Welcome to flamingobear. We're the Martin family. Jenn cooks a lot. Tim eats it. And the trees are awesome.
The running joke in Nashville is that there’s a conspiracy between the meteorologists and grocery stores to forecast snow a couple of times each winter. This results in kids getting their hopes up (and more often than not, dashed), schools being called off before the first flake has even fallen, and a mad rush to the grocery store to stock up – just in case.
Lindy just walked in here while I was processing some pictures for Jenn (including perhaps her least favorite thing she’s ever made!) She was being sweet and kind of leaning on me. So I picked her up, and gave her a hug.
Tim: Lindy, will you always be my baby?
Lindy: Yes.
Tim: What about when you’re 22?
Lindy: Yes.
Tim: So, if I call you, and say, “Lindy, come and give me a hug,” will you do it? Even if you live somewhere different from me?
Lindy: nods sweetly Yes… but my name might not be Lindy!
Remarkably, the snow we got last night hasn’t melted yet. In fact, we totaled something between 4 and 6 inches of snow. There are few things that are as much fun as snow, especially when you see it so rarely.
So, back out into the snow we went this morning. The conditions were very different. The precipitation got wet last night… and so we found a crusty layer on top of the snow. Not ideal, but not enough to dissuade us from sledding either. So back out we went… And we found what are undoubtedly some of my favorite family pictures this year…
It doesn’t snow very often here in Nashville; it just doesn’t. Threats are commonplace… actual snow, not so much. I heard someone say today that there’s a “Nashville Snow Effect”. You take the forecasts, divide them by 10, and you get reality. It’s not far off.
So, last night when they cancelled school for today, I was dubious. On this fine occasion, though, they were right. We got actual snow.
And snow is just. plain. fun. I have no better way of sharing that with you than a bit of video. We cruised over to the hill at our next door neighbor’s house and had at it… All the girls feature nicely in the video, as do I in a first person attempt at recording the raw adrenaline that is small hill sledding. But do you know who steals the show? None other than Miss Oakley.
My husband’s fantasy football season is over. My home team Titans didn’t make it into the postseason. My father-in-law’s beloved Packers exited in week 1 of the playoffs. Three reasons why my attention for football can now be fully directed where it really belongs – to food for the Super Bowl!
Over the summer, I boxed up a number of pictures at my parents’ house, shipped them home, and then did nothing with them upon arrival. Well, last night I decided they needed to get out of my closet, so I took pictures of them. And now, I’ll start sharing them with you. The best part? I showed them to the girls and they offered perfect commentary.
In the car, rocking out with the “The Partridge Family” (yes, it’s possible!):
Linden: I woke up in love this morning!
Me (worried where this was going, based on the song): Really?
Linden: Yeah – with you and Daddy!
Well, a week ago, Oakley made her basketball debut. Amazingly, she actually managed to score her first basket in that game too! Alas, a vast family illness meant that I was the only one there to see it.
This week, though, we all made the game and Oakley delivered the goods again. Enjoy Oakley’s first captured video game…
Well, this isn’t Aspen’s first time on a basketball court, but it is her first game in 2010. Her Black Ninjas team got off to a slow start, but made a valiant comeback in the end.
Some of you come here all the time, and have no idea that Jenn was just featured in the Williamson AM part of the Tennessean today. If that’s news to you, go check it out right here! The folks at Williamson AM got in touch with us after they noticed a few of Jenn’s recipes on Twitter.
The rest of you are probably here because of the article, and I say to you, “Welcome”. We’re thrilled you’ve come to check out some recipes… If you’d like to see the two recipes mentioned in the article, you can find them complete with pictures and everything here.
Jenn loves comments and questions. If you’ve got anything to ask or just want to say hello, please do it! If you just want to look through the recipes, you can do that in our “food” category. We’re so glad you’re here.