Meatballs

Drew is ambitious when it comes to cooking. He picks the recipes I overlook, generally because I hate making sure to have all ingredients ahead--I stick to the standards.
Anyway, he found a recipe for Syrian meatballs last night in a cookbook his mom gave me, it's beautiful. They're traditionally called Kibbyeh & are essentially meat stuffed meatballs...yum. He's inspired to try all things red-meat as my Midwife suggested that I need more protein & he doesn't mind taking advantage.

They were tasty, but when he cooks EVERYONE is involved. Naomi, of course can't be asked to leave, and stuffing meat with meat is a time-consuming & tedious task so I was recruited as well. It entertained all 3 of us & I was encouraged to think that sometimes conquering an extravagant recipe as a family can be very empowering!

Dance Magic, Dance

So, no...David Bowie hasn't stopped by, Mogel isn't wobbling around our house, Naomi doesn't have a bear named Lancelot, & our door knocker doesn't scream when you use it--BUT Naomi loves to dance. I've debated watching The Labrynth with her, but I think I'll need to save that treat for a little further down the line.

However, The Sound of Music proved a delightful option while we recovered from a busy week yesterday.

More tortuga...

Naomi called me "mama turtle" for 2 days & she went around the house comparing everything to a turtle, balling up into one, & finding every last turtle related item we own...this puzzle being one of them.

Turtle Drive

Inspired by a Turtle adventure, Naomi & I are keeping up with the mainstream and will post our occasional inspirations for all to take or leave.

To start...
Isn't it interesting how nature fits into our suburban lives? We (the Grim's) are gardeners and outdoor types, but in our quaint little neighborhood very rarely does the natural surprise us. We've got a cat, bees, & frequent visitors like squirrels & coons, but for some reason a turtle is what it takes to amaze us.

While headed out the the mailbox I found this little guy crossing our drive. So, Nomer & I ran out with our cameras to snap a few shots (Naomi got a "play" digital for her birthday a week ago). What excitement. We followed that critter for at least 30 minutes and came up with some pretty fun shots. We learned a lot & I have been pondering since--how many exciting, adventurous occasions I miss day-to-day by oversight.


Naomi is renowned for the re-telling of details she perceives as exciting: i.e. when I almost hit a kid on his bicycle, the time she threw up in a cup, the "wormie" da-da smooshed in the yard, etc. (all of which took place last night, by the way). Perhaps I can encourage this enthusiasm towards things that might not be so irregular by sharing this "blog" project with her.

At any rate, perhaps this "diary" will help prevent my disinterest for the sake of my children...

So, here we share!

You can flip through the "photo album" for more Turtle shots...