Tuesday

We have two “words of the day” for today. Perfect and Patience.

Today we had a really fun day. Nana was brave enough to have a cooking class to help us make pizza dough. It was really fun to see the boys, Emma and myself (no, I didn’t see myself) learn to work the dough and work together. Once all the dough was together and rising, the boys were off to cut some yucca. The girls and I stayed with Nana and Aunt Karen (and Logan) and we got to make the pizza dough into little balls. Once the balls had set, I learned how to make a “perfect” circle. Nana is super smart. She’s done this once or twice before. I could tell. :} We took the pie pans we were going to grill the dough on and made a circle the size of the bottom of the pan. Once the circles were cut out, we placed them under the plastic on the table. Wahlah… a form to make a “perfect” circle. I’ll be honest. Even with the guide, I still had problems with making a “perfect” circle. I found that circles are as hard to make with dough as they are with pens and paper. :} It made for a really fun time. Karen and I had a great time laughing at ourselves. We also teased Nana about how “perfect” she is for the rest of the night. Emma would come and go. Nana taught her the word “patience”. That is what it takes to make “perfect” pizza circles. Once Emma worked on her “patience”, she made some lovely “perfect” pizza circles. Hopefully this lesson on “patience” will spill into other aspects of her life. “Patience” is something we could all learn to gain a little more of. :}

Once we were thru grilling all the pizza circles, we got the opportunity to play old Maid with Nana, Aunt Karen and Logan. It was a lovely time.

After all the excitement of “perfect” pizza circles and Old Maid, we got to go visit a friend of Nana’s. She was a really neat lady who has a bunch of chickens and birds on her land. It was really neat to go see.

Soon after returning from visiting the chickens and birds, we got everything ready for the pizza party. It was really fun to see most everyone. It’s amazing how time has changed all these small kids into big young adults. I, of course, have stayed the same. Haha It was really nice getting to catch up with everyone and their families. It helps us look forward to Thanksgiving even more than we already did. :}