this is good stuff. try the "rescue" green tea one spiked with orange jose cuervo, or the "xxx" one spiked with smirnoff pomegranate martini. mmmm. we were drinking these at a picnic last summer (spiked) and everybody thought we were being so healthy. ha ha.there's a recipe online somewhere for a sarah palin cocktail. it uses the dragonfruit vitamin water!
Cassie participated in the "Sitka Fair" today. She won a blue ribbon for her Super Bear costume, and in the cook off took the Grand Prize for white chocolate-dipped chocolate chocolate chip cookies. Enough chocolate for you? I think so. She also got to model a cape for another student, and did a fabulous job on the runway.
somebody's spending too much time at the computer. 
you can be an artist, too!
since we had all this halloween candy sitting around, the fruit was getting jealous. i've seen these candy apples for sale on qvc and thought that the price was ridiculous and outrageous. my apologies to mrs. prindable.we used honey crisp apples, dipped them in caramel, then dark chocolate, then chopped peanuts. outrageous is a good word for it.and next time, we're going to use crushed pretzels instead of peanuts. because there WILL be a next time. oh yes.
one apple is enough for four people. before we started, cassie divided up the caramels from the bag and we had a race unwrapping them, so that part went pretty fast. we microwaved the caramels, so that went pretty fast, too. and when they had set in the fridge for a while, we microwaved the chocolate, too.
if you're gonna make these, use a lot of butter on the pan or on the waxed paper before you put the carameled apples down.
just wondering if you all will join me in my campaign to get daddy blogging here. i mean, it totally makes sense. he loves to write. he has lots to say. he's difficult to keep track of (especially from this distance). and he's reading all of OUR blogs. whaddya say, daddy? ready to share your thoughts with the cyber universe?
just what we all need -- a quiz! found a link to this motherhood quiz on another blog and would love to know how you all scored. how about it, rachael? are you a good mom?sadly, i'm not.
Thanksgiving dinner at the Gillespie house! Turkey and apple praline tart would have been fine for me. Arnold needed stuffing. Cassie needed mashed potatoes. And chocolate mousse. And Cassie asked me to make the vegetable bundles in shallot-herb butter and i thought "wow! Cassie wants vegetables!" Turns out she just thinks they are pretty and wanted them in the pictures. What a goofball.
That look on Arnold's face is "You can't wait until I'm done swallowing?"
Happy Thanksgiving! 
