Lindy Time

Lindy's favorite thing to do is pillow fight. All I have to do is mention it and she starts clearing a space and grabbing pillows. The funny thing is that she is so floppy. Sometimes when I pick her up she will go limp and it is like trying to hold jello. Her bones just go liquid. It is really funny.

Time to Eat!

If you did not know Kelly is a creative and fantastic cook. Look at the delicious meal she made the other day and guess what it is.

Okay think you know what she made. If you guessed hamburgers with fries and green beans you would be partly right. The burgers are made from black beans. For our anniversary in 2007 we went to Biltmore Estate for the day. We ate lunch there and Kelly had a chicken salad sandwich and I had a black bean burger with avocado mayonnaise and pineapple salsa. I know it is not your normal fare, but how could I pass up having such an interesting meal. For the record it was great. One of the best meals I have ever had at a restaurant. On the other hand Kelly's chicken salad was not very good. We had some left over black beans and rice that Kelly had made. She made them into patties and was sauteeing them with olive oil when I walked in the kitchen. I saw them and thought they were burgers until she told me otherwhise. The girls ate it and never knew the difference.

Crazy Clara Time

I have read that kids have roles that take on according to their birth order. The oldest is a leader, the middle a mediator, and the youngest a comedian. Well I think all my kids want to be comedians. Especially Clara who is so funny sometimes. She loves to act silly and these pictures prove it. I don't know where she gets it from. ;-)


Then she has a creative side. She and her Grandma Cox made a cake while she was at her house.

Bread Time

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Mine was great. Kelly made bread for everyone and she made a loaf just for me. It is good. Also I got cheese for Christmas and it goes great with the bread. I am so lucky that Kelly likes to bake. I would have to say that the bread was the highlight of my day. I guess because I know that I can ask for more of it all year long. :-)



Woot! 50 posts!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Hawkins family. I hope that you enjoy your time with family and friends. Click here for some Christmas entertainment.

80,000 Time

I just hit 80,000 words with my book. I am shooting for 100,000 by the end of the year. I hope I can make it. Participating in the Nano Wrimo helped alot.

Fight Time

I was thinking the other day who would win in a fight between the characters from The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars. When I say Star Wars I am talking about episodes 4-6. Those others almost should not exist. At first glance you might say Star Wars, I mean they have light sabers, blasters, and the Death Star. Now think about it Oz has witches, wizards, and house bombs. The sides start to even up. To truly resolve this debate we should pair the characters up.

Cowardly Lion (after he gets his courage) vs. Chewbacca

Tin Man vs. C-3PO and R2-D2

Glinda vs. Darth Vader

Wizard vs. Emperor

Dorothy vs. Luke Skywalker or Leia (I really think Luke and Dorothy should fight since they are both the main characters in their respective movies.)

Scarecrow vs. Han Solo

I made this list and I know I left some characters out, but this is my list so... I get to decide who is one it. Really I ran out of pairings. I know more Star Wars characters than I do Wizard of Oz.

Please comment and vote for who you think would win.