The Singing Anesthesiologists

Tonight, I am posting this link for your enjoyment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrjcLJ2IE0&feature=related

Amazing Shopping!

I've been thinking about all the stores I really miss frequenting being here in Olympia.  Of course, it does save money when stores are not available!  Here's my list:

ZGallerie - Berkeley
Pottery Barn - Pleasanton
Crate & Barrel - Walnut Creek
Anthropologie - Santa Clara
Urban Ore - Berkeley
Pottery Planet - Santa Cruz
Half to Have It - Half Moon Bay

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This morning I was sitting at the computer and Sean started pinching me.  I couldn't figure out why until I spied the GREEN paperclip attached to his shirt!  I had completely forgotten it was St. Patrick's Day.  Now coming from Dublin where there is an annual parade and craft festival, where most people in town wear green, with some even dying their hair and their dogs green, I should have remembered.  However, being in Olympia with no advance warning, it just slipped my mind.  It's so nice to have a fun-loving husband!

Deseret Industries , Quiznos, and Cookies

Sean, William, and I drove up to Federal Way to spend a couple hours volunteering at Deseret Industries today. We worked in the warehouse sorting through boxes sent from Salt Lake. They were huge boxes, and we took everything out one by one and decided if it was worth keeping. If it was, we cleaned it off and put it in a bin to eventually be put out on the floor.  We actually rather enjoyed ourselves (even though the volunteer apron we had to wear was not a favored item) and the time passed quickly.  It was also really interesting to see how DI operated. We were quite impressed with how the place is organized and how smoothly it runs.

Of course we had to top of our experience with a honey bacon club from Quiznos!  Forever the best!

Oh, and homemade chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies for after dinner snack!  Also, forever the best!

Funeral Potatoes

Honestly, I had no idea there was even such a thing as "funeral potatoes."  Our family has been eating these for probably 20 years without my knowledge.  All I knew was that Sean's mom served this delicious potato casserole for a holiday dinner she hosted at her house soon after we were married.  She sent me the recipe, and we've been enjoying them ever since.

One of my Dublin friends mentioned to me a couple of years ago that she was making "funeral potatoes" for the meal following a memorial service.  I had no idea what she was talking about.  And then to my horror, she described perfectly this wonderful potato casserole we had been enjoying all these years.  Now, I can't make these potatoes without thinking of death ( one of  the "D" words we were never allowed to talk about at the dinner table growing up).

What made me think of this?  Well, I just finished baking this wonderful dish that smells so yummy, but it's not for us.  Alas, today they are "funeral potatoes."