What a Great Day!

Mom and dad are here for the weekend so I took my mom to Upper Crust this morning to get a pie for dessert tonight. Well, it opened at 10am and we were there at 11:30am and they were all out of pies(except for cherry) so we bought a couple of cookies instead.

Michael finished our fire pit today and I love it!  I am so proud of all his hard work on the deck and fire pit.

I am sorry but I am going to brag a little now.  Not only did Dylan make the GABL ELITE team but he was a starter and the captain of the team and made 14 points.  Today was their first game and they did really good! Looking forward to a fun season.

Next week they get their uniforms thank goodness because he looks like a ghost with the jersey he had on today.

What a nice evening to enjoy the fire pit!

Dylan needed some Grandpa time!!

Indian Cooking Class

Tonight I went to an Indian cooking class and I had only eaten Indian food once before tonight. We had lots of fun and learned a lot about the culture.

Sheila and I drinking beer from India.  Jyoti (who taught the class) is standing in the back.

We learned how to cook Pappadum (an appetizer), Haryali chicken, curried garbanzo beans with mushrooms, Jeera Aloo (potatoes with cumin), rice and for dessert we had vanilla ice cream with mango puree.

The chicken and potatoes were my favorite!!

We had a wonderful dinner!

What a fun evening!!  Thanks Jyoti for a very educational evening with lots of delicious food.

Jayhawk Fever

Holy Cow!!!!!  The KU Jayhawks have given me heartburn the last few games.  We are going to the championship!! Chris and Kelly came over again for the KU game and it was a wild and crazy night.

Kelly and I enjoying grown-up pink lemonade!

Cass enjoying the toasted ravioli I made.  I will definitely be making those again!

Cass grilled us hamburgers, Kelly made mac & cheese and I made brownie mosaic cheesecake.  What an exciting game! We are so ready for the big game on Monday!

Mother/Son Day

Dylan did not have school today so I took the day off so we could spend some time together. We got in the car and drove to Union Station so we could go to Science City and I pulled into the parking garage and I remembered that I left my wallet in the kitchen. Well, I cried (yes, me not Dylan) all the way back home.  I wanted to have a fun and special day with him and when he told me it was fine and that everyone makes mistakes I lost it!!  After I picked up my wallet we went to Toys R Us and I bought him a mini pool table.

We also walked around the mall and got pretzel bites and I also bought him a Celtics pennant.  Later in the afternoon we went to Sonic to get a happy hour drink.  When we got home he told me it was the best day ever.  By the way, he was done with me by 12:45 because he wanted to play with his friend Blake.  Oh how I love my son!!!

Tonight I made slow cooker BBQ ranch country style ribs and chive and cheese bread (without nuts).

Great day with my boy!!!

Hunger Games

Tonight was movie club and we saw "Hunger Games".  I actually read the book before going to the movie and I must admit that was a first for me.  

Cass is not in the first picture because she had to go get a free refill of popcorn to take home to her brother.

I guess I will read the second book now!   I know all my friends are laughing at me or in a state of shock after that statement.

Eat, Drink and Final Four Baby!

We enjoyed our nice dinner Saturday night made by Cass. She made cougar hamburgers (which was Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, liquid smoke, shredded cheese and ground beef) with a special sauce.  They were awesome!!

Today Cass helped me make chocolate peanut butter cup whoopie pies.  Stop eating the peanut butter cups.  

You really need to share with a friend because they are so rich!!  I also made praline brownies for work tomorrow.

Our friends Chris and Kelly came over for the exciting KU game.  We had smoked turkey and Kelly made cheesy potatoes.  Here we are drinking a new recipe for frozen margaritas.  YUMMY!

Go KU!!

Final Four Baby!!!!

TGIF

Wednesday night we helped support the Benninghoven PTA by eating at Mr. Goodcents. The PTA pays for all of the field trips so we don't mind going out to dinner to help out a good cause.

My friends Ann and Sherie enjoying the treats I made today!  I made Rolo Fudge Brownies and they were pretty rich!

Tonight was date night with Ann and Ricky and we went to the Blue Moose Bar and Grill.  Can you tell the moose is actually blue??

Our after dinner picture!

Ricky is always so patient while we have our photo shoot on date night even when he has to hold the leftovers.  Thanks Ricky!!

So glad it is Friday!!