For Valentine’s Day, we always stay home and make a great meal together. This year, Ben and I had the day off from school, so we made a dessert together in the afternoon. When Phil got home from work, we made dinner together, while listening to So Far by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.* Phil…
Category: Life With Ben
Birthday Weekend
Last weekend was my birthday, and we ended up going out to eat twice in celebration. Friday we went to Domers, meeting up with all the usual suspects. When Barb and Leslie found out that Saturday was my birthday, they invited Ben to have an evening of adventure with them on Saturday, so that Phil…
Chef Ben – “Let’s Make a Party!”
Anyone who knows Ben, knows that this is his favorite phrase. Yes, he’s in it for the food, but he also has understood from a very early age that who you eat with brings just as much joy as what you eat. At least once a week, Ben attempts to engineer a party. To him,…
How about another fortune?
We did not go out to eat tonight. It was a compromise, of sorts, as Ben always wants wings, burgers and fries. We had delivery from New China Royal, and it was very satisfying. Ben reports that he liked everything “except the skinny white things that taste like veggies.” We believe he meant water chestnuts,…
Sisters, Food, Music, History: A Road Trip Down South, Y’all
For the first time in decades, I had MLK day off, so we decided to travel down south to see Sophia. Due to iffy weather, Ben and Phil picked me up after school Friday and we barreled on to Sophia’s apartment, south of Richmond, Virginia. I don’t need to tell you that the traffic was…
Snow!
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. You would think that any kid (or let’s be honest, teacher) would be delighted to have a two-hour delay due to snow, but that wasn’t exactly how it played out in our house this morning. Ben goes to the work site every Wednesday….
Thankful
As predicted, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. In fact, we were so busy loving life that we forgot to document most of what makes the 48 hours that we are all together so much fun. Not pictured: Ben waiting Wednesday morning for four hours outside Sophia’s door for her to wake up, because he has…
The Chicken Dance – Thanksgiving Edition
I don’t know if our Thanksgiving is better than yours, but ours is pretty good. Just sayin’. As long as my kids can remember, the tradition has been for Ben’s Aunt Mary and her family, along with friends we’ve known for a quarter of a century, to join us at our house for several days…