The Kentucky Thalman's

The Thalman's have been so busy lately.  Actually, correction... I have been so busy.  Or at least my brain feels super stressed and busy. DELICIOUS Pina Colada, inside a pineapple! 1. Leak in our main line coming into our house.  No idea how long it had been leaking but it was only a fluke we found it.  After it rained a TON I had him go down in the crawl space to see if everything was good.  Everything was but that! So called a plumber, he was fast, and friendly, and EXPENSIVE! Need help paying bills? Become a plumber! He was there for 45 min. and charged me $120 in labor GAAAH 2. AC stopped working... Called a bunch of people and choose the person that had the lowest diagnostic price.  GREAT choice! Fast, Friendly, and great priced.  They found out my AC was still warranted and I got a $20 coupon on their website! Scott is kicking butt in school.  What's new? He's super smart and is really efficient at his studying which is GREAT for me! He has been super help

YUMMIES Artichoke Bread Next time I would add spinach.  However, it's not good the next day. Balsamic Penne and Asparagus This didn't seem like it was going to turn out, but it ended up being VERY good! Homemade Scalloped Potatoes I might use a little less cheese next time, but these were good.  Oh, the crab was delicious too! Spicy Sausage Pasta Was not spicy at all but was pretty good! Spinach Pasta Bake Pretty good.  Next time I will probably use broccoli instead of the spinach FAILS Baked Ravioli Not any better than just using a jar of sauce and baking it. Pretzel Brownies NOT good.  Well the brownies were good but the pretzel under was weird.  They seemed stale, not crunchy.

We were so excited to take Jackson to the zoo for the first time.  He is finally old enough to get what is happening and to recognize all the animals we see in books and make noises for.  We went with our friends the Beardsley's and their little girl Eloise.  Both kids did GREAT.  No whining, crying (except for Jackson being terrified.  More on that later), or kids old enough to complain about it being hot, or tired, or have an opinion about what animal to see next =) We didn't get to see very many animals because it was so hot, but the ones we saw were pretty cool! We started out with the Cheetah encounter. SO COOL.  They rig up a fluffy toy on a string and pull it really fast across a big grassy area as the Cheetah chases it.  SO FAST! Everyone thought it was cool, except Jackson.  My big, strong, tough boy was scared of the cheetah, 30 feet away, behind a fence.  He SCREAMED and CRIED in fear! Poor guy.  It was actually kind of embarrassing.   Other highlights