First Foodie Exchange!

I joined this really cool group called Foodie Exchange. It is a group that lets you exchange food care packages with people from around the world! For my first exchange I paired up with Vasilis. He is a cook in a monastery in Greece. I was so excited when the package arrived the other day! Everything I have tried so far has been amazing. I am trying to keep some for when Chris gets home again but it is proving difficult! LOL Here's all of the stuff he sent save a giant bag of hand-picked chestnuts that I realized isn't in the picture when I was looking at it.

In the package was amazing homemade liquor, organic extra virgin olive oil, olives, pasta, halva with peanuts, crostinis, honey, instant coffee, turkish delight (the kids have gone all Edmund in Narnia over it!), dried pasta, homemade trahanas, dates, little treats made of quinoa and sesame, a microwave paella risotto that was out of this world, hard candies, gum, and (to my absolute delight) whole filament red saffron! 

I am having a blast trying all of the different foods and just hope my package of American and Japanese treats makes Vasilis just as happy. ☺

Kids are destructive

Yes, all parents know this, but what about manufacturers of military equipment. Oh yeah, they know too. Here is  the Lifetime guarantee for equipment for Pelican. Click it to enlarge.

Really? Yes, really. You can find it on the website for yourself. LOL

Thanksgiving 2010

This year, more than ever, I am so grateful for my family. It is just me and the kids right now because Chris is at sea. We miss him terribly and I miss being with all of you so much. I always try to explain our Thanksgiving to people but I think one really has to attend a Thanksgiving at Buto manor to truly understand. I was talking about the annual lawn football game one time and my friend said, "What are you? The Kennedys?" It made me laugh out loud. We are certainly a bunch of loud-mouthed Irish Catholics, eh? Good-looking bunch too!

Seriously though, I cherish how close we all are and how every year no matter what has transpired throughout the year, we all make our way to Dexter to have our meal, watch the Lions play football choke, help Uncle Santa pass out presents to all the kids, eat a million desserts, pass the talking stick, play Balderdash, shiver on the lawn to watch the game/ treat any injuries (mostly sustained by Auntie Kathleen), and just love each other.

Time machine!

Soooooo, I have decided to take the time to fill in the missing time from last September until now. We got really busy with our move and fell off the blogging wagon but I am resolved to hopping back on! I will try to keep up with the current too. Expect some post-dated new entries to pop up soon! Now that I've written it I'll hopefully feel obligated to follow through. LOL

Here is the current look of Clan Walsh: We have added to the ranks! More on that later. Stay tuned!