Say Hello to my New Best Friend.

Oh, Yeah!!  This is my new best friend.  I love to get salad in a restaurant, on a salad bar, but never at home.  Never could understand why.  Then Daughter Kristin suggested that I try a salad spinner.  And I'm eating salad again at home.  It's absolutely amazing.  The dry lettuce and other salad makings hold the dressings better, and they keep for days in a plastic container in the fridge.  Daughter Pam loves the salad spinner - I think my salad ingredients are most definitely dizzy when Pam's cooking. She loves to pull that string. I told her that she needs to alternate arms so that her upper arms remain the same equal size.  Kristin believes that if you pull the string in a certain way, you can work upper arms and your abs.  But seriously, it does make a big difference.  Last night all the kids came for dinner.  And Mary made steak salads.  In case you don't know, here in the Pittsburgh area, steak salad is a big thing.  All your favorite veggies are in there, hard boiled egg, cheese, many times ham, your steak, and especially French fries.  I like to add dried fruit, sunflower seeds, and bacon bits.  Add your favorite dressing, and you have a meal in a bowl.  And mmmm it's so good.

On Monday, Jake decided to gnaw on Grammy's finger, and lo and behold, there was a tooth on the bottom.  And Monday was his 4 month birthday.  Then last night, he bit my finger again, and there's a little tooth coming through on the top.  Kristin said that "the book" said he shouldn't cut teeth until 6 or 7 months.  But I guess Jake hasn't read the book.   Off to the sewing room.  Toodles!