Thanks giving & receiving

Susan & Raisa went into a post-turkey stupor. Well, that's what they'll tell you
about this photo, but the real story is their faces were portrayals of boredom
from listening to the boys arogantly ranting about their retro Nintendo Anticipation
skillz...




Brenden adoringly objectified Jon after losing to him at Blades of Steel.
Jon is his eternal idol.




At home, the cats caught a delicious dinner for their thankxgiving meal.
But with the economy as poor as it is, Jon and Susan partook of the feline
gift for their evening snack... Mmmm, tasty!

A Retrospective

Thanksgiving ... a time to remember our slaughtered ancestors...

and a time to remember family ...

and LOOK how cute we were!!!



Liz Heath after Rick's birth 1961




Dad & Rick Heath at the lake 1961




Heath boys ready for church 1965




Liz Heath at Halloween 1969




Heath family Christmas 1979




Benjamin Thomas 1981




Susie Heath on back yard swing 1982




Susan Marie (aka Punky Brewster) 1982







Susie & Benji Heath in Mississippi 1984


...If Jon would ever let himself be photographed, we could post some of his old photos.
(*hint hint* Jon's family!) But as he himself said in protest at having his school photo
taken for his elementary school yearbook, "You don't need a picture of me, you already
know what i look like!" Sooooooooooo Jon.

Asian Sunday Dinner

Shiitake & Tatake !!!



This Sunday evening, we gathered around the geeked out table of nerd games
to partake in Jon's Iron Chef Challenge-winning Chilled Beef Tatake
and Susan's (stolen recipe) Asperagus-shiitake seasame stirfry. Now, one of my
least favorite things is half-cooked (or as fancy people call it "medium rare") meat,
nor do i like cold meat when not in the middle of two pieces of bread with mustard
and all the veggie fixings... But, i ate the CRAP out of this beef tenderloin marinaded
for hours. It was truly tender and flavor-bursting. Compliments to the chef!

Anyone can cook!

Flaming Fall

The best part of the year is when the leaves unmask and reveal their true colors.

Sweaters, fires in fireplaces, crisp blue skies, red crunchy apples, pumkin spice candles...

Here are some snapshots of our Lind-Bohanon neighborhood:

Look how red this bush is!

A bouquet of red maple leaves.

My favorite ... Fall. The beginning of the best time of year and all the best holidays.

And smells.

Bratty catty & Good dog

This one (aka Napoleon) nearly bit the dust last week when he almost bit my face off.

For the FIFTIETH TIME!!!

It was "new home" or "death" ...



Not even Margie's sheparding skillz worked.



...He seemed to sense that something was up and had a cat conference about it over dinner one day.



...afterwhich he seemed unbelievably cuddly, as if to prove himself to me.

And i decided that he could stay. How could i break these two up?




Or these two?

Jon's Beloved.

Another Sunday Dinner

This was Chicken with apple, pear, and Camembert potatoes.

It was screamingly delicious.

pretty pictures

little italy



dragonfly dusk