An Adventure Without Pics

Last weekend we did go on an adventure, but I forgot the camera. The way our adventures pop up these days I should just store the camera in my purse. We drove up to Poulsbo WA--- a lovely little historic town with obvious Norwegian roots. The town architechture and decor is modeled after a Norwegian village and the waterfront area is so picturesque. We ate a good lunch at a place with terribly slow service and then walked the shops in town including a yummy bakery which had "elephant ears". They are a thin crisp sugary cinnamon pastry which melts in your mouth. I remember getting them as a child and seeing them there in the bakery (and eating two the next morning for breakfast) took me back to my childhood. E was not a fan, G and M loved them, and D devoured one by himself (usually not a big fan of the sweets). Pic of G eating his "elephant ear" on sunday morn(not a good pic, but a pic nonetheless).

Sunday D and I went out on an afternoon date and the twin 14 yr-old boys next door came over to babysit our 3 little boys. We had fun and it was good to get away on our own for a little while and the best part was we came back to our home(still in one piece) and 3 very happy little boys. Nice!

Sunday evening D and I attacked putting the china (which has been in boxes for almost a year) into the newly refinished hutch. I have my grandmother's set of china which is a never ending set. After unloading two of three boxes D looked at what was laid out and asked

"How many plates are there??!!??!!"

Well, it is a pastels set with four colors, four place settings ( approx.) per color and plates are a large component with dinner, lunch,dessert, and bread as the varieties. That does not count saucers for seemingly endless coffee/tea cups. He had never seen the whole set laid out together and he was a bit taken aback. M had the time of his life burrowing into the paper and crawling into his box cave. Pic of M playing and china in the hutch.

I put baby latches inside the doors to keep children out as well as hoping to keep china inside in case of an earthquake. Yes, I am super nervous about earthquakes--- once we have one maybe I will get used to them.

I promise to bring my camera for our next adventure.

love and hugs and be prepared-- you never know when an adventure will happen,

B