Friends

Our dear friends who are leaving in a few weeks (I don't want to talk about it) came over for one last Persian BBQ.  I wanted to get a pic with the food in it too.  There was chicken kabab, kabab koobideh (ground meat with spice), flat bread, mast o khiar (cucumber and yogurt), salad Shiraze (cucumber, onion and tomato), kashkeh bademjan (eggplant and sour cream), green salad, and Caitlin's famous pasta salad. (Molly's favorite! Made by Mike this time.)  We had so much food, we could have fed...well...us.  For a few days.  You always have to have leftovers!!

Caitlin and Mike Channer
Two lovely people who will be sorely missed

Yours truly and Amir the sweetie-pie

For father's day Amir got cookies.  And I had to take a picture because they turned out so perfectly.  My chocolate chip cookies have a tendency to be flat and crispy.  I don't like crunchy cookies (unless you're an oreo).  My mom says to add more flour, but when I do I end up with cookies that don't spread and are dry floury lumps.  But this time....just the right about of puffiness and chewiness. YUM!

Doldrums

Yeah, its been awhile.  I had school. I had finals. I had sickness.  And I still have sickness, just another kind.  And yes, this is a total ploy for sympathy.  I feel bad.  LOVE ME!!!

This is Harley and her new summer cut.  No more hair.  Isn't she cute?  She found a bone whilst walking in the park.  She carried it all the way home and kept it safe from all the other doggies.  Amir said she looked liked a warthog.

I would have a picture here, but Amir neglected to send it to me.  The blue truck has been sold.  It is no more.  It has ceased to be (at our house).  The end of an era.  Amir hauled sooooo much stuff in that thing.  I don't know how many people he helped move.

We still have the tool box, which is quite nice for storing stuff on our porch.  If you know anything about where we live, chaining and locking stuff up is the only way to keep it from walking away.   I must say, living here makes me thankful for my quiet, uneventful life.

I am also incredibly grateful for family.  If you read my sister's blog, you know my grandfather died about a month ago.  As funerals go... it was a hoot.  Sad yes.  But my family puts the fun in funeral!  Some of my cousins I hadn't seen in years.  Every family has weirdness but, for the most, we all get along.  Or pretend we do ;)  Its a funny thing, to know there are people out there who you may not see often, or communicate with regularly, but they're always there if you need them.