Graddy's Who Dud It

I wadda kdow who dode it ...... who is respodsible for this calabity.

I was id Dewbarket for the week-ed, after buch bribig with a turkey didder. (Which was scrubtious, I bight add.) All was fide over the course of the week-ed.

We cabe hobe id the afterdood yesterday ad all seebed fide. We had cobpady for didder, there were ted of us, ad what a sbashig good tibe we all had.

I woke up this bordig and by throat was a bit scratchy ... you kdow the feelig. As the day progressed, it seebed to wors-ed.

At ludch tibe, I had some zigc and two thousad billigrabs of vitabid C. Id the bid-afterdood, I had ad Extra Spicy Clabato with Tabasco Sauce, I thig it was about fifteed shakes of the big bottle.

By suppertibe, the dose started to soud ruddy. I've been goig over the list of suspects.

I've darrowed it dowd to Bub, Dad, Devod, Scott, Adrew, Jodathod, Jabie, Caberod, Gavid, or Bya. I dod't thig it was ady of our didder guests, it's showed up too sood.

I'd like to offer thags to whoever sedt this by way.

Dow I'm going to curl up id a cobforter id frod of the televisiod ad watch Corder Gas. Babye that will bake be feel better.

Graddy

How the heck???

Someone has stolen my left hand. How does that work??

I went to my violin lesson on Friday and Bethany told me it's time for me to start to learn "vibrato". You know, when you wiggle your finger while it's on the string and get a wiggly sound that makes the violin sound like it's sort of singing.

She tells me what I need to do to accomplish this feat. Hah! It feels as if I'm trying to play with my feet!

She tells me it takes a while to train the muscles. Well first I need to get my own hand back before I can train the muscles in it.

Stay tuned ... laughed to myself over that little musical pun!

Those Poor Unsuspecting Grandkids

Well as you know, the Lexiphage has problems with getting the smurfs to eat. Getting them to eat anything at all is a challenge, but vegetables is an impossibility.

Granny has gone on the nutritional warpath and appears to be having some success. Preparing unusual food is an adventure, and a challenge undertaken with great enthusiasm.

The goal, eliminate any ingredient that may have effects on autism, yet make irresistably yummy foods.
1) No milk, cheese, butter, sugar or wheat (and now apparently no soy).
2) Include as many nutritional powerhouse vegetables as possible.

Granny has been busily making the children treats. The younger smurf heartily gobbled the first batch them down with great gusto.

Who knew?!?! The arsenal:

Broccoli and Cinnamon Muffins with Raisins, made with spelt flour and sucanat for sweetening.

Rutabaga and Ginger Muffins, made with kamut flour, oatmeal and honey for sweetening.

Today's offering ... Spinach and Squash Muffins with Raisins, made with chick pea flour and rice flour, also sweetened with sucanat. (Probably the best so far!)

I'm just getting started, it is unbelievable how delicious these are despite the unusual ingredients. These little babies are smurf-magnets - but surprisingly enough, they are disappearing from the cooling rack when there are no smurfs around ... and the dog can't reach them.

The Ongoing Ode to Cheryl

The background for this verse


Only you ..... would would try to kick at the cat,
Only you ..... would skid, tumble and finally fall flat.
With your fall underway, you grabbed a bale of hay,
But injury was long overdue..
We think you're accident prone,
You're hilarious, you one and only you.