Our Skype-- Still Easter 2014

After we Skyped I took this quick video of us at the lake.

It's a cool lake, it has a cool dam with a cool waterfall.  There were so many people fishing on this beautiful day

Easter Dinner on the Deck 2014

A GORGEOUS day.  We ate dinner (actually a later lunch)  on the deck.

Easter Morning 2014

The kids looking for their Easter Baskets- we wish you were here

What a beautiful day it is

The all LOVE looking for their baskets

I think Adam thinks he's too cool

Last one

Easter Sunday on Saturday

We went to church on Saturday.  Pictures aren't that great but here they are.

Not too clear and too much light

 

Still too much light

My parking spot at the air port to remember for when I get back.  Seems this is where I park often when I have to go to the airport

Now Romaine!

I'm trying the stub thing with Romaine Lettuce now!

The bottom of Romaine

From the side

The small celery (named Jojo) and the Romaine sharing a container

The big celery (named Luke), and his brothers

Surprise!

Diarrhea, Lake and Snakes!!!

Luke has been kinda sick-- today he just had diarrhea- didn't go to school.  We all went to the woods and that lake on this beautiful spring day:

Luke and Jojo

Catching snakes!!!!

More snakes!!!

Celery Progress

It's been 1 week since I did celery #2.  Here are pictures of both.

After 8 days (we named him Jojo).

Close up after 8 days.

Mr Celery #1 (we named him Luke!).

Side by side.

FINALLY roots on the first one.

Adam's 1st Track Meet

Adam is in track and he likes it, more for the social aspect but it's good he's involved.  I WISH Justin would have signed up.  Wednesday was his first meet- here are a few pictures.

Adam with his friend Gavin

 

Lining up

 

Getting ready

 

Still getting ready

 

Close up- determination

Wednesday- Meatball Sauce

I had some time today so I made a big pot of Sauce and Meat Balls:

The start of the ingrediengts

Pork neck bones and ground sirloin, ground pork and ground veal for the meatballs- also eggs, pepper, season salt, Parmesan cheese, seasoned bread crumbs, onion, fresh parsley, and fresh garlic.

Same thing

Going under the broiler--FLAVOR DEVELOMENT 

Close up of the cooking balls

Beautiful brown flavor- a little blury

Before the browning

Note the nice round balls

After all the meat is perfectly browned, this is what's left-- then in goes the garlic and ALL that black and brown stuff is scrapped up and put in the sauce.

Now it simmers for a few hours--- very good!