Food Fight

Happy New Year!

December flew by with lots of activity. We received a surprise visit from our friends from down south on Christmas afternoon. We had an edifying visit that lifted our spirits more than words can say. God is faithful and so merciful and shows such great love to us that I can’t put into words the comfort and love we’ve received from our friends visit. Praise God for His awesome grace!

Rex’s parents came for a visit the day after Christmas. We had a nice quiet visit with them. They took us out to eat. They are retired and need to sleep a lot. Rex’s mom broke her ankle last week:(

My mom and stepfather came up for a visit Christmas week also. The kids played a lot of games as usual and there was this one game I joined in on that I really liked called Hear Me Out. In the game there is a chance you might have to defend a topic or activity, off the cuff you have to come up with a speech and the other players rate you. One time I drew a card that wanted me to say how I would change the auto insurance industry, I completely floundered. My mom drew a card where she had to describe her first day working at a zoo in the elephant cages, it was so hilarious.

It has been a tradition to have another family over for New Years Eve but this year our tradition was broken because the other family had to pick up someone up at the airport. The timing of the pick up made it very impractical to get together that night. My mother and my stepfather decided to stay another night with us and so we had New Years Eve with them. I made a lot of appetizers. Here is a recipe my mother shared with me.
Beef Crostini:
Gold Yukon potatoes
Deli Premium Sliced Beef
½ cup mayo
1 tsp wasabi powder
garlic salt
olive oil
green olives

Wash potatoes, cut into ¼ inch slices. Lay single layer on cookie sheet. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic toast. Bake in 400 degree oven for around 20 to 30 minutes. Remove potatoes and cool. Mix mayo, garlic salt and wasabi powder together and spread over potatoes. Put a slice of beef over mayo and garnish with an olive. I used a heaping teaspoon of wasabi powder and I think next time I make them I will use more like a tablespoon of powder.





We celebrated Danielle’s 9th birthday at the end of December !!!!!!!!! She took a friend from TKD to Camp Snoopy. We ended up having a wonderful time with Danielle’s friend’s family at the MOA. Rex even went on the log ride with the other father. Danielle was queen for the day which made Geneva quite sad. Danielle is growing so fast, she is taller than Lilly already.


Rex and I frequently go out on dates. Recently we went out for Pad Thai. Pad Thai is usually served with crushed peanuts and a lime or lemon wedge. The first thing we do when we get our Pad Thai is sprinkle our peanuts on and squeeze the lemon over our rice noodles. So anyway, Rex and I were both busy preparing our dishes, when all of a sudden, Rex’s lemon wedge flew out of his hands and landed on the table behind him, the table I was facing. It landed hard on the table and then popped down on the floor. The girls’ table it landed in wanted to know if we were having a food fight. We sheepishly apologized a few times. I am sure they must have thought the lemon wedge came from me since I was facing their table. (Don't look too close at my picture, I know I really look washed out.I am not turning Goth or anything!)

Our homeschool co-op had a bowling party last Saturday. We all went bowling and ate bowling alley pizza! If you know what I mean. I almost beat Rex the last game but he gave me a kiss that distracted me from playing well on my last turn ( I lost by 4 points)or what I really mean to say is I let him win….yeah that’s right.