Monochrome Weekend--Black Squirrel

My son took these photos of a black squirrel in the back corner of our house. The crab apple tree has only branches left. The sky was just as gray that day as it's in the pictures!

Looking for a Way Down


The crab apple tree is very close to the house, and I think the black squirrel, plus the birds find some warm from this spot. They congregate in this corner and on this tree most of the time.

Going Down


JoJo loves taking pictures of squirrel, and I have to say, he has better luck than I do. You can see his first set of Photo Story of a Squirrel from last year here.

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Have a Wonderful Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Playing With Foods

We waited until two days before Christmas to do our last minute shopping. Although we didn't have too much to buy, waiting in long line made us really hungry.

One of JoJo' favorite restaurants is Red Lobster, and you can see below his favorite dish! Yup, my son has a taste for seafood.


Once in a while, JoJo craved for this Alaskan crab leg, and I decided to treat him before he take off for a week with his dad over the Holidays season.


How many children do you know that would not play with their foods? He stuck his fingers between the claws and said "take a picture mom." And I was very happy to do so!

Making Gravy With Club House Mix

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Homemade gravy is usually a favorite side dish in our family for Holidays meals. When mashed potatoes, roast beef, or peas and carrots is served, so is gravy! My kids are very picky when it comes to gravy, and they preferred smooth taste with less running texture. I am not good at making my own gravy from scratch, so I buy gravy mix, and all I have to do is adding the broth.

Club House gravy has a great gravy tips video for us to watch, and they also offer gravy mix that is easy to do. Nothing is worse than sitting down for a meal with clumps or thick gravy on the table. I like to minimize stresses at this time of the year by stocking up on delicious Club House gravy mix, and just use it when I need great tasting gravy.

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For this Christmas and New Year gathering, try Club House gravy mix and use your own roast dripping to slow cook it to perfection.