Happy Birthday, Grandad Cool!

We love you so much, and we are so honored to have you as a dad and grandad. We hope you can celebrate today!

The Three Cools Get Ready for Winter

Hobbit Day: The Aftermath

There was a fearful mess in the room, and piles of unwashed crocks in the kitchen. Nearly every pot and pan he possessed seemed to have been used. The washing-up was so dismally real that Bilbo was forced to believe the party of the night before had not been part of his bad dreams, as he had rather hoped.
~The Hobbit, Chapter Two

(after two loads have already run in the dishwasher . . .)

A Kid-Friendly Hobbit Day

September 22nd, in The Lord of the Rings, is Frodo and Bilbo's shared birthday, and we celebrated today with a hobbit food day, a watching of the Veggie Tales film Lord of the Beans, and Lego playtime with Frodo and Gandalf. We are stuffed but happy!

Left, top to bottom:
Breakfast--blueberry coffee cake (Grammie Joy's recipe) and bacon
Second Breakfast--skillet apple pancake
Elevensies--cheese, apple, and crackers
Tea--scones, honey butter, peach jam,, cinnamon yogurt pretzels, and apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies
On right, Supper--beef stew, salad, wheat cheese muffins

Finale--Apple-Plum Cardamom Cake

Yay, Sista Cool! Ovarian Cancer Awareness/Remembrance Bracelet

My awesome Sista Cool made this bracelet!

12/12 in 2012: A Maple Mizzle

What's that? A monthly shawl completed early in the month?! I'm shocked too! The Mizzle pattern just flew off the needles in Sweet Georgia's Maple yarn. I loved this whole knitting experience, especially that I finished it before all the leaves changed color!

Denver Zoo: As big as a bear?

Almost, but not quite.