Calamari

Nate asked me this morning if I could make Calimari for him like he had at the beach. I have never made it but I have seen a box of Cali at the store. I did not realize they were full squids that had not been cleaned yet. It was interested to say the least but Nate was so excited he wanted to see the beak of a squid but I could not see them so I told him to go ask Jamie and Jamie said they might take them out??

I went with a basic recipe I found online which was just flower, salt, and pepper. We were all VERY dissapointed. :( They tasted like flower and had a rubbery texture donut shape. Going back online to do some research there are many more types of seasoning you can use like paprika and bread crumbs. So we will have to try it again....

Tex

Tex was chasing Nate through the house with a pig ear roll in his mouth. Jamie and Nate keep calling him Hoss but it took awhile for us to not call Ashes Sylas HA!
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New Camo!

Husband got his new camo in! It looks so much better then their traditional ACU cam that they wear which is a very light cream and grey color. I guess this 'place' is more foresty with trees so they have to blend in more.

Veggie Garden Explosion

The veggie garden turned a little yellow while I was gone due to it not being fed. These things suck all the nutrients out of the dirt. Tomatoe plant though it looks scarry is still producing tomatoes. We got a couple baby pumpkins growing, green beans are sprouting, and a few stocks of corn have corn on them. I have learned my lesson that a pumpkin plant needs its own barrel and should be planted far away. We lost carrots and romain lettuce due to them going crazy. We also lost our strawberry plants and 2 green bell peper plants from the massive rain we got before the Texas trip. The tub got water logged for some reason.

Sugar Reaction

After making Nate a fresh fruit smoothy this is what happened.

june 2011

With all the AC units going off in the background its hard to hear he he he. We are getting another load of sand this weekend to fill up the box again after the snake scare. Took out the grass along the sides and back to open it up more and prevent it from happening again. He got some new sand box toys that are enclosed in a toat so we dont have to worry about black widows either.

Video from today

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