nobody tosses a dwarf....not the beard!

alright, so we did, we watched the fellowship of the rings on thursday night and then last night, lo and behold the sequel two towers was on t.v. and bruno said, "stop! we have to watch it, it's destiny!" so we did. and i just have to say, gimli is my favorite-such a comic relief in this series!
favorite gimli line is when he's running and trying to keep up with legolas and aragorn
Gimli: [out of breath] I'm wasted on cross-country! We Dwarves are natural sprinters, very dangerous over short distances. 
and then: keep breathing, that's the key, breathe. 
and today the third movie in the sequel was on: return of the king and chaco piped up this time and said, "we HAVE to watch it- i need closure." i didn't think he even knew what that meant. and even though we've watched it many times, i went along with it because i was so impressed.

so while the boys were watching, i was partially engaged because i was spending time downloading music.

this morning as i woke up, i had just dreamed that people were on the news saying that some group had invented or discovered manna and i thought to myself, 'no way. you cannot invent manna, it was something that God sent to the Israelites...you cannot just invent it.' and they were showing a clip of exploding or collapsing a cave and what they were calling manna flying out. and then i think i must have moved and redirected the dream because i don't recall an ending. i'm sure you really don't care about any of that, but it was just one of those dreams.

once we were up and around, i pulled out the rubiks cube because the boys were a little curious about it. they were very intrigued by the whole solution thing. chaco was bummed because i told him he really wouldn't be able to solve it without thumbs. i need to pull it out more often because i almost forgot one of the steps and i've gotten a little rusty.

thank you katie for teaching me the ways of the cube!

this evening i made a simple version of caprese tartlets that i'd seen on the food network. they are so easy, yet taste so good! thought i would share.

start with your bread slices-one slice makes one little tartlet. cut off the crusts and save them (i like to snack on them with the cream cheese dip)

flatten the slices so that they're a little doughy-i use the bottom of  a plate

fit them into the muffin tin and set them aside until the cream cheese is ready

with a fork mix basil, garlic salt, and pepper until creamy. then spoon a dab into the bottom of the tartlets and pop into the oven until crispy, take them out promptly so they don't burn.

add a thin slice of mozzarella cheese and a thin slice of tomato

if you like balsamic vinaigrette, feel free to drizzle a bit on top of the tartlet. enjoy!! again, super quick and easy and delicious!

alright, i have to call my parents and see what they're up to-have a blessed weekend!
julie