Kona got SKUNKED!

Yes... skunked! Literally!
Most animals know instinctively to stay away from these lovely little creatures, but no.. not our genius dog! So, if we smell a little funny for a few days, I'll be hoping that you smell the febreeze, glade, vanilla, soap, and Listerine.
Poor Kona had to have a nice bath of Listerine to help get the smell out... he is minty fresh!

Golf on Valentine's

New clubs... clear skies...and love fluttering all around the driving range.

Emile was THRILLED to go with the boys to teach them a thing of two. Fortunately for me, I ended up with a few pictures, and a video to show you all.

Painting in our PJ's

I might have a Picasso on my hands... or maybe not. Either way, I think his art work is near perfect! Colorful, slightly abstract, unique, and very put together.

I tried!

So, I had a wild hair the other day to try to bake something I saw someone else do PERFECTLY! It required me to make fondant, which I've never worked with before, and it was supposed to turn out like this...
While it was fun to try, and I learned a lot. I managed to have a RAGING oven fire, cut my finger open, got red dye all over my tile counters and grout, destroyed the "truffles" into the melted chocolate... all while spending a small unnecessary fortune TRYING to make this.

At least I had fun...I have a few pictures to show... and I got to eat a little cake in the mean time.This is the bottom of ONE of the pans that got burned up in the fire.

Here is the heart cake... fondant on... no truffles though.

I may have goofed...

Back when I knew everything about parenting (i.e. before I had actual children), I knew my future children would be TV and video game free!

Have I done something wrong when all Trenton gets excited for is when he can play the "dinosaur" (Yoshi) on the "driving game" (Mariokart)?

Or when he discusses whatever Diego, Superwhy, Clifford, or Sid the Science Kid have had on their recent programming?