What...we have a dog?!

E has just realized that he lives with mom, dad, and a big hairy creature we call Cooper. It is too cute!

Chicken & Waffles

After a long wait, our good friend Kurt has finally opened May's Counter in Tucson, AZ. 

 

Tucson's first taste of Chicken & Waffles from Rikki Mitchell on Vimeo.

an empty school

Have you ever wondered what goes on in an empty school during the weekend? Well this weekend I borrowed a school for a teacher training and wandering the darkened hallways we encountered one of those desert creatures you rather not ever stumble upon.

Was it a snake?...nope, not quite that long. 

A tarantula?...nope, but it did have eight legs.

It was a GIANT... DESERT... HAIRY... SCORPION. 

And that is the real name of this creature. A giant desert hairy scorpion

Yuck!

All weekend I made up stories in my head of the adventures this not so little guy was having in the halls of an empty school until we so rudely captured him and set him free outside - far from the school building.

Even though I had to work on my birthday this Friday, my "work" that day entailed accompanying a middle school group on a field trip, outside, to a water source for pond dipping and water quality testing! Not a bad way to start off my birthday.

Dinner at one of our favorite spots included a cheese plate, a bottle of wine and dessert. Yes, the cake was long gone by Friday evening!

 

Did I mention my new shoes???

 Thanks for the calls, cards, emails, and well wishes

xoxo

It's my birthday tomorrow, and looking to be a good one.

I got an early birthday cake

It even had the Ball fudge frosting, or at least a close imitation. SG handed over the recipe to a dear friend who attempted the elusive blend of buttery chocolate, but was more successful at the chocolate sauce. Maybe the mastery of the frosting will be my New Year's resolution???

Tomorrow includes dinner plans with SG, alone, presents :), and some more of that cake...if there is any left. If not, there is a bucketful of chocolate sauce just calling out for ice cream.

Autumnal Equinox

The last days of summer are upon us. We are still having a few glorious days of sunny, blue skies and 80 degree temps, but the nights are downright chilly. It won't be long before we light our first fire.  Here's a glimpse of our summer.

TO DO
chop wood
meatballs
bake bread 
balance washer & dryer
present for new big sister
visit new house!
visit new baby!

Don't you just love crossing things off a to do list?

Yes, these are real meatballs, that is how much I love my husband

oak!

 

we named him Cliff...doesn't everyone name their loaves of bread???

big sisters are superheros, right?

and then a couple of pictures of E, because I know this is really why you visit kickenbejos!