The Week That Was!

Ah yes, BY Universe, it has been a while since the last posting... I know.

It was an eventful week, sort of. It all started last weekend with the arrival of Lala and Cousin Mo. There was plenty of Cuteness to go around. Even enough time (and baby sitting) to allow for a couple of dates for the Editor and the Maine.

Lala stayed for the weekend, but Mo dutifully lasted the whole week- helping out with the Pizz, cleaning, cooking, and drinking wine....

Oh, and she even brought some TCA's, which the Pizz wore dutifully... until she figured out how to take it off and put it in her mouth!

Then it was the Pizz's 3/4 birthday! ahhh... 9 months... where did it go? For a gift, she got an empty box of margarine... which she loved! (Almost as much as her empty box of Desitin!)

Then we all decided that it was time for us to increase the brood at the GM. Yes, we have been longing for one for a while, but couldn't figure out how to pull the trigger. So, Saturday the Maine and I just finally decided to go get one. And so we did!

Since, this blog was originally sponsored by Sears, that's where we first looked for our new addition to the GM. We walked in and started looking. The Maine's only requirement was "It had to be cute and sleek.!" Not sure how to find that at Sears.

But there it was! The cutest, sleekest grill in the whole Sears store! It was large enough that I could simultaneously cook 35 burgers at once! (Yes I know) But it wasn't so gaudy or showy. Of course I had to get propane, because I can't stand charcoal. The Maine approved the purchase, and we were now a family + grill!!!

We took it home, and after "some assembly"... the baby was up and ready to burn! We threw all the assorted foodstuffs on the grill, and cooked them up. I was in charge now... the Man of the House!!! Hooray! I was going to assert my authority over fire!!!

So we sat down at the table while the grill as a-cookin!

"Umm... Mike.... Why is there smoke billowing out of the grill?"

"Hmmm..." I turn around and stare... "Oh no worries, ladies, it's just burning off some stuff!"

I nonchalantly amble over to the grill and open her up! Whoosh!!! The Corn!!! oh no!!! The corn (still in the stalks) was fully on fire! Mo had lathered up the cobs with a concoction of garlic, olive oil, and butter. I dutifully replaced the husks back over the cobs, but the stuff must have acted like an accelerant! I start whacking the cobs with my spatula... nothing doing.

"Umm.. do you want to pour some water over it?" Maine asks. "No I got this!"

Whack, whack, whack!! I grab the cobs and move them over (still ablaze) to a pan on the side table. whack, whack, whack... nothing doing on the fire. Still going..

Finally, the Maine comes over and pours her water glass over the cobs... Problem solved.

There goes my grilling license!! (but everything else turned out great!) But such is life in the BY Universe.

(this was shot right before the blaze took out the corn!)