weekend news

Jim and I went to prom.  To chaperone.  Mike and Kay took the kids overnight.  We got a hotel and leisurely (and gratefully) slept in this morning. 

Then had breakfast at this fantastic spot:

I chose the french crepes, which were filled with gruyere, veggies and ham...covered in a tasty sauce.  Jim got the "big breakfast", and the star of that plate was both the mashed potato cake and sauteed mushrooms.  Oh my.  And, of course, we had dessert to top it off.  A hazelnut macaron for me.  Double chocolate cookie for him.  Visions of my own little sandwich spot/bakery have filled my head ever since...

We grabbed the boys, left the Miss with Kay, and went to the movies.  Thor.  Which had a {surprisingly} decently developed story line.

Then we returned for the girl (and apricots which are falling off their backyard trees..but we forgot those...perhaps they'll still be good on Monday when I come by??) and headed home.

Which is when I was greeted by the kitchen mess from this Friday creation:

It was a fun one.  But I need practice on covering spheres in fondant (even more apparent in the pictures). 

I ignored the mess and graded research papers until Azure became restless.  Then I painted her toes.  And mine.  Then her fingernails.  Which was when she started throwing a fit.  Between her sign language, screams, and pointing, I realized she would not be satisfied until my fingernails were a bright pink match to hers.  So now they are.  She always wins.

But I look at my blaringly bright hands and feel like a winner, too. 

And now I'm off to clean the kitchen...or cuddle Jim.  I'll leave you guessing.

Comments

[Jill S.]

How was prom? Were the fashions and behaviors disturbing? I hope not, but I've heard horrible things. Did you wear peach chiffon?

[Tiffany]

a cake, a getaway, pink nails...wow! That's a hard weekend to top! (Good for you, Amy!!)