Party time! 07-10-21

Caiden had a great birthday party today, I think he is 8 or maybe 9.  They moved into this house about a year ago and are very social.  I think he invited every child in the neighborhood and me too!  But I just went over for a little while and took these pictures.  Not only am I old, I am not used to being with a crowd of people, especially very happy, active children.  

This is the view from my front porch of the inflated water slide which seemed to be about two stories high.  It was delivered around 11:30 last night, but only inflated this morning. 

The water is recirculated, but with all the splashing there was quite a bit running down the street.  It is a very clever set up with a sprinkler head at the top to keep the plastic wet.  It waters just the right half and here it is hidden behind the street tree. 

 

This is Immanuel, one of the boys I took to school in 2019 and occasionally for ice cream adventures.  Not since the pandemic though. 

And the younger brother, Julian.  I'm sure all of the kids are sleeping well tonight.  Such an expenditure of energy and voices.  

See the crowd going up the steps on the left.  They had to wait while dads and the birthday boy made adjustments to the splash pool at the bottom. The kids had to be reminded to not go down the slide when someone was in the splash pool.  Too many flying arms and legs and heads!  I think they were pretty obedient - with reminders!  

I am fond of palm trees.  This is a sort of Disney style.  Cute, but not very realistic.

There were cupcakes instead of a regular sheet cake and Caiden brought me one.  Chocolate cake with a marshmallow frosting and a tiny Oreo on the top.  Tasty.  Such a nice boy, he always waves and says "Hello" when KoKo and I are walking. 

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Wordless Wednesday 07-07-21

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Food 07-05-21

As I have mentioned before I seem to have lost any ability I used to have as a cook.  And Covid has not helped any.  I can't think of anything interesting to prepare, so I keep eating the same things.  A few weeks ago I was shopping at Ralph's grocery and noticed these potato dishes in the produce department.  Not refrigerated, but with an expiration date.  I don't eat a lot of potatoes, just a baked one every few months, so I thought I would try these.  

They cook in the plastic container without breaking the plastic seal, don't know how healthy that is, I don't usually use plastic in the microwave.  Take off the cardboard sleeve, remove the seasoning packet, and zap for 5-1/2 minutes. 

I cut most of them in half after they were cooked, buttered, and seasoned.  They were very tasty and gave me three servings. 

So, I thought I would try a different flavor.  These are brown skinned instead of red and they are smaller and more the same size - one bite.  

Same cooking instructions. 

There is some water from the cooking, but I added a couple TBLS more, along with the butter and the seasoning packet.  They were very tasty, but I like the gouda, onion, thyme flavor better.  Again about three portions for me.  

At least half of the people in the market were not wearing masks, but I still feel I need to wear one when I am inside and among so many people.  

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