Fall Turning

Warm inside:

Cold outside:

Warm inside:

Cold outside:

Still Thankful

We played in leaves:


We ate (the table before the turkey and other sides came):


We talked and laughed:


Some napped:


We finished with some sweets:


We had Thanksgiving and then chased it with a Thanksgiving left-overs party the day after. This post is being written with a delicious piece of apple pie sitting right next to to me. The brisk weather is fun to run/walk in so I can keep on top off all of the calories my psyche has been so thankful for.

Showering

You might know that I am captivated by all things appliance. I was reading my latest copy of Coastal Living magazine and immediately fell in love with their second to last ad. It is the new In2ition Two-In-One Shower Head by Delta. What a great idea. Now, I can stay warm while I shave my legs!

While I was researching this product online, I came across this video (watch the 2nd video for the making of this commercial):


The making of the commercial (fun behind the scenes video):


No need to remodel, just spend $99 and upgrade your shower. That is where you spend most of the time in the bathroom right? Oh, for those of you who also enjoy bathroom reading then this site is for you.

SF

I try hard to like you San Francisco. I know it is usually my fault and not yours, but why is there always a hint of discomfort when I visit you? I think we are better off as friends and should see other people. Maybe someday we will try it again.

A momento from today's trip:


I was interviewing a SF babysitter for the Google holiday party. I found a great gal and she was nice enough to hop in the eurovan and direct us to a cute restaurant down the street. It had the most delicious ham croissant sandwich and Blake enjoyed his turkey sugar cookie at the end.
Squat and Gobble:

Please Santa

Santa, please bring this to my son. It is cool.

- Shannon (I have tried to be a good mother this year)

Rain Brew

This weekend was scheduled to be a brew weekend, but the rain threatened to postpone the fun. There was a break in the rain and Andrew decided it was clear enough to start brewing. Then, down came the rain so out came the pop up canopy. Don't try to get in between a man and his Christmas brew.

Rain, rain, come and stay. Please come back for another day (that is my song at least):


Happy brewers:


At the end of the last video you hear me joke about setting the house on fire. I was on the phone with my mom and heard, "Oh, s#%*." I looked up to see Andrew run outside, grab a hose, and cause this:


His brew was boiling over so he wanted to wash off the sides or else it would have burnt the sugars to the side of the kettle, making for some horrible clean up. I thought the house was on fire.

Andrew has been super frustrated with brewing lately because his last few batches haven't turned out right. He figured out his thermometer was broken (twenty degrees off), which led to his wort not fermenting right. Using too high of temperatures makes a wort that isn't as fermentable leading to a sugary, unbalanced, weak beer. This batch seems to be progressing in the right direction. All is calm on the brew front.

Evolution

Out with the old...


In with the new...


Nothing like an E-book story before bed.