April in Florida

We started swimming in April this year!  Elle, our true waterdog, was the first to brave the water.  Petey still keeps his distance but is slowly inching closer.

Jack's Final Newscast!

Jack's final newscast at Lawton Chiles!

Getting a Jump on the Dog Days!

We went to Crescent Beach and decided to take Petey!  It wasn't his favorite thing to do but we all had fun. 

Here's to kicking off Summer!

Chicken with Coconut Rice and Chili Lime Sauce

Steph whipped up the excellent recipe pull from a Food & Wine magazine.  We followed the recipe to a T including quarter a young chicken.

The sauce below ended up making the dish.  It was great on everything but especially the jasmine rice.

You could the chicken indirectly so it take longer.  I have a 3 burner grill so turned the two outer burners on and cooked in the middle.  The ideal cooking temp is 400-450 degrees.  The key is getting the chicken to over 165 degrees which took right at 40-45 minutes.

Done and ready!

The final plated dish!  It was excellent!

Fifth Grade Track and Field Day!

Jack got to participate in the track and field event today... after a field trip to Wild Adventures yesterday.  It's fun to be in your waning days of elementary school!

Spring Piano Recital!

The kids and Mom knocked it out of the park at their recital this afternoon. 

Great Pitcher of Margarita Recipe

Here's a proven recipe for whipping up a pitcher of real margarita's on the fly.

2 cups of tequila - reduce to 1.5 cups if you don't want them quite as strong
1 cup of triple-sec
3/4 cup sweetened lime juice
3 cups of ice

To make it early put in all of the ingredients except the ice.  Then stir and refrigerate.  When ready to serve add the ice, stir again and enjoy! 

UF Vet School Open House

Lots of fun at the UF Vet School open house!

The kids got to put their hands / arms up a simulated horse butt to feel the innards!

Dunkin and Peeps!

Dunkin' is doing a donut with a Peep!  You can also get a keychain type fob featuring the combination!

Happy Easter!

The Palmer Bunny is Alive and Well....

We would often get these Palmer brand hollow chocolate bunnies at Easter when we were kids! They weren't high quality but we still loved them.

Happy Easter!

Winners at the Dog Track!

With greyhound racing coming to an end in Florida soon, I figured it was now or never of the kids where going to witness such a spectacle!  We watched a couple of races and bet on two of them.  Elle one both including one where she and Jack both called the right dog to win!  We left with more money than we came in with.

New Golf Cart...

Rick and Barb were excited to get a new golf cart. Jack and Elle got to go on the inaugural ride!

On the Road: Spring Break 2019!

Pete got to come with us on our Spring Break trip!  He's a good passenger!

Steph and Pete!

Pete is getting pretty big - though there is a lot of fluff to him as well!

St. Patty’s Day Doughnuts!

Krispy Kreme does a nice green doughnut for St. Patty's Day!

Inside Your Cat’s Mind

Elle Celebrates St. Patrick's Day at School

2nd Grade Celebration with Mrs. Deane's class:

Big Winner @ McDonalds

I was picking up some burgers at McDonalds for the kids and the cashier gave me most of my change in nickels.  As I was waiting for the food I decided to try my hand at their coin game.  On the 2nd try I hit the winner!  The price was free food of which I chose a side salad.

Now the service and experience at McDonalds are still as poor as ever.   The lady gave me the food without Jack's quarter pounder.  Dad taught me years ago that you always check your order at McDonalds before you leave the counter.   The other thing interesting about all the McDonalds around us is their shake machines are always broken.   I usually inquire and they say only corporate can clean them and they don't come around all that often to do it.... Not sure on that.  Either way - if you want a shake do not go to McDonalds.

Colonoscopy Tips!

The first time, in 2015, I had the Suprep Bowel Prep Kit.  It was terrible and included lots of drinking and mixing.  

Colonoscopy Tips

Magnesium Citrate - 3 10 ounce bottles available from Wal-Mart.
Tried 3 flavors none of which were great.   Grape seemed to be the best.

Started with first bottle at Noon with first action coming around 5 so you can definitely be somewhat active for the first 4 or 5 hours.