Imagine.

In the midst of verbal sparring, the 20-yr old has taken to telling the 27-yr old:

"Sssh! Use your imaginary voice."

I have no idea why this cracks me up every time.

Bliss.

This is bliss.
Pure bliss.

The 20-yr old called them "Chocolate Snowballs".

The 13-yr old called them "Reindeer Poop".

Guy called them "Pretty Good".

The 27-yr old hasn't tried them yet.

I call them "Bliss Balls".
We all want more...

Bake any cake (this one is a Devil's Food Cake) and crumble it up.

Mix it with any frosting (this is vanilla with sprinkles).

Chill it.

Make it into balls.

Coat it with Candi-Quik, Almond Bark, Whatever Brand Name (chocolate or vanilla).

Man, oh man, oh man!

Creamy. Rich.

And I don't even like sweets...

Well, except for chocolate.

Recipe here:

Holiday Cake Bon Bons

Inquiring Minds and All That....

I have a serious question:

Hypothetically speaking, if you had a guest at your house for a small birthday gathering and the man of the house was about to cut the cake and said guest took the knife out of his hand and said "Not yet" -

Men - what would your reaction be?
Women - what would your husband's reaction be?

On the Square-

Today, we found an old friend! A very large old friend. Kerry is leaning in here. When he stands straight up, he's actually 6'4" tall. And when he hugs you, he really hugs you. I love this kid! Seeing him again was the highlight of the day. We haven't seen him for 27.5 months, but who's counting? After we caught up on the last 27.5 months, I fussed at him and got his number and a promise for him to come to the show next week.
He is one of the most awesome human beings you could ever hope to meet. And he has an amazing sense of humor! The looks people get when he introduces us as his family are priceless. We're not really related but we won't ever tell! And Guy was at work today or I would have gotten a picture of Kerry hugging Guy. He makes Guy look really small!

Some other highlights of our trip were food-related. Come to think of it, most of the best things in life are!

My youngest and I stopped here:

So that we could have some diet food.

I mean, if it has breading on it it's deep fried. Healthful, right?

And if it has a Snicker's bar in it, it's got to be really healthful!

Yeah, that's a fried Snicker's.

I noticed a lot of red hoodies.
My baby had one on.


And this lady had one on . But her dog didn't.

And just perusing a portion of the crowds, I noticed a kid with a red hoodie on.

And it was a first time taste test for my youngest:

A bowl of pig intestines.

AKA: chitterlings.

Most frequently called "chitlins".

Our life just may be complete.

Conversely,

The 27-yr old, last night:
"I got a new movie for tomorrow night. The one with your man in it."
Me: "Mel Gibson?"
"No, the other one."
Me: "Gerard Butler?"
"No, the other one."
Me: "Who?"
He gives me a hint-
Me: "Oh! Christian Bale! YAY!"

The 20-yr old on her FB wall last night:
"Mom's marvelous meatballs are helping me overlook the fact that she's lately taken to calling me Shortbus."

I was fussing this morning because I do NOT want to go anywhere. And, of course, I'll be on the road again today.
My 20-yr old said; "When we move out you're going to be a recluse."
Then she said; "And I thought homeschoolers were supposed to be unsocialized." because I went to public school.
"You're going to be one of those cat ladies."
But I stood up for myself and said that I will not have cats.
So she said: "Great! So you won't even have them for socialization."
HA! She's wrong! I'll still have the voices...

Just Ducky.

I love to walk down to the pond and watch the ducks.
They float so serenely, so peacefully.
They seem to not have a care in the world.
It's so relaxing to just watch them.

Some days, it just makes me want to be one of those ducks!

Even if they are just decoys.

(The real ducks tend to stay near the house...)