily eating my yummy (and cheap) breakfast.

It’s a Kolar Khristmas

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We had a relaxing weekend of good food, friends, and Christmas fun. On Friday night, Jes made a tasty dinner of beef tenderloin and mushroom/asparagus risotto as a pre-Christmas dinner for Susie, Victor, Jimmy, and Eleen. On Saturday night, Ryan and Michelle came over with Thai food and the little dude. We also got to watch the fireworks that came from the holiday celebration across the street.

Today, we spent the morning relaxin’. I had a little dress-up fun with Koa and took some funny Christmas portraits of him. I put on his red Christmas collar and pulled out the annual reindeer antlers and a scarf my friend bought for him. He has to look ridiculous only two times a year and this is one of those times (the other is on his birthday). You can’t tell in this photo but the scarf lights up. Heh heh…

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He was a good sport and humored me for long enough to get some photos taken. This is probably the first time he was able to actually keep the antlers on without shaking or pawing them off right away.

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He still looked rather sad though. As I took the reindog photos, I couldn’t help sing a little ditty I made up called “The Sadest Little Dog in the World”. I couldn’t resist adding the candy cane prop and harsh flash to give the photo a little extra cheesiness. Merry Early Christmas, Everyone!

P.S. Kolar is just an affectionate nickname that I have for Koa. I don’t know where it came from.

Mmm…cat.

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Koa got his first sniff of cat today.  We went over to the Sokol-Juns to take their Christmas card photos and brought Koa along for kicks.  He’s never met a cat before so we thought it would be interesting to see what would happen.  At first he didn’t even notice them since they ran up the stairs to hide as soon as Koa entered the loft.

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Then Wilby came down to check out the action and Koa got nose-to-nose with him.  There wasn’t any chasing or any frying pans being swatted so that was a bummer.  I mean, it happens all the time on Tom & Jerry so why wouldn’t it happen in this case?