Bob's Surgery

Bob's surgery to have his cyst removed went well this past Friday. Here's what it looked like before the surgery:

We dropped him off at the surgery center and when he called for us to come get him, he told me he felt like he had just drank 2 bottles of wine. Needless to say, he was a bit woozy. We got him home, tucked him into bed when no sooner I got a call from him. Using his cell phone, from his bed he called me on my cell phone (even though I was just in the kitchen) just to tell me the room was spinning. A little later he called me to ask what the weather was like outside. After the drugs wore off he seemed to be just fine and actually took call for the hospital that night.

The surgery went well and his hand seems to be healing just fine. He should be able to be back in the OR by Wednesday! Thank you for your prayers!

Bob's Trip to Beverly Hills

Bob made it back from Beverly Hills safely. He said he didn't run into any celebrities that he knew of. However, the one night that he decided to skip out on dinner to get some work done, he was told that Al Pacino ate at the same restaurant. I guess that ought to teach him not to try to get any work done when you're in Beverly Hills!

He did see several famous streets though so he took pictures of these.

As he walked the streets he said the Mercedes and BMW's seemed

like the average car, but the more fortunate people drove cars like Bentley's.

All in all, Bob survived his week in Beverly Hills. I have to say that he did look quite tan for having to sit in so many meetings throughout the day!

The Tubes Are In

Emily made it through the procedure today! Thank you for your prayers. She was very brave when she got wheeled away from me and into the OR. One of the highlights for her was that she got to wear a cute little hospital gown that was pink! The only glitch of the whole day was that she threw up in the van on the way home. But after a good nap, she was back to her normal self.

The Beach

Last week our neighbor Angelique was kind enough to invite us to her parent's beach house for a few days. So we packed up the van and headed for the Delaware beaches.

I think this picture could be a post card. This is Angelique's daughter Audrey who was a trooper for putting up with my 3 kids for the few days we were there. Emily has had a hard time learning the concept of giving little ones their own personal space.

They were busy in the sand!

From the looks of this picture, it looks like they are having one of those deep moments. Thinking I could get a nice picture since they were being calm at the time, I told them to turn around and smile. This next picture is what they did. Maybe it wasn't such a deep moment afterall!

One thing we failed to get a picture of was what Jack called his favorite part of our trip. The second day we took out our lunch and the seagulls swarmed like scavengers waiting for the right moment to snatch the food right out of our hands. Fortunately, we were able to keep hold of all our food, but some fellow beach goers lost whole sandwiches and pieces of pizza to the birds! It then became a challenge for Jack to keep the scavengers away.

We had a great time. Thanks, Angelique!

Double Decker Brownies Recipe

My mother-in-law is an excellent baker. These double decker brownies are Jack's favorite! So the last time we were out to visit, Grandma graciously shared the recipe with us. I had posted a picture a few posts back and several have now asked for the recipe. So if you feel like trying something new, give it a try and enjoy!!



Double Decker Brownies
3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
1 c. packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. flour, divided
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1 c. M & M's (regular or mini), divided

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 c. butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla
• In a medium bowl, combine 2 1/4 c. flour, baking powder, and salt
• Blend into creamed mixture
• Divide batter in half
• Blend together cocoa powder and melted butter; stir into one half of the dough
• Spread cocoa dough evenly into 9x13
• Stir remaining 1/4 c. flour and 1/2 c. M&Ms into remaining dough; spread evenly over cocoa dough in pan
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c. M&Ms
• Bake 25 - 30 min or until edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container
• ENJOY!!

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Bob got on a plane this morning and headed to Beverly Hills, California for the week to take a course that has something to do with surgery. So, being a good tourist, he packed the camera. I'm not quite sure why though...he is so out of touch with the celebrity scene that he wouldn't know Brad Pitt or George Clooney if they sat down right next to him! I'll be sure to post any interesting pictures he does take.