Berry Picking

We had a great time berry picking today! We didn't stay long as it was hot, but we did have a great time!

(Don't judge my outfit- it was nearly 100F out today!)

Yummy Teriyaki

I moved here from Seattle. There are tons and tons of teriyaki shops around there - here not so much. We have kabobs.

So, in the spirit of wanting some yummy food, I went in search of a great teriyaki recipe. I adapted a friend's recipe (thanks Elbe and Jill) and here we go!

The cast of characters:

1C Soy Sauce

1C water

1-2 shakes rice vinegar

1C brown sugar

2-3 cloves garlic, minced/crushed

1-2 tsp crushed ginger (I cheated)

Add to a bowl and whisk until the brown sugar is completely dissolved.

Ta-Da!

Feel free to adjust the basic recipe to tweak your personal desired flavor!

You can simmer this on the stove for a lil while and make a thicker finishing sauce as well.

I keep mine stored in the fridge so it's always ready when I need a quick and yummy dinner!

2 parties 2 many

We had 2 birthday parties to go to today. Maxwell hit overload by the second.

We hit a hasty retreat.

We are now chilling with Blues Clues and calming down while momma here tries to get rid of a massive migraine. OMSH!

Photos:
Unwinding with Elmo.
Trying to cut using a spoon and knife.
Loving the Elmo cupcake!

Never too young to start!

Grillin' mama!

This mama likes to grill. Our old one was probably 10 years old, the grates were full of rust and the single burner was disintegrating!

So after the hubs and I talked he sent ME off to Sears to find my heart's desire (well within budget of course)!

Here she is. A 5 burner, searing and rotisserie grilling machine!

My dad and I got it put together in less than 2 hours (while Maxwell was napping).

Oh boy, does this grill work great! Wowza!!

Kiddo

My son keeps me busy, brings me joy, makes me learn patience and makes me sad that my house will never be truly clean again.

I love you kiddo.


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Harry Potter

So I just got notice today that the new JK Rowling Harry Potter site, Pottermore, is live! If you haven't gone to it or heard about it, its really pretty cool.

There's lots of things to explore- little tidbits she imparts for various parts of each of the books. Plus you can buy the eBooks for each book (or a bundle of all 7) that work with each major eBook carrier.

I think the bundle for all 7 was around $57.

I loved the books, as well as the movies, so its nice to finally have them on my Kindle.