Tuesday, January 25, 2011

When the Smoke Alarm Goes Off....


Before my home kitchen underwent a recent remodeling, hearing the smoke alarm was a daily sound that my tender ears had to endure. My mom is a good cook. She does better than most, although, she has her moments. The smoke alarm doesn't go off as frequently these days because a new vent hood was installed (luckily for her). It used to go off nightly, and then shortly after, I would hear my dad nonchalantly yell "Dinner is ready."Lets just say she likes her cooking a little on the toasty side. Here she is making her pizza pops (very good mother and avery I know you want some of these). But last night she achieved her highest point: a massive pork roast which she stuck into a little crock pot. The meat stuck out the top, but she still felt the need to put the top on. So she balanced it on the five inches of erupting mass. Job well done to a half cooked pork roast!!!


Thursday, January 20, 2011

Knitting for Mrs. Dawson


My mom and I sat on the couch tonight watching the office, while I did dreadful chemistry and she knit something. "I'm knitting this for Mrs. Dawson!", she said about the purple sequined project, or "UFO" (unfinished object) in her hands. Surprised by her randomness, yet at the same time, not surprised at all, I asked "What...? Why? That's weird." I was not interested in her nonsense but still a little curious. "Because she is poetic. I thought she'd look poetic. I wanted to do something nice for her. And I can't give it to Mr. Hunt..."

A few minutes later, while still knitting, she whispered "I'm so excited you going to get the Climb Award. I'm gonna be there and I'm gonna go YAY!!!"

Award

Mom: Your getting an award in honors chapel!
Me: What for?
Mom: Don't know. Probably because your fabulous.