A Morning at the Theater, Toast Gadgets, & Produce!The younger 6 children and I headed to the local university to enjoy a production of Narnia. The cast did a wonderful job. It was 2 ½ hours long and Zander sat through the whole thing. Stacia provided a bit of distraction from time to time, but all in all, I thought she did well. We even got a nice walk as I wasn’t aware that we were allowed to park in permit parking areas for the performance.
I picked up our co-op’s produce order. We had produce co-op from 4 – 6 p.m.
I received a package from afar. What could it be? It was from Pre-loved Books. I didn’t remember ordering any books. There was a custom slip on the back….hmmmm….Dorothy is from England. I opened it to find this!
It’s my very own toast rack. I’ve listened to these being discussed for years on SHS and now I own my very own! I think the idea is to keep your toast from being soggy when you slather it with butter. THANK YOU, DOROTHY! I’ll think of you every time I use it, really I will.
We opted to grill some steaks tonight. EVERYONE planned to be home at dinner time, though Mike ended up not making it home for dinner. I quickly toasted some bread to try out the new gadget.
Does it go this way?
We opted to grill some steaks tonight. EVERYONE planned to be home at dinner time, though Mike ended up not making it home for dinner. I quickly toasted some bread to try out the new gadget.
Does it go this way?
Nah, this seems to work.
Stacia thinks it’s her own personal toast buffet.
Mike was home late and didn’t have the benefit of “context” as he tried to figure out what the new gadget was for.
We enjoyed general merriment with the older boys HOME.
We discovered anew that Stacia is allergic to something in the store bought ranch dressing - could be MSG? This is her seconds after I gave in and let her have a "little" ranch dressing. We threw the bottle out and I WILL make homemade before our next meal.
We popped some popcorn and watched Jingle All the Way from netflix and then the Red Green Christmas Special (which we’d ordered as a surprise for Mike – a die hard Red Green fan).
Oh De'Etta! You will love your toast rack . . how sweet of Dorothy to send you that!
ReplyDeleteVery cool toast rack.
ReplyDeletePoor Stacia...was that itchy...it looks very uncomfortable.
Hmmm trying to comment on the last dozen entries all at once, oh well that won't work. Computer problems and busyness are not good, I'll never catch up on blogs and emails!
ReplyDeleteGreat toast rack, hope you can figure out what Stacia is allergic to, glad Zander isn't obsessing about the tooth anymore even though the new meltdown almost sent him down the outlaw trail. Looks like you had a nice Thanksgiving.
LOL Jodi - yes, I think the rack is cool.
ReplyDeleteIt looks itchy but doesn't seem to overly bother Stacia, Debbie.
As SOON as I saw the picture, I KNEW it was a toast rack! Look at what I've learned on SHS!!! How fun!
ReplyDeletePoor Stacia, even if she doesn't look bothered. I make my own ranch (from the package, does that count?) because Trevor would drink it if I let him, and at least I can make it low fat. I don't like the way the bottled low fat tastes. (And I don't LET him drink it, but you know how THAT goes.)
LOL! Well, I'm glad you liked it. You know it's my mission to improve world-wide standards of toast-making.
ReplyDeleteStep 1. Toast the bread.
Step 2. Put it in the rack to cool for 1 minute.
Step 3. Butter each piece as you want it. (Don't put it in the rack buttered.
Step 4. Enjoy, crisp yet still warm, buttered toast.
(That's the way we do it, anyway.)
Poor Stacia,
I would be concerned about what was going on in her THROAT if her face is reacting that way! Very concerned. I'd keep her well away from those dressings until you can figure out which ingredient it is that's causing the reaction, though with a bit of luck she'll grow out of it.
I buttered before racking - I'm a failure.
ReplyDeleteThe store bought dressings are all gone.....I have a great recipe for ranch from scratch - no packets as they may have MSG too. LOL
De'Etta, we love ranch here, would love the recipe when you have time to post....no rush! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat toast rack is so cool! I cannot believe Stacia's face. Oh my! And how is the "never laughing again in this house" thing going, by the way? LOL!
ReplyDeleteDebbie - posted the link on the blog in case you didn't click "email me responses". LOL
ReplyDeleteLinda - the never laughing thing - not so good - nearly impossible in our house really. LOL
How sweet of Dorothy to send the toast rack! So cute.
ReplyDeleteand.. ugh,... that's an awful looking rash!