Happy Birthday Mr. B!!!!!

Love ya, baby.

Mrs. B

Happy Birthday Dad B!

And, happy anniversary to you and Mom B, too!

Love,

Mrs. B the Younger

Happy Birthday Pete and Lily!!!!!

Time flies! Our Maine Coons are now two years old! Here are a few of their baby pictures, taken soon after they were pulled from a storm drain. They were so darn cute! Even back then, Pete had that pissy look on his face, with Lily being distinguishable due to her tan front paw.

I miss them like this! But, the days of our lives must march on for all of us, even kitties!

Mrs. B

Lily and Pete

Lily (top) and Pete

Lily

Pete

Happy Birthday Margot!!!!!

All of us in the B household are hoping you have a fantastically wonderful birthday! Lots of love!

Mrs. B

Kendal's Birthday Party

Here are but a few from yesterday's party for my big boy nephew Kendal who, believe it or not, is turning 2 this week!

I'm also including a video of his younger cousin Jacqueline's version of dancing. There are a couple more on my You Tube page.

Mrs. B

Happy Birthday Peri!

Today is Peri's, one of my best friends, 29th birthday.

Lots of love, dear friend! There will be many, many more!

Mrs. B

Happy 1st Birthday Pete and Lily!

Oh, they grow up so fast :-)

Here's hoping for many, many more with our twins!
Mrs. B

Pete:

Lily:

Happy Birthday, Margot!!!!!

We love you so much! We hope you're having a wonderfully fantastic birthday!

Love,

Mrs. B, Mr. B, Lucy, Pete and Lily

Happy Birthday Lucy!

Today is our Goose's birthday! We are not exactly sure how old she is, maybe 3 1/2. BTW, we did feed her after this picture was taken (video on YouTube) and she has had lots of good treats today (many from her "Grammy"!)

Mrs. B

Happy Birthday to My Little Brother

...and co-"sufferer" in having a b-day so close to Christmas...and here we are eagerly anticipating the birth of his daughter, who we will welcome, amongst other things, into the mid-December birthday club!

This picture was taken in 1977; I think maybe Christmas Eve. So, Nathaniel was 2 and I was 14.

Mrs. B

A Side Benefit

Becoming re-absorbed in work has reminded me of a side benefit I've always received from working.

Disclaimer: This might piss some people, especially women, off.

I forget to eat.

Yeah, I know; how could someone "forget" to eat? But, seriously, I get so into what I'm doing that, before I know it, it is past 10 and I've eaten nothing for breakfast. Then, I might have something (today I was bad, I had a 100 calorie pack of Pringles) and then forget again to eat later. So, what I've had to eat today are the Pringles and a handful of mixed nuts.

When I'm working down at the site, I don't take lunch (I'd rather put in my time and get out of there). And, I don't want to take the time to microwave something. So, I bring a few "snacks" and eat those. Maybe. The other day, I found a half-eaten oatmeal bar wrapped up in my briefcase.

So, a side benefit is, I'll be losing some weight, it seems. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Speaking of weight, I made one of my ice cream pies for Mr. B for his b-day celebration. I was going to make a cake, but, neither of us would eat more than one slice so it'd just go moldy. I thought about it, and remembered these ice cream pies I made a long time ago. I think before it was popular to have ice cream with a bunch of other stuff in it (candy, cookie dough, etc.)

My ex husband used to call them "Amy's Ice Cream Pies" (I know, not very unusual) and he told me I should market them. Well, I never did (obviously), but, it was fun to make one the other night for Mr. B. They are really easy because all you need is a pre-made graham cracker shell, some sort of ice cream (softened) and whatever you want to throw into it and top it off with. Then, you re-freeze it so it sets and you're good to go.

I made a Heath Bar with Caramel and Fudge Ice Cream Pie because Mr. B loves Heath Bars.

I loaded the vanilla ice cream up with huge chunks of Heath Bar, tons of caramel syrup and fudge syrup. I spread it into the shell, then, topped it with more caramel and Heath Bar crumbles.

The thing is, it was SO rich, we've only had one slice each (The Kid was over so she had a slice, too).

We've got over 1/2 of the pie left.

And, since I keep forgetting to eat, it's just sitting in the freezer. Well, at least it might last longer than a cake.

Anyone want the rest?

Mrs. B