Holiday Fun

I tried a new onion ring recipe from Pioneer Woman. It turned out great. I didn't have buttermilk, so I soaked the onions in milk and some vinegar.

I made potato salad using some red sweet pepper relish and zesty bread and butter pickles. We also grilled hamburgers.



The strawberries are peaking. We had waffles with strawberries for breakfast.

Yard Dogs and Red Things

Monty loves to lay in the sun. They all took a nap in the yard this week. The strawberries are beginning to ripen. It will be a good year if we can get two straight days of sunshine. Memorial Day Weekend finally, time to plant, grill, and chill.

Breakfast Food

And Then There Were Four

Bubba passed away over a month ago. He lived over 15-1/2 years. He was not eating very much. He had an accident at home that left him unable to walk around. The vet could never determine what was causing his illness. Toonces peers into the closet every once in a while to see if he is there.

So the question is does Toonces think the dogs are cats or do the dogs think Toonces is a dog? Toonces is now 17 years and 3 months old.

I watched Bones Monday night and was shocked at the ending. Next week is the finale and the Gormagon mystery will finally be solved. Go Pistons!

Backyard Blooms

Brothers

Bubba now shares his bed with Toonces. Winston, Toonces, Corny, and Monty sleep together on the bed every night. Here they took a nap together on the couch.

Monty and Friend

The White Powder

The white powder came down and filled up the yard.

Sours

This is a picture of the quarter inch thick glaze of ice on top of the snow from last week. I think the tropical Sours are my favorite flavor at the moment. The raspberry selection was very good. The fruity ones are my third choice.

U2 3D

I went to see U2's 3D concert movie Sunday night. It was fabulous and felt like you were right on stage with the band. Art Modell's sons produced the movie. The movie has a blog and a Wikipedia entry.

Snow and Ice Again

The snow has started falling again and will eventually turn to some sort of freezing precipitation tonight.

Fresh Powder

We got about 3 inches of powder today. It was the light and fluffy kind. The boys went to the park and quickly came back. Toonces found out Bubba's bed is very warm. Poor Bubba!

Seventeen

Toonces turned 17 this month. He is whiny, crabby, and sometimes can't jump well. He's also very fat. May he live a long life. We got a half an inch of snow in about 15 minutes yesterday. It was like instant whiteness.

Super Fat Tuesday

My husband made a king cake today. It turned out great! We had barbecue chicken in a crock pot for dinner.