Friday Fragments– Welcome to North Dakota

The weekend.  Yep.  Fragments.  Yep.  Visit Mrs. 4444’s Half Past Kissing Time? Oh, yah, fur shur!!!

• My eBFF Leanna came to visit with her fancy new van.  I told her to pack “warm” since it would only be in the 70’s and that’s a big change from Oklahoma.  She still ended up borrowing a sweatshirt while we sat outside.  I say we’re just spoiled with “nice” weather.
  
• So, did I mention Leanna came to visit? Right.  So, did I bother to take ONE SINGLE PICTURE OF US????????????? NO!!!!  Seriously, WTF?
  
• I did however, manage to get a shot of the locksmith who had to come on Labor Day morning and unlock her new van when all the keys got trapped inside (um, engine running).
• We played softball.  Only all we could find was a kickball.  It worked.
  
  
• I made the kids clean up the dog poop before we started.  Apparently dog poop is best cleaned up with a clothes pin on your nose.
  
  
• We cooked on the giant wok/ trash can grill.  It was awesome!

• My neighbors brought over a turtle they found in their yard.  He was later that day set free.  The kids really like him!
  
•  Interesting story of the week: My husband is always making fun of my cooking abilities.  The fact that I have none, which I fully acknowledge.  However, I can follow a recipe and so last night I volunteered to make Tuna Croquettes ( a la Alton Brown) like I’ve done before, while he finished his homework.  I set a pan of shallow oil on the stove to heat before I put in the finished croquettes.  While my back was turned I heard a “whoosh” and I looked to see huge flames leaping from the pan of oil.  I quickly covered the pan and took it outside.  The kitchen had filled with choking smoke, all the time the smoke alarm never made a sound (note for today: BUY BATTERIES!!).  I had to open all the windows and set a fan at the door to get rid of all the bad air.  It still smells like burnt oil down stairs.  Not to be daunted, I started some new oil and finished the tasty food.  I told my husband he’d better start cooking again before I burn down the entire house.