Sunday, March 29, 2009
Language of origin
Spelling season is over for the year. Rahel came in 11th or 12th place this year in the regional finals (along with a whole host of kids who bounced out on the round). We consider it her greatest accomplishment that, unlike last year when she was entirely hysterical after misspelling her word, she went out with a big smile. See for yourself -- here are the highlights:
Sunday, March 15, 2009
SLP? No, AAE
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We use a lot of nicknames and acronyms in our family. Rahel, aka Cooper, had the original nickname, but everyone has one or more. Ava is Aviator (AhVeeAayTor) or just simply Ator (rhymes with gator). Clara is Pinchie Pie, Miriam is Bugs, John is Carter, and so on. We use a lot of acroynms too -- time to do your HW (homework), you're in BTT (big time trouble), sometimes I call the kids SLPs (stupid looking poundables).
Yesterday morning I asked Ava, "Are you an SLP?" and she said "No, I'm AAE - Awesome and Intelligent".
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Caroling at Cloudgate
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is the city at its best.
Here is a (very badly made) homemade movie, which does not do justice to the event, but pick out Rahel in the choir if you can...
Honey, it's coooold outside
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Forecast in Chicago this morning
Today... Windy. Cloudy with intermittent light snow and flurries. Areas of blowing snow. Bitterly cold. Highs 1 to 5 above. Wind chills as low as 20 below to 30 below zero. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph at times. Chance of measurable precipitation 40 percent.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Boiled custard
My grandmother Mama always boiled a giant jar of boiled custard each Christmas, and she passed the recipe to my mom who continued the tradition, and for the last several years we've made several batches each Christmas. It's a custard, so the trick is to cook it not to too hot until the custard just thickens and coats the spoon, and then quickly take it off the heat. In the first picture, you see Miriam is hamming a bit for the camera, posing with a whistle as if she doesn't have a care in the world. By the time I took the last photo, she was deadly serious, annoyed with my picture taking, asking "is it coating, is it coating?" Here's the recipe, which is a minor variant of the one handed down (fewer marshmallows, less sugar)
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- Heat 1 Qt whole milk in a heavy pan until scalding. Don't let it skin over
- Add 6 whole marshmallows once the milk is hot
- Whisk together then add: 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp flour, and 4 whole eggs
- Stir until the marshmallows melt and the custard covers the spoon. Strain into a glass jar to which 1tsp vanilla has been added and chill
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