Asparagus Soup recipe

Each time I want to make this soup, I have to search for the recipe. Putting it HERE to have it in a convenient place.

Where'd we go?

We have been experiencing technical difficulties for quite a while... computer issues, memory issues, lack of hard drive space.

Hoping a new computer will rectify the situation and we will be able to post again.

We've been busy. New state. New zip code. New address... twice. Hoping to have settled into our HAPPILY EVER AFTER home.

Tiger scout turned to Wolf.

4K came and went. First grade came and went.
Moving on to SUMMER!

advance notice tornado

Thankful for weekly tornado siren tests at noon on Saturdays. Now I know that if hubby's air purifier is running in our bedroom, we will NOT hear the tornado siren going off.

We can hope that Silas, with two bedroom windows and NO noise machine would hear the siren Nd be able to alert us to seek shelter.

Good to know.

Quiz the kids

Without ANY prompting ask your kids these questions. It's a great way to see what they think. Copy and repost with their name, age:

1. What is something I always say to you?
Silas: I love you
Sydney: I love you
ACTUAL: I love you. Go back to bed; good night!

 2. What makes me happy?
Silas: Having help with the dishes*
Sydney: hugs and kisses
ACTUAL: having a clean house so that I can enjoy time with my family
*I have a sign in the kitchen that says "I like hugs... I like kisses... but what I love is help with the dishes"

 3. What makes me sad?
Silas: when we don't listen
Sydney: a messy house
ACTUAL: yelling at my children

 4. How do I make you laugh?
Silas: by tickling us
Sydney: you tickle my feet
ACTUAL: by calling ANY construction equipment a digger and getting it right 2% of the time OR with silly rhymes

 5. What was I like as a child?
Silas: ticklish?
Sydney: I don't know. You never told me.
ACTUAL: pens, paper, art supplies = content and happy

 6. How old am I?
Silas: 5? Wait, no, Sydney is 6. You are 16.
Sydney: 22!
ACTUAL: SIRI says I don't look a day over 29, but I am really 38.

 7. How tall am I?
Silas: 6 feet
Sydney: Taller than me! (Thank you, Captain Obvious!) I don't know... 3 feet?
ACTUAL: shy of 5'10"

 8. What is my favorite thing to do?
Silas: play games
Sydney: play games
ACTUAL: project life scrapbooking and reading with my kids

 9. What do I do when you're not around?
Silas: listen to a audiobook
Sydney: read a book
ACTUAL: clean the house. (What do I want to do? Take a bath, lounge in my pajamas and read a book or watch a movie in my clean house. NOTE: I think it would be easier to keep the house clean while the wrecking crew is away.)

 10. What am I really good at?
Silas: reading
Sydney: reading
ACTUAL: spelling, rhyming, writing

 11. What am I not very good at?
Silas: making toys
Sydney: cleaning the house
ACTUAL: math and keeping up with paper clutter

 12. What do I do for a job?
Silas: work at school
Sydney: go to school
ACTUAL: aide at school

 13.What is my favorite food?
Silas: Cowboy Pie! I mean, Cowboy Quiche.
Sydney: CoCoWheats
ACTUAL: chai tea, a good burger or juicy steak

 14. What do you enjoy doing with me?
Silas: playing games
Sydney: hugging and kissing you
ACTUAL: reading books together, playing games as a family, going for walks

Real icicles on roof

TODAY is our first sub-zero day with a low of -2 in the books. The current outside temperature as we climb out of a warm snuggly bed, occupied by ALL FOUR household bodies, was EIGHT degrees, but the REAL FEEL is fourteen below zero!

Both of our vehicles are snow-covered and parked in the driveway because Mike was using the two car garage as workspace during yesterday's construction of a partial wall in the unfinished part of our basement to create a home office.

This morning, icicles hang from the icicle lights and gutters of our house and our neighbors house, too.

Today is a great day to spend inside as a family! Dad has cookies in the forecast.