NO CHICKEN FOR YOU!

So we went out to dinner Saturday night with Tawna and Nathan. We ate at Tutti Santi's Ristorante which happened to be where Jamie and I went on our first date. The food is delicious and very Italian - Jamie and Nathan joked that there was probably a meeting going on somewhere in the back with the Godfather! LOL! Even the waiter spoke with a heavy Italian accent. When he asked me what I wanted I told him the fettucine alfredo with chicken instead of veal. He looked very irritated and said soemthing about he will ask the chef, but sometimes the chef is grouchy or too busy and said we will just have to see. So he left and goes back to the kitchen and then comes back and says, "No chicken!" I couldn't believe it, I mean Nathan had ordered pretty much the same thing but his had veal. Why can't I just have chicken instead of veal? Not difficult, or so I thought! So we all had to laugh because it reminded us of the Seinfeld episode with the Soup Nazi who tells Elaine, "No soup for you! Come back - one year!" LOL! I ended up ordering the lasagna and of course - the food was delicious. Good food. Good company. Good fun!

Thank You Granny!

Thank you Granny for our cute blog background! So cute as usual! We love you!

The Sweetest Day

For Valentines Day this year we had all the kids with us, so we decided to have a special dinner in honor of the day. Good food. Good Friends. Good Fun. We invited Granny, Grumpy, and Papa Kanaga to join us, as well us the boys' mom, Marian. On the menu: Penne Pasta with Alfredo Sauce and Steak Medalions, Broccoli, Salad, and of course dessert - Chocolate Nutty Delight. Yummy! We set the tables in black and pink - festive for the love celebration and everyone enjoyed. Thanks mom for all of your help! We would have eaten at 9 instead of 7 if you hadn't shown up when you did! And thanks for all the fun things you let us borrow for the tables! We'll have to have another dinner to eat all the stuff we got that we didn't have time to make! LOL!

I "Heart" Jamie

H2Oohhhhhhh!!!!!

The other night we were having a family game of Uno and enjoying some delicious Cups of Dirt for dessert. After we finished and it was time to get ready for bed, Jordyn was not so quick to do what she was asked. On top of that she decided to add a little whining and complaining so Jamie decided to take action. He happened to be drinking a bottle of water and yep, you guessed it...over Jordyn's head it went! I couldn't resist the urge to pour my water all over her too! So of course I did and things went from wet to wetter and the other kids were having lots of fun watching their sister get drenched! She took it all in good fun, but then started to cry. I was not about to deal with tears followed by all of the "it's not fair" 's...so I quickly layed down on the sopping wet kitchen floor and told her she could pour water on me, just not on my hair and face - gotta have some rules! So she did and that was some really really freezing cold water! It was worth it. We can't be so serious all the time!

Something New

In an effort to get Taylor out of his room and away from the xBox, Jamie decided to help him fix up his dirt bike. They went out to the garage and started the work. They worked for a couple of hours and Taylor really seemed to enjoy the work and the help too! It's good to see him learning something new and taking care of something that he really loves!

Poignant

Jordyn was given an assignment by her Language Arts teacher to write a poem. Here is what she wrote:

Greed

A heavy weight inside you
Drowns you in a sea of rapaciousness
Blinds you from the greater matters
Turns your heart to stone
Cuts off all emotions

Not caring what you say to others
Or what others say about you
Cupidity is all you think about
Always wanting more
And more

Ravenous thoughts run
Through your mind
Turning it upside down
Always acquiring more
And more material items
But never fully satisfied

Never stopping till there's
Nothing left
All of our beautiful, green planet
Destroyed
leaving nothing but gray
And sadness
Because of your hunger
For Greed